One was "The boy in the striped pajamas (or pyjamas)".
THis is about the vision a little boy has of things that happens around him in his "home" during World War II. Based on the homonymous book by John Boyne, this little boy happens to move from Berlin (shot in Budapest, one of the reasons I also watched the film) to a small house in the countryside of Poland (do they mention the country?) and close to a big concentration camp (they don't really mention its name, but you can guess it...) where he discovers a little friend. And the story takes ist course with the two kids discovering their differences and finding their equals, ending in what kids like to do: to play. It is really nice, though some historians say young kids that went to the camp didn't really stay alive there from the begining. Plus the presence of eletric fences. The ending is even more amazing.
A really good film.
THe other was "The curious case of Benjamin Button"
Also based on a short story with the same name and written by F. Scott Fitzgerald and first published in 1921, it tells the story of a baby that was born old and grew younger as he "ages" backwards. Really nice story and the film was readapted to the Hollywood style, but still surpreending those of us who think how nice would it be if instead of growing old we would grow young. How many times I listened to that... In the book he has childhood and stays with his father, in the film his father gives him to adoption right after almost succeeding getting rid of him. One of those films that also makes us think about life. And how make up can really make you younger.
So, if you have the chance to watch them, do it. They will surely surprise.
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