Swing Kids

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Nazi Germany. 1939. Peter (Robert Sean Leonard), Thomas (Christian Bale), and Arvid (Frank Whaley) are three "Swing Kids" -- young rebel Germans who have fallen in love with the forbidden: American movies, British fashion, and Swing music. When the evil specter of Nazism hovers over them in the form of a seemingly-benign member of the Gestapo (Kenneth Branagh), Peter and Thomas must re-evaluate their priorities and values, and decide whether or not to take their rebellion beyond the dance floor. </div> <div> James Berardinelli, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://movie-reviews.colossus.net/movies/s/swing_kids.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://movie-reviews.colossus.net/movies"><U><U>http://movie-reviews.colossus.net/movies/s/swing_kids.html</U></U></A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Characters</b></I></div> <div> Peter Mueller</div> <div> Thomas Berger</div> <div> Arvid</div> <div> Emile</div> <div> Willie Mueller</div> <div> Herr Knopf</div> <div> Herr Schuler</div> <div> Frau Linh</div> <div> Frau Mueller</div> <div> Otto</div> <div> Helga</div> <div> Evie</div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Quotations:</U></b>  Identify the speaker and the significance of each of the following statements. </div> <div> “They're evil”</div> <div> “It was just a job”</div> <div> “Anytime you go along with them, you make it easier”</div> <div> “They were expelled.  They must have done something”</div> <div> “You'd better know what you're agreeing to before you join something”</div> <div> “For them (young people), everything is so clear.  Everything is one way or the other”</div> <div> “You think that just because you're not doing it yourself, that you're not a part of it”</div> <div> “Life is a series of compromises.  But even with compromises, one must draw a line”</div> <div> “Just go along.  Make the best of things”</div> <div> “We're not in charge.  We can't know what's really going on”</div> <div> “Nazis go anywhere they please, do anything they please.  People get out of our way”</div> <div> “They're asking us to spy on our parents.  God knows what else they'll do”</div> <div> “You don't have to be alone, Peter”</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>Questions:</U></b></div> <bR> <div> 1.  Select one quote, identify the speaker and the context in which it was spoken, then relate it to historical events of the rise of fascism.</div> <bR> <div> 2.  Do you agree with James Berardinelli, who says:  “<I>Swing Kids</I> has a multitude of problems, the most glaring of which is its loose treatment of history and the Nazis. While it's undeniable that members of the Hitler Youth and the Gestapo were goons, <I>Swing Kids</I> portrays them as such in a cartoonish manner. They are simply nasty, not chillingly menacing. Motivation is not a major concern, but that's usually the case with one-dimensional bad guys. The kind of mentality that sent millions of Jews to their deaths is only weakly in evidence. The need to sanitize this film to make it palatable to multiplex audiences has robbed <I>Swing Kids</I> of its power… In the final analysis, this is an unfortunate motion picture”?  Use this quote as a starting point for a description and analysis of the Hitler Youth and the Gestapo.</div> <bR> <div> 3.  How do the values of the Swing Kids compare/contrast to those of the Nazis?  In your response, be sure to clearly describe Nazi ideology.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>Links:</U></b></div> <div> Roger Ebert, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.suntimes.com/ebert/ebert_reviews/1993/03/845491.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.suntimes.com/ebert/ebert_revi"><U><U>http://www.suntimes.com/ebert/ebert_reviews/1993/03/845491.html</U></U></A></FONT></div> <div> James Berardinelli, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://movie-reviews.colossus.net/movies/s/swing_kids.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://movie-reviews.colossus.net/movies"><U><U>http://movie-reviews.colossus.net/movies/s/swing_kids.html</U></U></A></FONT></div> <div> Internet Movie Database, site on Swing Kids, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://us.imdb.com/Title?0108265" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://us.imdb.com/Title?0108265"><U><U>http://us.imdb.com/Title?0108265</U></U></A></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>