I will admit that " Die Blechtrommel " is quite an extraordinary Academy Award Winning Film. Its technical precision in film making is flawless and the performances are remarkable. But this movie posed an enormous problem for me which I could not overcome. The premise of this very odd tale of a small boy is chilling and frightening all at the same time. The very notion of a youngster concocting a quasi-diabolical scheme with his own persona to have control over others was just too much for me to handle. It is a long film which begins to irritate at some point. The young boy's nature and performance was so antipathetic that I could hardly tolerate him by mid-film. There's no question there is great merit in this film, but I could not get over a hump that really disturbed me.
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