Defiance

Posted Jan 16, 2009 by Ryan Bauer

Updated Jan 16, 2009 at 10:34 AM

Welcome to Reel People. It’s a place where, you guessed it, real people like yourselves spout off on new movie releases. It works best if you—yes, we mean you—jump into the comments below and tell us what you think of the movie, too.

This week, we’re watching “Defiance.”

What I liked: Defiance is a Holocaust movie like no other.  When their family and friends start being massacred by the Nazis, three brothers take refuge in the forest.  Fighting to stay alive, the brothers steal food and firearms from local farmers and build a camp.  They are quickly joined by fellow Jews seeking safety.  The number of those hiding in the forest grows from 3 to 1,200.  This amazing tale of survival shows the everyday life of their forest community and how they all work together to create a new life in exile.

What I disliked: The movie was slow at times but these parts served to elaborate on their living situation and show the audience how they organized their community in order to survive.

Would I recommend it? I would definitely recommend this movie.  There have been a lot of Holocaust movies made but this one stands out and tells a different tale of survival and vengeance.

Score: 8 out of 10

Jessica Locke