Have you ever thought about what it was like for people living on the east side of the Berlin Wall, and how apart yet so exlusive to themselves they were. I watched the film "Good bye Lenin!" for a film relating to my topic of communism. This is a flm made in Germany and it was directed by Wolfgang Becker and has well known German actor Daniel Bruhl. It has also been nominated for a golden globe and has recieved several European awards and nominations. This film is a fictional, comedy, drama, yet based on true events which was eastern Berlin communism.
This film was very well made, as I was watching it I felt as if I was being taught more and more about my subject. The writer who was also the director really knew what he was talking about when he made this film. The film was full of very valid information yet contained a very strong and emotional storyline.
I really loved this film because of it's storyline and the information it presented about eastern socialists in Berlin during the fall of communism in Germany. The whole story is what really touched me though, it was about a family living in hard times and the strong socialist mother has a heart attack before communism falls. She goes into a coma for eight months as the Berlin Wall falls along with the U.S.S.R. and when she wakes up, she can't be excited for the risk of another heart attack. So the son keeps the knowledge of the new Germany from her as she recovers. This film is very good and well done and teaches us that time is always moving as the world moves, and we can't stop things from happening such as and end and rebirth of a nation or it's government.
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Sounds like a very interesting movie. I think you lack some specific detail in places-- saying things like it's very vivid without giving an example, but otherwise this is pretty good. It would be helpful to include the date of the film and to include your vocab.
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