The Reader

Point I Fell Asleep: ACTUALLY STAYED AWAKE
Location: Home
Time I Started Movie: Primetime
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0976051/

So this movie was INTERESTING to say the very least. I wasn't sure what I was expecting coming into the movie, but after everything was said and done, I sorta enjoyed the movie... I was quite impressed with the cinematography of the movie; I know you notice it in movies like "Crouching Tiger...," but this may be the first "urban" movie that had really great camera angles. I'm not sure what camcorder the director chose to shoot the movie, but it certainly looks better than most movies. So enough beating around the bush, read the spoiler alerts to get to the good stuff.

***** SPOILER ALERT *****

This movie had me tripping out. First it went from a half porno romantic movie to a movie about the war to a "Notebook" esque ending. Just plain nuts! Here are my ramblings:

1. Now please tell me why he didn't go see her when she was on trial? He was at the jail and ready to go in, but turned around. Was he still angry at her for leaving him? Was he STILL that heartbroken after 10 years to not go see her? Or maybe it was because he hated what she had done to the Jews? I don't know. If that was me, I would have at least gone to talk to her. To at least find out why she left all of a sudden. At the very least, he could have at least told his professor.... but I guess he didn't want to reveal her secret.

2. Did it seriously take her 3 years to learn to read? C'mon, you're in prison and have nothing else better to do. That should have taken her 3 months!

3. I'm not quite sure who the mother of his daughter is. Not sure if that was a significant plot twist that I missed. Either way, I'm not sure why he felt compelled to tell her the story at the very end there.

4. Did he seriously have to be so callous to her when he finally visited her in prison? He obviously still loved and cared for her since he was recording all those tapes for her. I think he was just trying to be a "hard-ass," and you see what happened? She done and went and killed herself. Life lesson - you don't get "do-overs" in life, so you had better make sure you know what you're doing before you do it. That guilt would have messed me up for YEARS!

5. With that said, I think she should have at least told him why she left all of a sudden. Now he'll never know...

***** SPOILER ALERT *****