Goodbye Lenin

Goodbye Lenin was definitely told from the perspective of the boy, Alex. He grows up in very hard circumstances; his father left his family, the world around him is in constant turmoil, his mother's activities vs his preferences... Nothing in his life seems to stabilize. We see that Alex, probably because of the way he spent his childhood, deeply cares for his mother and would be willing to do anything to ensure that she is cared for and watched after while she is ill. He went to such great lengths to recreate the world that she knew before her coma and adds so much stress to his own life so that she will not have to suffer. If we were to see the movie through his sister's view, we probably would have seen more of the social life of where they were. Even though she loved her mother, she did not seem nearly as concerned as Alex did. we probably would have seen a lot more of her relationship with her boyfriend, her job at Burger King, in general, things that did not deal with her home life. If we saw it from the mother's perspective we definitely would have seen more into her depression and a lot about what she did with the government. Obviously each character would have a different story to tell even though in the bigger scheme, they all are telling the same story (if that makes sense). I liked that fact that I got to see how it was for people living during that time. With all the freedom that we enjoy now in America, I couldn't possibly imagine how I would be able to live there during that time.