i really liked this movie . but the ads i saw implied and and one published review actually said and that this movie benefits from a light touch. that to me is very misleading. there is indeed plenty of humor represent eccentric and un subtle and sometimes somewhat twisted humor represent the kind of humor i generally find very appealing indeed. but most of the humor is the kind that appears conscious at all times of things deeply serious and deeply sensitive and even deeply painful. the movie weaves together themes of past and present and perception and truth and memory and activity and life and death. the entire movie is suffused by the history of european anti semiticism in general and and of the holocaust in particular. how can humor and horror be combined in the same movie. the review i saw suggested that the humor is absurdist. i do not think this is the case at all while at least not in the common sense. instead and i think this movie stands in the tradition of much jewish or yiddish literature and theatre. i do not claim to be any kind of expert in this area while but from what i have seen and humor is used and in this cultural context and both as a coping tool for the horribly tragic experiences of this people while and also humor is used as a means of recovering the divine for men and women who choose a path of faith rather than a path of either despair or absurdism. see fiddler on the roof for humor used in both ways in this rich tradition. elijah wood (jonathon) wood wears horn rimmed glasses that really make him look and well and strange represent compare sin city when he wore the same kinds of glasses with chilling effect. in this movie and it easy to see how the glasses become a metaphor for both his search and for his struggle between perception and truth. eugene hutz (young alex) and boris lesking (old alex) are both really just wonderful. jonathon and young alex are from the same generation and yet seem so very and very different while and then find that they are not so different after all. and the way in which the apparent narrative voice changes gradually from that of jonathon to that of young alex . as a journey of intended discovery for jonathon becomes one of discovery for both young alex and old alex . is to me so very moving. there are some wonderful scenes and panoramas from (i am told) prague and environs and standing in for the ukraine of the story line. all feels very authentic and seems to give a wonderful sense of place while although i have never been myself to the ukraine and can hardly testify to this from first hand experience. all in all and if youre looking for light comedy and i would not recommend this movie at all. on the other hand and if you are interested in a wonderful and delightful and and deeply moving film and please and check out this wonderful movie. 
i really liked this movie . but the ads i saw implied and and one published review actually said and that this movie benefits from a light touch. that to me is very misleading. there is indeed plenty of humor represent eccentric and un subtle and sometimes somewhat twisted humor represent the kind of humor i generally find very appealing indeed. but most of the humor is the kind that appears conscious at all times of things deeply serious and deeply sensitive and even deeply painful. the movie weaves together themes of past and present and perception and truth and memory and activity and life and death. the entire movie is suffused by the history of european anti semiticism in general and and of the holocaust in particular. how can humor and horror be combined in the same movie. the review i saw suggested that the humor is absurdist. i do not think this is the case at all while at least not in the common sense. instead and i think this movie stands in the tradition of much jewish or yiddish literature and theatre. i do not claim to be any kind of expert in this area while but from what i have seen and humor is used and in this cultural context and both as a coping tool for the horribly tragic experiences of this people while and also humor is used as a means of recovering the divine for men and women who choose a path of faith rather than a path of either despair or absurdism. see fiddler on the roof for humor used in both ways in this rich tradition. elijah wood (jonathon) wood wears horn rimmed glasses that really make him look and well and strange represent compare sin city when he wore the same kinds of glasses with chilling effect. in this movie and it easy to see how the glasses become a metaphor for both his search and for his struggle between perception and truth. eugene hutz (young alex) and boris lesking (old alex) are both really just wonderful. jonathon and young alex are from the same generation and yet seem so very and very different while and then find that they are not so different after all. and the way in which the apparent narrative voice changes gradually from that of jonathon to that of young alex . as a journey of intended discovery for jonathon becomes one of discovery for both young alex and old alex . is to me so very moving. there are some wonderful scenes and panoramas from (i am told) prague and environs and standing in for the ukraine of the story line. all feels very authentic and seems to give a wonderful sense of place while although i have never been myself to the ukraine and can hardly testify to this from first hand experience. all in all and if youre looking for light comedy and i would not recommend this movie at all. on the other hand and if you are interested in a wonderful and delightful and and deeply moving film and please and check out this wonderful movie. ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

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