![]() ![]() ![]() The degrading of the zoo and the world around them is beautifully illustrated by the deep hues and washed out tones around the scenery. The cinematography takes a tone for the grey and brown as war sets in and you see a pall cast over everything. Jessica Chastain as Antonina Zabinski, Michael McElhatton as the zoo assistant Jerzyk (but better known here on HBOWatch as Roose Bolton from Game of Thrones, and Daniel Bruhl as Lutz Heck as the minister of zoology. I wanted to scream “Kill all Nazis!” But instead, I settled myself down and continued watching. I mean seriously, not sure if I can take it. Are you freaking kidding me?!?! So at this point, tears streaming down my face, I’m starting to wonder if I can make it through this movie emotionally. So the German military director of zoology offer them a deal to take the best of the zoo stock to preserve the bloodlines, but it’s more of a we-plan-to-take-them-anyway deal. I’m just not certain of the heart-devastating scenes. If you can’t handle seeing that, I suggest you fast forward or skip or something, because this is a film worth seeing. You get the real sense of animal destruction. And let me tell you, special effects team, you ripped my heart into a million pieces and I hate you. But somehow, my brain didn’t comprehend the zoo part of ‘zookeeper.’ As Warsaw began to be affected by the coming war, bombings eventually took out part of the zoo. Knowing it was based during World War II meant I was at least prepared for human on human violence. I totally freaking lost it and started crying. Through it all you watch her save the life and you know this is a woman with a big heart who cares. Chastain immediately rushes to the young elephant’s aid though has to deal with a distraught mother elephant and angry father elephant. Soon after the movie starts you see one of their elephants has given birth and the baby is struggling. The combination of music and the bright colors set a warm mood and draws you in as you watch Chastain ( Zero Dark Thirty, Interstellar) interact with the animals and spoil them with love and affection. The film begins setting the pre-wartorn Warsaw zoo as Antonina (Jessica Chastain) rides her bicycle through the zoo preparing the animals for the opening. So spoiler alert, there are scenes of animal and human violence which I will be discussing. I wasn’t emotionally prepared for this film. Based on the true story of Antonina and Jan Zabinski, the Niki Caro ( Whale Rider, North Country) film explores the deep pain of what it means to witness war, live war, and how to preserve what you love and come out the other side. ![]()
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