I remember watching some of this movie in high school(way back when, 2001 I think) when we were learning about World War II. Many of us students kept asking the teacher what it was like to live in Germany at the time and wondered if everyone in Germany was a Nazi? So, they started this movie, but I had something else that day to do, so I only saw a part of this movie. I'm glad though that my mom picked it up recently because this movie had been stuck in my head for so long.
It's about the "Swing Kids", a group of teenagers and young adults who refused to join the Nazi's, yet they lived in Germany while watching American films and danced to swing music. They also wore their hair long and didn't agree with the rest of Germany on Hitler's views. There is a group of friends, Peter, Arvid, and Thomas, Peter is forced to join the Nazi school, Thomas joins with just to keep him company. Day by day they are drilled and slammed in the head with German propaganda. Peter and Arvid try to stay strong, but Thomas is starting to loose it and becomes a Nazi himself.
Swing Kids has a great story of morals and ethics, what happens when something so strong can split a friendship, but something so wonderful as music, swing to be exact, can bring them together. It's a beautifully acted and heart breaking story. I wish the rating was a little higher, yeah, it's not a perfect film, but it was a lot better than a 6.1.
8/10
It's about the "Swing Kids", a group of teenagers and young adults who refused to join the Nazi's, yet they lived in Germany while watching American films and danced to swing music. They also wore their hair long and didn't agree with the rest of Germany on Hitler's views. There is a group of friends, Peter, Arvid, and Thomas, Peter is forced to join the Nazi school, Thomas joins with just to keep him company. Day by day they are drilled and slammed in the head with German propaganda. Peter and Arvid try to stay strong, but Thomas is starting to loose it and becomes a Nazi himself.
Swing Kids has a great story of morals and ethics, what happens when something so strong can split a friendship, but something so wonderful as music, swing to be exact, can bring them together. It's a beautifully acted and heart breaking story. I wish the rating was a little higher, yeah, it's not a perfect film, but it was a lot better than a 6.1.
8/10