Sandra White: Movie Review/ The Lives of Others

I listen to Kirby Wilbur's radio show in Seattle, and he asked his audience to send him names of their favorite movie on the subject of conservatism.

The number one choice was The lives of Others.

I ordered it from Netflix ( a great service) and really liked it a lot.  It is a true story of a man in East Berlin after the war, working for the Secret Police and his change of attitude and what it cost him in his personal life.  It was made in Germany which makes it all the more interesting, so be sure to watch the special features to hear what the producers had to say about why they made the film. 

I went to East Berlin in the late 70's so this movie had special meaning for me.  It was a very scary place and there were guards walking around with big machine guns on their shoulders.  It was extremely drab, awful food, and not much had been restored so many years after the war was over.  Of course the wall was still up and in West Berlin I had heard that people went there and disappeared, so it was really spooky.

Let me know how you like this...