I know this is insane. But really. While filmmaking on movies and tv shows, all this Second World War crap really needs to come to a stop. 🛑🛑🛑🛑 PRONTO. Nothing more, nothing else. In this topic however, we’re looking at the very first tattooist.
Now tattooists, give us awesome tattoos. Only if we feel like having one. But if it’s permanent, then they stay with us for a long time. And it would cost a lot of money to get one removed. Until there is nothing left of it.
For example, when Robert Shaw’s character in “Jaws”, reveals that he’s a survivor of the U.S.S. Indianapolis incident, Roy Scheider’s character as Chief Brody could tell by a tattoo of it. That Quint had removed on one of his arms. And that is when Quint told him and Richard Dreyfus as Matt Hooper, the oceanographer about the incident.
Another example, would be that in “The Hangover: Part II”, (that I gave a 👎🏻 on), would be that Ed Helms had a real one….on his face! Cost him a lot of money to get it removed. Worst comedy movie of 2011. No thanks to those three weirdos including Ed Helms.
A third example, would be Pete Davidson in “The King of Staten Island”. Based on his childhood days, his character would be none other than a 24 year old high school dropout who wishes to be a tattooist. But kept getting himself into a lot of trouble.
A fourth example, would be how Jack Nicholson’s character in “The Bucket List“, had always wanted to get a real tattoo. So after skydiving 🪂, he got that off the list, as well as getting a funny tattoo. Kept it until his obituary in the epilogue in that 2007 buddy comedy movie.
Finally, as a fifth and final example, Welsh-born Canadian voice actor Richard Ian Cox, as a field hamster named Sabu. In the kids anime tv show, “Hamtaro”. No one knows how or where he got that eyepatch tattoo. In his early days of youth. On the other hand, he did kept it through his entire life. If his character really lost his eye, he would’ve ended up like Tom Cruise as Col. Claus Von Stauffenberg in “Valkyrie”.
So for now, let’s take a look at this tattooist. Who happens to be none other, than a Holocaust survivor.
PLOT:
Lale Sokolov (or Ludwig Eisenberg) had his entire life changed when the Holocaust had begun. Shortly after Germany 🇩🇪 invaded Poland 🇵🇱 on September 1st, 1939. Igniting the Second World War.
Millions of innocent Jewish people were terminated. While some have luckily fled from Europe, the rest who stayed, were rounded up and placed into those dirty death camps. The one in Auschwitz, deep in German occupied Poland, is the very worst one. Anyone who would dare to escape would be shot on sight. Or death by hanging. To those who stay in camp, while wearing those striped inmate outfits would face certain death….by poisonous gas chambers! 💀💀 Those damn sour krauts that eat sauerkraut (that is totally sour), would burn the dead bodies in a furnace! Even for pregnant woman 🤰 who still have their unborn child’s! And while those sour krauts have placed gypsies in this death camps, they’ve put up barbed wired electric fences!
Lale Sokolov’s job, was tattooing identification numbers on the arms of each inmate. His ID number was 32407. There, he remained for 3 years, since he entered in 1942. During in which, he met a lovely woman and fell in love. The only thing he didn’t liked, was being harassed by those sour krauts who eat too much sauerkraut. (Totally sour).
Until by the time the Soviets were advancing to Berlin in January of 1945, Lale and the love of his life escaped at last. After they were transferred to a concentration camp in Mauthausen. Both didn’t stop until they got to Slovakia.
Reunited at last, and married in late 1945, that was when they emigrated to Australia 🇦🇺 in 1948. Right before their first son was born. Settling in Melbourne, Australia, they opened up a clothing factory. And through the remaining years of his life, Lale Sokolov (or Ludwig Eisenberg) never again, returned to Europe. Not even with his wife, whenever she went on business trips.
By 2003, 3 months after his wife died, he was able to talk about his war-time experiences. That was when journalist Heather Morris wanted to hear his entire story, for three long years. During in which, he gets haunted by the people he met in the past, as hallucinations. All the way; until his obituary.
