S7 Ep231: Oscar Rewind: The Reader

Sympathize with a nazi? No thanks! The Reader left us puzzled about what the film makers wanted us to feel. The movie has powerhouse performances all around, and we enjoyed the non-linear timeline, but we couldn't necessarily get behind feeling bad for someone who became a nazi because they couldn't read? They seduced a child because they couldn't read? Like we said, no thanks.

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Listen to the score
Read the script
Listen to our other episodes we talked about - An Education, Call Me By Your Name, All Quiet On The Western Front, Game of Thrones, Moonlight, War Horse, Anatomy Of A Fall
Check out the Innocence Project
Hugh Jackman's opening number at the Oscars
Listen to Craig Ferguson's podcast

Theme music by RomanBelov 
 
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