German film, Das weisse Band - Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte (The White Ribbon - a German Children's History) by Michael Haneke has tremendous impact. It told a strange story in a German village on the eve of World War I. It demonstrated the origin and its impact of human brutality on children, and the society fostered them. It is a horrorfying story, without horror movies' gore. Instead, it lays bare the human soul, or the lack of it. In contrast to the hard-hitting story, the images are incredibly beautiful, in black and white. Though it has only two colors and shades in between, it is infinitely superior to the most colorful blockbuster, Avatar.
This movie will be talked about and remembered for generations to come, if our children have not completely sold their souls to iPads.
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