This guy can do everything and he's a big reason of why I liked this film so much, he's charming, funny, and full of warmth. I think he's incredible and he can play the most detestable of characters, see Quills, while also managing to play absolutely endearing characters, see this and The King's Speech. The acting, as mentioned, is more than good. That's probably the main reason I'm interested in reading the book, in seeing how Death in the book differs from Death in the film. He's there to fill the gaps and not to give his insight on humanity. His interjections don't really help create a character as much as tie the film together in a nice little bow at the end. I think it just comes across as a little bit silly in the film though. I bet Death feels like a fully formed character, who opines on the human condition and how humanity has practically destroyed itself, etc, etc, in the book. It probably reads better in the book than it does in the film, I think in a book there's far more that Death can comment on and question because there aren't strict time constraints to work with. One of the things I didn't like was Death being the narrator. How can both sides exist in one person? I think that was certainly one of the film's important points.
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How can one person justify the persecution of someone else based on their skin color, religion, sexuality, etc while also doing good things for others. The film also shines a spotlight on humanity itself and how, in the same person, you can see the absolute worst and best in them. The film showcases some of that, but it's done with kid gloves. Displaying the true ugliness of the Nazi agenda should be front and center in any film dealing with this subject. Almost as if they were afraid of backlash. I think the film certainly plays it safe with the Nazi Germany setting, when it really could've been used far more effectively. And the film, while certainly wishful, does have a very respectful tone, I think it's clear that this was a labor of love and getting the story just right was clearly a big concern. Not saying this film is unique or different, but it just offers a different viewpoint to the war than is normal. The performances in the film are more than solid and the film offers a different perspective about World War 2 than you'd normally see. I'm stuck somewhere in the middle, while I wasn't a fan of its sentimentality or its wishful tone, I do think there's still more good than bad in this film. And the professional reviews, and crowd reactions, certainly prove my point. This is one of those sentimental melodramas that's probably gonna be a bigger hit with audiences than with critics.
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