Zac's+The+Devil's+Arithmetic(Movie+Review)

The Devil’s Arithmetic The Devil’s Arithmetic is based on a novel by Jane Yolen and it is about a Jewish girl, Hannah, who is going to her aunt Eva’s for the Jewish festival, Passover. When she goes to open the door as is the Jewish custom, she is transported back in time to the time of the Jewish holocaust in Europe during WWII. When she attends a wedding with her cousin, Rivkah, [who would later be her aunt Eva,] a squad of Nazi soldiers arrives, packs everyone into trucks, and sends them off to be “Relocated” to a concentration camp. This movie was okay. I think that it was much too dark and there were parts where I got confused about what was happening. There were parts that I enjoyed because I could sense the emotion in the actors. My favourite part was when Hannah offered to go to the gas chambers instead of her cousin because it was a really selfless act that let Rikva survive in the camp. My favourite character was the Rabbi, because he really stuck up for his people and made sure they didn’t lose their spirit or forget who they are. Another good thing about the Rabbi was the fact that he had the courage to ask the German officer to not forcefully go through his people’s pockets or beat them up. This was another great scene. I think that this movie would have been better if it was longer, and the pace was faster, because some parts were really slow. Another thing that could have been improved on was the lighting because a lot of the parts were a lot darker than I think they should have been. Also, I think that the sound was too quiet and this was another reason that I think that it was a mediocre film. One thing I did like about the film was the obvious emotion that the actors showed and they played their parts really well. This was not an excellent movie but it offered a different view of the holocaust through the eyes of a young girl. Another problem that this movie had was the plot was a little bit confusing because she went from her time to 60 years in the past. This was confusing for me because I couldn’t really see what was going on which was lighting again. This movie also had some parts that I couldn’t really understand how it happened because it jumped around so much. I would recommend this movie to people who like viewing the holocaust from different perspectives or like learning about the horrors and courageous people of the holocaust. I would give it 3 Stars because of some really good acting but the sound and lighting were bad. By Zac