This movie is about childish innocence discovering the world. We start with a little boy escaping from a labor camp with the sole intention to go to Denmark. After that he meets good and bad people, he walks the maze of the world in order to reach his destination. So far so good.
However, this child has lived almost his entire life inside a labor camp. Movies about people being so nice after living in a place of desperation and organized sadism cannot feel real to me. After that he meets a lot of people, but all of them treat him as they would trust him implicitly. Maybe people were like that in 1952, but they certainly aren't like that now.
I liked how the kid played the main role. He has an acting future, I am sure of it. I kinda disliked Jim Cavieziel being the poster face for this movie, considering he plays only a few scenes in it.
It was a nice movie, but I felt it lacked realism. The happy ending would have been more satisfying if it weren't so rushed.
Overall, it is a cross between La Vitta e Bella and... Harry Potter I guess. Or the Sixth Sense :) Nice to be watched with the wife or girlfriend. A tad long, though.
However, this child has lived almost his entire life inside a labor camp. Movies about people being so nice after living in a place of desperation and organized sadism cannot feel real to me. After that he meets a lot of people, but all of them treat him as they would trust him implicitly. Maybe people were like that in 1952, but they certainly aren't like that now.
I liked how the kid played the main role. He has an acting future, I am sure of it. I kinda disliked Jim Cavieziel being the poster face for this movie, considering he plays only a few scenes in it.
It was a nice movie, but I felt it lacked realism. The happy ending would have been more satisfying if it weren't so rushed.
Overall, it is a cross between La Vitta e Bella and... Harry Potter I guess. Or the Sixth Sense :) Nice to be watched with the wife or girlfriend. A tad long, though.