Am i the only one who likes this film?

I watched it very early this morning out of curiosity on the heels of having rewatched Saving Private Ryan last night.

I agree mostly with the above two posters but also agree with some of the criticisms of the film I've seen here. Initially, I thought I would move on to something else but found myself captivated by its unique quality and had to see it through. Good movie, underrated, should at least be a 7.5/10.

I was moved when Arturo said, 'This was our time to be children.' Made me think of the millions of children who were robbed of their innocence, youth, and lives during WWII.

I believe most people dislike a majority of Lee's films because they deal with touchy subject matter that is rarely dealt with in length any more in this country. However I dont believe that Spike Lee does these works because he is a racist but because he sees that these subjects rarely get much attention by big name directors and when they are dealt with, they are often glossed over with little real sentiment from the black community.

Now as for the quality of the film, as others have suggested, the editing was a bit lacking and some scenes could have been cut, but overall I enjoyed the film and think that Lee did a good job making a work of art out of a deplorable time in human history. Spikes use of motifs in his films can be a bit overbearing at times but he is only trying to make the connection between these episodes in history through fiction to tell the story of human tragedy.