Meryl Streep in Sofies Choice

Meryl Streep has to chose which of her children will die. I believe a similar clip was shown at the Academy awards

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[amyXanguish]

anyone else want to stab that man in the eyes?

[timecampf]

In reality, there was no choice involved. Either way, she would lose something, which was what the German was aiming for. If she picked her son, her daughter would live, but if she picked her daughter, her son would live. If she picked neither, then both would die. That's what makes me so angry. They give this illusion of "choice". It just proves how sick the Nazi's were.

[Gymnasty2468]

I have never cried so hard in my life.....ever

[Em183]

ripping a child out of a mom's loving arms and safety is one of the worst possible things a sadistic person can do. I wish there was a hell only for these types of people.

[Em183]

This kind of fear and anxiety esp. from knowing that such suffering exists...I haven't become a mother and don't know if I can handle whatever comes my way. I hate hate to see children suffering in any way esp. health. I never knew until recently what this movie, book was all about...always looked like just a love story but this is too sad.

[PawtucketPatriot66]

One of the powerful, gut wrenching, sickening scenes in movie history. And at one time in history, shit like that really happened.

[bascas715]

Oh, this is so sad

[ShiSav]

@chrisgeronimo That's a terrible choice and it is hard to choose but I think I would go with the 6 year old. It sounds harsh but the 2 year old has very little invested in it and cannot run for it self. But the 12 year old might save it self and I would therefore save the 6 year old in the hope of saving the 12 year old and the 6 year old by doing so.

[chrisgeronimo]

@ShiSav I've never attempted to watch the film b/c it's just way too depressing to think about, but I just took a BioMedical Ethics class and there's also this idea of a Investment-Frustration principle where there's an example of a burning building with 3 diff aged children (ages 2, 6, & 12) and if you could only rescue one of them most people would save the 12 y/o because there's been more invested in that individual's life. Still a terrible choice though

[Jade10923]

@ShiSav my mom says it was random, shes a mom herself so i guess she would know...

[ShiSav]

@Jade10923 Thats terrible... but i remember something about one of the children being stronger. Then the only other reason i can imagine is that the boy is stronger so they girl will probably die anyways, so she keeps the one who has a chance of living?