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- Jul 4, 2022
There were a few good ideas in his screenplayGreer's approach to screenwriting appears somewhat similar to his approach to becoming a paralegal, or fighting a lawsuit.
Using the fact that Chaim Engel died on July 4th in real life as a framing device for the story as well as a patriotic allegory for their liberation from Sobibor
He showed a realistic understanding of Hollywood movie magic when it comes to "based a true story" movies by ending Chaim and Selma's story with them happily playing with their newborn, who in real life, died as an infant and had to be buried at sea. But in a Hollywood movie, they would end with the optimism of new life snatched from the jaws of death without showing the depressing ending.
Showing young Toivi shot in the face, only for it to be a twist he survived and became Thomas at present
None of which is in the Sobibor movie that came out before Russell's script.
Shame the rest of the plot and dialogue is all so poorly executed.
One of the few good things that can be said about Russell's Holocaust script is that it's one of the few things he didn't make all about himself. There's not even any mention of disabled people at Sobibor, and there's absolutely NOTHING in the screenplay about hookers!(EXTERIOR DAY WWII CONCENTRATION CAMP)
SFX: Upbeat music swells
ZOOM in on our hero RUSSELL ABRAMOWITZ as he carries a small bouquet of hand-picked flowers toward the women’s dormitory.
RUSSELL: Gosh, I can’t wait to see how Sarah is doing. I sure hope that cough hasn’t gotten worse.
HILARITY ENSUES