The Reader

Went to watch The Reader last night with hubby using a free ticket from being a member at The Grand Cinema. I had 3 other tickets which I forgot to use and had expired, so this time I was quite determined not to waste it. The movie was rated category 3 because it has nude and sex scenes. However, it was really not an erotic movie that will turn you on but rather a very thought-provoking and emotionally intense movie. It was a good movie, though.

So, how thought-provoking? Well, I really wonder if a 15 year old boy will really find a 36 year old woman sexy? I am in my thirties, so I am wondering if there are teenage boys out there thinking that I am really hot? If so, will I even feel flattered? In the movie, Hanah seduced the boy Michael and dominated their relationship. She made him read books to her before they made love and little Michael was eager to oblige. Well, Michael was a growing teenager and he was horny, you might think but he had actually fell in love with Hanah and was totally heart-broken when she left him mysteriously. I was intrigued by the emotional struggle of Michael. Hanah was his first love, she had given him fond memories during the Summer when he was 15, but he later found out that she was involved with the holocaust of the Jews when she had worked as a guard at one of the camps. That was the emotional struggling part.

Then, I couldn't understand about the shame of being illiterate that Hanah was so determined to keep as a secret. She would rather be imprisoned for life than to disclose her illiteracy. I guess I will never understand because I am privileged to have been educated well. Thank God.