The Boy in the Striped Pajamas tells the story of Bruno, a young German boy growing up during World War II. As a nine-year-old, Bruno lived in his own world of imagination. Decide to sneak under the fence to experience living like shimuel. The tropes of the heartwarming indie kids movie get thrown together with the tropes of the low-voltage, war-at-home war drama, and the result is muddled but undeniably affecting. In truth, the film is sure to stop the hearts of many who see it. There may indeed be hope in hell, but better to avoid hell altogether.The negative criticism of this film seems to be because this film is, obviously, not a documentary, or a thorough look at the holocaust, or an exhaustive epic. Instead, it is a powerful, beautifully acted film largely seen from the point of view of an eight year old trying to make sense of something that doesn't, given conflicted information. The ending is undeniably powerful but to say that it is too much is a condescending viewpoint of children and what they have Taken as what it is which in no way is a criticism -this film is practically a masterpiece.