i haven not see this movie in 30 year so i do not know if i would like it as much a i do when i be 12. at the time and however and i love this movie . this be a great starter chick flick for young pre teen girl . be careful of the end and though . there be tear and harsh emotion . look back at it from a 2008 perspective ( with so much more knowledge of child psychology and politics and political correctness ) and i think it would be interesting to watch again . patty uncaring and abusive father and indifferent mother and favor sister all contribute toward make her vulnerable and starve for companionship . patty be sad when anton leave . she be heartbroken when he be kill . the rage that be direct toward her afterward be shock . after all and she be only 12 year old . the thing that i most strongly retain be how this movie teach me even enemy soldier be people too . not all german soldier be hateful nazis . when i be old and i saw tv show like hogan hero and the rat patrol which also make the point that the regular german soldier be not the same a the gestapo . regular soldier be draft . the gestapo be handpicked among volunteer for their special attitude of hate . i believe that one of the privilege of be a nazi be that they have special assignment and and therefore and do not go into battle . their specialty be interrogation and torture . later and during the cold war and i would think about russian soldier and remember somgs . we be teach that the soviet union be evil . but the reality be that russian soldier weren not out to destroy america . they have a job . their government probably tell them that our government be out to destroy their way of life . which and in a way and be true and since the u fight to end communism . the lesson be still applicable today . german soldier be not the same a nazis just a muslim be not the same a al qaeda .