Lale Sokolov (or Ludwig Eisenberg) lived until he was 90 years old, on October 31st, 2006. As dead as Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders. Died in his sleep by dawn before Halloween night. 🎃 (I was living on 226 Sherwood Drive, behind the civic hospital, when they quietly announced his obituary). He was in his late 20’s when he was in that death camp. And then was 30 by the time he escaped.
Journalist Heather Morris didn’t had her novel published, about his life story until 2018. Two years before the COVID-19 pandemic broke out in early 2020.
My reaction?
Like “Amadeus” & “Titanic”, the old guy tells the story to the person in front of him, while the rest is shown in flashback. Of what happened in the savage time. Throughout all six episodes. While reviewing this, had a little trouble with my tv addicted dad who deleted my personal recordings off the PVR on Thursday, May 30th, 2024. To make more room. I was gonna delete some recordings while they were asleep. But that 800 pound tv addicted gorilla got in the way, wouldn’t move, wouldn’t hand me the remote after I said ‘please’, and didn’t give a shit.
The reason why that this caught my attention, is that 84 year old Harvey Keitel is in it. A favourite to Wes Anderson, Martin Scorsese, & Quentin Tarantino. The pimp from “Taxi Driver”, Mr. White from “Reservoir Dogs”, Winston Wolf from “Pulp Fiction”, a CPO in “U-571”, and the cannibal dog leader from “Isle of Dogs”. He did a terrific job as that elderly Holocaust survivor.
And so did he, on the original music score. Made by none other than German born American composer, Hans Zimmer. Won a Golden Globe Award & Academy Award for the first ‘Dune’ flick, as well as one more Golden Globe Award for his work on “Gladiator”.
So for a success, 7.7 out of 10 stars is what I give. The only parts I didn’t liked were the sex scenes, how a pregnant woman gave birth to a kid in Auschwitz, and how those krauts, both male & female, were totally sour. Before they could eat sauerkraut that is totally sour. So I recommend this for ADULTS ONLY.
As of today, new generation people today feel very bad for elderly ones who faced the savage time. Back when they were so young long ago.
Until by the 2020’s, while many veterans passed away one by one, artists and architectures built memorials, monuments, and museums of the Holocaust. That is until U.S. President Joesph Biden gave a powerful speech by 12 pm on May 7th, 2024. To honor those who perished, and to honor those who survived like how Lale Sokolov did. It was powerful and magnificent, thanks to him.
CONCLUSION
In conclusion, other than that WW2 & Cold War crap, there are other stories on what happened in history, that need to be told. And be made into a tv show or movie like how they did. Nothing more, nothing else.
Fortunately there is this, that I found out. Newcomer American actor Dominic Sessa. I don’t like for what happened in “The Holdovers”. If it weren’t for those two shithead parents, portrayed by Tate Donovan and Gillian Vigman. Leaving that boy alone at college with a history professor and a chubby lunch lady for the Christmas holidays. It’s similar to what happened, to that young but sad & poor Ebenezer Scrooge in “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens. But do you know what Dominic Sessa reminds me of?
John Luther ‘Casey’ Jones. That famous train engineer. While owning a black train locomotive named ‘The Cannonball’, he risked everything in the railroad business; until his tragic accident at age 37. And what happened to him?
The eve of April 30th, 1900. The darkest night of the year. While a new moon was in the dark night sky, he and African-American fireman Simeon T. Webb were aware of what was up ahead. Rain and fog were in the way.
Unbeknownst to them, three trains were in the way. Due to their lack of communication. So while Casey Jones was going too fast and too furious, fireman Simeon T. Webb jumped out, just in time.
Casey Jones however, was killed at 3:52 AM in the train crash. Right behind a brake van/caboose! BOOM!
Simeon and many helpers pulled his dead body out, where they held his funeral on May 2nd, 1900. And after John Luther ‘Casey’ Jones was buried in Mount Calvary Cemetery, his story immediately became a legend.
Train engineer John Luther ‘Casey’ Jones was the very first, to be fast and furious. How do you like them apples, Vin Diesel as Dominic Toretto? So if anyone could portray this historical character, it has to be Dominic Sessa. This here, has to be made into a motion picture or a TV show! Right away! No delay! And no excuses!
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