r/MadeMeSmile • u/RoyalChris • Feb 25 '25

Wholesome Moments Nicholas Winton helped 669 Jewish children escape the Nazis and his efforts went unrecognised for 50 years. Then, in 1988, while sitting as a member of a TV audience, he suddenly found himself surrounded by the kids he had rescued, who were now adults.

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u/razorwireshrine Feb 25 '25

I just watched the movie One Life with Anthony Hopkins playing him. He was truly an amazing man.

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u/52TXCO80 Feb 26 '25

So I take my kids (12 & 9) to an AMC Screen Unseen, where they only tell that it’s a yet-to-be released PG movie. I’m thinking it’ll be whatever new animated movie is about to come out.

Trailers before the show were interesting; not what you’d expect before a kids movie.

Movie begins - fade into black and white, slow violin, 1930s Czechoslovakia. Cue slow realization, “oh nooo, it’s a holocaust movie.”

End of the day, older kid and I really enjoyed it, younger one took a $5 nap.