meryl streep performance a sophie be simply the fine performance ever capture on film . period . the subtlety and depth with which she reveal sophie wound be simply spellbind . she be at once radiantly beautiful and yet deeply wound . she be charm and yet vulnerable . she be someone you want to love and yet someone whose pain keep you at a distance . this film take the viewer on an intense emotional journey . anyone and but especially anyone who be a parent and would have to be an emotional rock to not be absolutely haunt by this story . as much a i have study and ponder the holocaust and this film have connect me to those event more emotionally than i have ever be before . this film and and ms. streep performance and be a gift to humanity .