Pretty Good

Good movie, but best of all time? Hardly . . .

Excellent adaptation.

A Disappointing Continuation

a war story. different by form. but not surprising. because it is a wise, touching, admirable, strange exercise for define the essence of war. three children across a Germany in fall. a travel to comfort. as a parable because the desert, the fear, the refuges, the danger and the friendship, the love and the family becomes windows to a new reality. dramatic and convincing. a film who presents the war in a special perspective and that fact does it realistic. the oasis of poetry, the splendid performance of Saskia Rosendahl, the dark beginning and the final scene, the need to understand an universe who seems be chaotic, the transformation of the rules of an age and the joy of few delicate scenes. a film about war. from an useful perspective.

I absolutely love this movie. Its one of those drawn out and action over words movie (or in other words, "analyzing" movie) , so you have to paid attention. I'm glad i found it Netflix. The movie was intense. It made me question how people we label as "bad" think of us. Also, the "staring match" that was going on between the two main characters was indescribable. I want to said that it was wrong what was going on with them, considering she was suppose to be 14. BUT, i had hope there was a happy ending. However, I still love the ending, way more realistic and tragic. After watching the movie, I was "hooked" for days. All I thought about was LORE. I searched for anything I could find out about LORE. I didn't want it to be over. Especially, with the unanswered questions (who is Thomas?). BUT i gotta confessed those questions made me love it more. I'm so upset that I can't find the alternate ending. Supposedly, it's not available in some countries.

"Lor"e was the entry from Austria for the category of Best Foreign Language Film for the 85th Academy Awards in 2013, though it was not recognized as one of the final nominees. While there were some aspects of the film I liked, the overall package wasn't especially strong and perhaps this is why the film did not receive a nomination.When the film begins in 1945, the Nazi government is toppling. This is impacting one particular family in the movie, the Dresslers. Apparently the parents were war criminals—though exactly what they did is never really discussed in the film. All you know is that the mother and father are gone and the oldest child, Lore (Saskia Rosendahl), has been told by her mother to get herself and her siblings to their grandmother's house near Hamburg. Considering that they have no money, they are in the far eastern portion of Germany (or perhaps in Poland) and want to travel hundreds of miles to the west as well as Lore appearing to be about 15, this is a very daunting task. Most of the film consists of the children scrounging for food and scheming to make their way to safety and shelter. Eventually, however, Lore becomes disillusioned and their reunion with Grandma isn't so happy after all and the film ends.There is so much about this film that seems unanswered and vague. Who, exactly, the man was who teamed up with them and helped them is never really revealed—nor his fate. Similarly, why the parents (especially the mother) are war criminals isn't too clear. But, most importantly, exactly why Lore becomes disenchanted isn't really 100% clear. You assume that she has become skeptical about the Nazis and the rightness of the cause…but her actions in the end of the film could be attributed to many things—such as the repressive atmosphere at Grandma's. And, if she was disillusioned by the Nazis or horrified at their evil, what exactly caused this change in Lore? Could it simply be looking at the identity papers and photos from one supposedly dead Jew? And, apart from Lore growling at Grandma and stomping on some trinkets, how are she and the siblings going to deal with all this? All I know is that so much of the film is left to the interpretation of the viewer and had I not read a brief summary on IMDb, I would have felt lost.The idea of a girl slowly coming to realize the evil of her country and parents IS intriguing—and in the documentary Hitler's Children you see interviews with surviving family members of many of the worst Nazi butchers of the war. However, with "Lore", the message seemed muted and not nearly as compelling. This, combined with the extensive use of the hand-held camera and a slow plot, made this film a bit of a letdown for me. While it's not a bad film, it sure could have been a lot more interesting. If you do want to see the film, be advised that there is a decent amount of nudity and rather graphic depiction of suicides that are unsettling. I would have expected Lore and her siblings to perhaps see photos of dead Jews or concentration camp victims—but you don't. These folks were mostly Nazis who either killed themselves with gunshots to their head or were murdered brutally. "Lore" was just released on DVD and is also available through Netflix.

"Lore" hooked me pretty quickly as I enjoy this genre of movies - combining an extremely important piece of history with an engaging story.The movie reminded me some of "The Road" due to it being similar to a post-apocalyptic journey. Of course "Lore" is a about a story that could have really taken place while "The Road" is about a fictionalized end of the world scenario. The accounts that I have studied regarding post WW2 Germany has been described as apocalyptic. Other factors that made me believe that "Lore" is accurately describing the post WW2 scene:The many suicides in the country that took place.The brain washing of the young and the influence Hitler had on the youth in Germany.The dichotomy of the German psyche with the differing views of those that believed in the regime and those that did not.There is great character development the lead character "Lore" was first rate. You can see the various degrees the NAZI doctrine had on each of the characters and the potential for it to finally be removed from their psyches. The younger girl was excellent as well. Great acting all around.