This won an Oscar ONLY cause of Holocaust background
We all know that the movie critics and the Academy Awards favor:
1). Historical figures and events
2). Handicapped people
3). Minorities
This movie won awards and positive reviews solely because of #1 —- the Holocaust setting.
This movie had an implausible plot. Even a child would have realized it wasn’t a game.
There were also absurdities, such as his use of “willpower” to make the dog stop barking, the boy’s convienently running into his mother at the end, and the mother even getting on the train just to be nearer to her husband and son.
The movie belittled or misrepresented the actual pain that Holocaust victims underwent. The main character, never demonstrated that he was experiencing extreme distress at any time (the comedic scenes with the anvil do NOT demonstrate the tribulations of the Holocaust).