The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas Personal Response to the...

‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’ is a 2006 novel by Irish novelist John Boyne; this is his fourth novel, and the first he has written for children. My classmates and I have read the book and watched the trailer of its newly releasing movie. And I have to say, this novel is really remarkable. The novel truly engages the reader completely into the book and it’s difficult to put down. â€Å"Believe me†!!.......the trailer is all the more brilliant, with a high standard quality and exceptionally mind capturing images. ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’ is told through the eyes of an eight year old boy shielded from the reality of World War II. Bruno is growing up in Berlin, but moves to Auschwitz during World War II, sets out to explore the†¦show more content†¦The film of this first rate excellent novel is directed by Mark Herman and is set in a studio in Budapest Hungary, and was filmed between April and June 2007. The film is a production of a company called Miramax. The role of Bruno is played by actor Asa Butterfield who is the main protagonist in the movie. The film crew experienced some problems finding a house that would be suitable in the film, so they had to build one. Latest technology is used in the scenes to make them look extra special ( e.g. camera angles, lightings etc) , settings and lightings in the movie make it so exceptional for example in the scene where the wife and husband are arguing, the light projects a darker shadow creating an intense feeling. At the start of the trailer, the background soundtrack is very calm and soothing, but as the minutes of the trailer increase, the build up of tension and quickness in the soundtrack increases too, loud instruments and sharpness of the sound are formed and the instruments are all played at the same time near to the end of the trailer where the upsetting ending happens, the instrument and sound techniques create tension and the build up of suspense synchronizing with the ending of the trailer, also the suspense wants to match the feelings an individual would have when getting closer to knowing what happens in the end. ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’ transforms from a novel into a movie. The speed of the trailer decreases towards the