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If you think that a teenage boy having an illicit affair with a woman who is more than twice his age can only take place in one's dreams, think again. With the exception of recent news reporting of Japanese pop princess Hamasaki Ayumi's mother getting married to Ayumi's ex-high school date, you will probably only witness such affairs in the theatres this month.
The Reader tells of a tale of a young boy, Michael Berg, during post World War II in Germany who incidentally met with the kindness of a female stranger who's seemingly attractive and, best of all, twice his age. After recovering from a scarlet fever spell, he began to take interest in personally thanking this woman who helped him when he was ill. With flowers in hand, he managed to find the apartment where Hanna lived and their lives were changed completely from that moment on as they ventured into a secretive physical affair together. Hanna left Michael for good one day and they were reunited eight years later in a war crime courtroom, where Michael is now a law student observing a Nazi war crime trial that involved Hanna as one of the defendants. Upon discovery of a secret that may help and harm the both of them, just how far is Michael willing to go to keep a secret hidden with this dilemma posed?
First half of the film should get most hearts racing with explicit scenes of Hanna and Michael sharing intense physical bonding, where we see how Michael falls into the abyss of lust and curiosity while Hanna relies on Michael's reading of literature pieces to her. Hanna dictates this relationship, with Michael being unable to do anything else but to obey.
The film shone especially during the second half, where Michael has to face his rekindled past and come to terms with Hanna's crimes and guilt. Kate Winslet proves to be truly worthy of her recent winning of the Golden Globe Best Supporting Actress as well as the BAFTA Leading Actress in The Reader. Hanna's simplistic and uneducated life has brought her the cruel fate that befell upon her, and for some reasons, I do sympathise with her even though she had caused the death of several Jewish prisoners. Michael is not the only person who has to face this dilemma of crime and guilt comparison, the audience is being drawn in to step into his shoes as well. I left the screening pondering the same for the rest of my day, so it's a rather intriguing film I must add.
One of the better films out there in the cinemas currently, along with The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. From the box office response, it seems like the former is not enjoying as much attention as the later. The Reader is currently in contention of The Academy Award Best Picture category, so do catch it to see for yourself if it is truly worthy of its Oscar nomination.
Kacang Puteh, anyone?
The Reader tells of a tale of a young boy, Michael Berg, during post World War II in Germany who incidentally met with the kindness of a female stranger who's seemingly attractive and, best of all, twice his age. After recovering from a scarlet fever spell, he began to take interest in personally thanking this woman who helped him when he was ill. With flowers in hand, he managed to find the apartment where Hanna lived and their lives were changed completely from that moment on as they ventured into a secretive physical affair together. Hanna left Michael for good one day and they were reunited eight years later in a war crime courtroom, where Michael is now a law student observing a Nazi war crime trial that involved Hanna as one of the defendants. Upon discovery of a secret that may help and harm the both of them, just how far is Michael willing to go to keep a secret hidden with this dilemma posed?
First half of the film should get most hearts racing with explicit scenes of Hanna and Michael sharing intense physical bonding, where we see how Michael falls into the abyss of lust and curiosity while Hanna relies on Michael's reading of literature pieces to her. Hanna dictates this relationship, with Michael being unable to do anything else but to obey.
The film shone especially during the second half, where Michael has to face his rekindled past and come to terms with Hanna's crimes and guilt. Kate Winslet proves to be truly worthy of her recent winning of the Golden Globe Best Supporting Actress as well as the BAFTA Leading Actress in The Reader. Hanna's simplistic and uneducated life has brought her the cruel fate that befell upon her, and for some reasons, I do sympathise with her even though she had caused the death of several Jewish prisoners. Michael is not the only person who has to face this dilemma of crime and guilt comparison, the audience is being drawn in to step into his shoes as well. I left the screening pondering the same for the rest of my day, so it's a rather intriguing film I must add.
One of the better films out there in the cinemas currently, along with The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. From the box office response, it seems like the former is not enjoying as much attention as the later. The Reader is currently in contention of The Academy Award Best Picture category, so do catch it to see for yourself if it is truly worthy of its Oscar nomination.
Kacang Puteh, anyone?
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