Defiance

Going into this movie, I was a little skeptical at first, only because I had never heard of this story, and little things like their accent and muscular bodies threw me off, since they were supposed to be starving. As the movie went on though, I did enjoy it and thought it was such an interesting story. It makes me feel proud to be Jewish when I see people like the Bielski brothers taking care of so many people and opening their arms and creating a community. The sense of community is one of my favorite parts of being Jewish. With that being said, I wish that the producers and casting directors for the movie chose men who remotely looked Jewish, to complete the rest of the cast who made sense. I think Daniel Craig is really attractive, and a perfect James Bond, but to me does not look like the part he was trying to portray. I do think Daniel Craig and Liev Schrieber did a good job though, I just wish their accents were better and more believable. I liked learning a new story, and then when I shared it with my mom, she had a tiny connection to the descendents of the Bielski family. 

The saying "revenge for revenge", makes me shake my head and get upset. I did not like, and do not believe in the killing that the Bielski brothers did. I don't believe in the idea of blood for blood. In a sense I understand where they are coming from, and in some cases of self defense it's a different story, just sometimes I feel that it is so hypocritical to kill someone who kills. I just don't think it teaches any lessons, and we will never get anywhere in life if we live this way.