The story is about a teenage boy, Todd Bowmen, a straight “A” student who has lettered in sports. He is fascinated with the holocaust, a subject he is studying in sociology class. One day, when going home on the bus, he recognizes an old Nazi war criminal named Kurt Dussander, a.k.a. Arthur Denker. Todd goes to the old man’s house and tells him that he will not report him in exchange for stories about the old man’s duties in the concentration camps. Todd becomes the “apt” pupil because the old Nazi is the catalyst that encourages the growth of the boy’s dark side.

WARNING: This review analyzes the message in the film by looking at the characters, the themes, and the plot. To do this it is necessary to look at the entire story, beginning to end. Therefore, if you have not seen the film, please stop reading now; then, after you’ve seen the film, please come back.

Second, one of the most frightening points the film makes is that the evil of the Nazis is still here. The scene outside the hospital where the neo-Nazis are demonstrating and giving the Nazi salute is frightening.

Up until the halfway point, the film pretty much follows the Different Seasons novella. Todd Bowden is an all-American teenager. He's a bright straight-A student and a well-mannered kid. You'd be beaming with joy if your daughter brought this catch home for Sunday dinner.

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