hullo. i missed the end bit when the letter from the lad's father was being read. i daresay something important was said but i missed it. does anyone recall what was said?
also do u suppose his hair will grow in green again or return to a brown colour?
"My dear Peter, your mother isn't here and I won't be for long. She had many things to say to you, I will try to say them for both of us. We left you, Peter, because we had to. We had a job to do. Try and understand it was because of our great love for you and all the world's children. You are old enough now to know that death is a sad thing because it takes away the great gift of life. But it need not be sad if the gift has been well used. Don't be sad for us, Peter. Remember us as having died with millions of other people for something fine and worthwhile. It will have been fine, it will have been worthwhile, if those who did not die will not forget. If they forget, remind them. Remind them, Peter."
Thanks so much for sharing that letter with this board. It really puts everything for me in perspective about the subject content of this movie; being...just as was stated....the war had only ended 2 - 3 years before this film was made!
I suppose his hair will remain green until everybody gets the message.
Need I remind everyone this movie was made only two years after the end of WW2 (real world), so the war experiences were very much in everyone's minds...especially the adults.
Mind you, I'm sure it was much worse where your family was than mine here in America.