Schlachthof 5

Everyone who has ever read a novel by Kurt Vonnegut knows how difficult it is to translate his literary template onto the film screen. His works are multi-layered, consisting of the thought processes of his characters, various places and times that intertwine with each other, and most importantly, they contain various dream passages and hallucinations. The attempt to make an equally successful film based on his work usually ends in a disaster, such as Breakfast of Champions. For a long time, I believed that the only film worth seeing was Mother Night, and only now do I realize that George Roy Hill's film has almost the same quality. Slaughterhouse-Five, like the novel, is absurd, tragicomic, strange, and provocative. Several scenes are among those that film fans will remember for life. The main character's encounter with victorious Soviet soldiers or the end of his best friend are certainly among them. Overall impression: 85%. (28.05.2009)

It's a peculiar movie that mostly motivated me to eventually find a book and try to understand what it was actually about based on it. The transitions in the film are great, but the form somewhat overshadows the content, which I don't think was entirely the intention of the book. Definitely an interesting and specific portrayal of war, which is not for everyone. (17.03.2015)