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| Swing Kids
Year: 1993
Classification: Drama
Directed:
- Thomas Carter (II)
Actors/Actresses:
- Barbara Hershey
- Christian Bale
- Kennet Brannagh
- Noah Wyle
- Robert Sean Leonard
Swing Kids
Swing KidsBR>Swing Kids is about kids who are into different kinds of music other than German music. The setting is right before World War II, 1938-1939, in Hamburg Germany. When the Gestapo told Peter he should join the Hitler Youth, he didn't want to. Peter felt that the Germans where evil for what they they where doing, putting people in concentration camps and killing them on the streets. During this movie there are many discussions about who are their friends because they all had different beliefs. This movie is very moving and emotional.BR>A few things that I liked about the movie are that the dancing was nicely put together and that the violent parts where very realistic. It made me fell like I just wanted to put those mean guys into jail. The movie is really realistic because it was filmed in Prague, Czechoslovakia. The streets are really made of cobblestone and the acting is very good.BR>A few things that I dislike about the movie are one: when Peter found out that he was delivering the husbands ashes to their familys. That was the meanest thing the Nazis did in the movie. Another thing I didn't like was the mom. She thought she was the boss of everybody and wanted to make sure nothing happened to Peter.BR>A couple of things that the Dairy of Anne Frank and the movie Swing Kids have in common are is that they both are about the cruelty in World War II. They both clearly depict what it was like and what their lives where like, usually harsh and cruel. In both movies they all where trying to survive, buy food and keeping their religious belief as well as Personal Beliefs
Swing Kids
This movie takes place in Hamburg, Germany in the late 1930's. American music (swing) and British clothing were popular amongst young men and women in Germany. The movie starts as Peter, Thomas, and Avid are dancing at a club. Peter comes home to find a Nazi abusing his mother. Then a knock came and a Gestapo officer was at their door. He helped Peter's mother and then was on his way. Soon after Peter and Thomas steel a Radio and the Gestapo catches Peter. The same officer that helped his mother brought him home and told him to join the Hitler Judgen. When Peter joined Thomas joined because he was his best friend. Their motto, "HJ by day, Swing Kid by night" worked for a while until Thomas started to believe what the Nazi propaganda was saying. Peter and Thomas were drifting away form each other until one night when Peter is out dancing and Thomas comes in with the HJ. They close down the club and start beating people on the way out. Thomas finds Peter and starts hitting him. They start fighting and soon roll out side where a Gestapo officer sees to it that Peter is taking away to a work camp!BR> This movie to me was very historical. Although it was true it was very entertaining. All the music and clothing of that time period worn by the people of Germany, be it they were swing kids or not, were very well portrayed. The scenes where they were in the dance halls were excellent. All the dancing was fabulous. BR>Swing Kids has its ups and downs. There was a lot of violence and the language was suited for teenagers and adults. The violence consisted of beatings and fighting. This all happened and I'm glad that they put it in as history. I recommend viewers be older that 13 though.BR>The Diary of Anne Frank and Swing Kids are alike and different in many ways. They both showed the Nazi and Gestapo powers. Anne Frank showed it through a young Jewish girl in hiding's eyes and Swing Kids shows it from a teenage German boy's eye. I recommend seeing both movies to get
What are these people thinking????
Ok - I just had to write this review because there were so many rave reviews of this film. COME ON PEOPLE!!!! A movie about kids swing dancing to defeat the Nazis????? Even that one sentence sounds bad. Yes Kenneth Branaugh and Christian Bale are two of my favorite actors but they both need to be embarassed by this horrible film.
This is ludicrous. What is hilarios about AMAZON.com is that you can put in any bad movie and see people who LOVE it. Just put in HOWARD THE DUCK as an example.
Some of these people should not even watch movies!
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