robynu
Joined Dec 2013
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The cast is so outstanding that to single one out would be injustice to the others. The creative genius that wrote this movie keeps the viewer in limbo how an adult accepts/uses a child's world of imagination. The intensity builds when his child's imaginative world becomes needed by the Dad (Murphy) for company decision making. The ending of the movie is superb, showing how vulnerable/insecure a child can be. Murphy does an excellent job of keeping the movie light (it Is more playful than dark) and excels alongside his young daughter (Olivia). Really enjoyed this movie about family ties and how a child changes our life.
If I got the main theme of the movie, it was one German (POW) artisan creating a beautiful Manger scene, with the financial backing of his fellow prisoners who worked at a Hormel factory in Iowa. Only one scene touches on the anguish of one German POW as he remembers the brutality he perpetrated. The viewer is lead to believe that the German POWs are mostly farmers and accustomed to farm work (reminding them of home). Then to add drama, an irate towny (Tom) who lost a grandson in the war tries to take revenge on someone of German descent. At the end of the movie the stat is given of 10,000 POWs that went through the camp, but only the German artisan revisits the camp memorial. What happened to every one else? Poor story telling.