"Everything Is Illuminated"

"Everything Is Illuminated" is one of my favorite films. It is one that i have watched multiple times. It is one that makes me laugh, cry and think. There are some things that have been changed from the book on which it is based, but it is still a very good movie. I want to get another copy of the book. Elijah Wood and Eugene Hutz star in it. The character played by Eugene Hutz uses the same style of syntax as he used in the book by Jonathan Safran Foer. Elijah Wood plays a young Jewish man who goes to Ukraine to find a woman who helped his grandfather leave the country during the Nazi occupation during World War II. Eugene Hutz plays his tour guide along with his grandfather who is the driver. The grandfather claims to be blind and has a seeing eye bitch, Sammy Davis Jr. Jr. Music by Gogol Bordello appears in the soundtrack. The band is in a humorous scene in the movie. The character played by Elijah Wood is called Jonathan Safran Foer, the same name as the author of the book. In addition to going on a journey to find the village where Jonathan's grandfather had lived in Ukraine, the characters make a journey of discovery of their own past and the past of their families. The characters also get to know and appreciate each other. Watching this movie is a journey worth taking.