The review that is now up on the page is quite accurate:
must see movie. warning: this movie is not an attempt to give you the 'news'. James is simply trying to go behind the closed door and reveal the fact that (drumroll) Palestinians are human beings! something that if you've read some of the other reviews you might have missed. how can you argue and whine and moan about whether or not he should have included interviews with Jews or gone to terrorist training camps? its like saying he should have included a shot of a pink elephant flying on a little purple cloud because, by god, i like purple clouds, its absolutely irrelevant. the movie, as other sane people have pointed out,is not about the history of the conflict or who is right or wrong, it simply shows people in their most honest and straightforward forms. you are free to watch and make your own decision about what you believe, an allowance that many docs avoid by inserting preachy commentary and questionable statistics etc...also, i find it interesting how vehemently these haters deny the facts as they are presented. people being brought into a hospital suffering from horrible wounds, paralysing gasses etc...perhaps these were all special effects? i don't know, but i do know James and i have seen most of the 70 some hours of footage that he shot and i can say that the film that he has made is tragic, beautiful and real, more than many other films can claim. and no matter where you stand on the issue there is no denying that the people, the human beings, living in this part of the world are suffering. of course that doesn't mean that others aren't as well, it is simply a mirror held up to our faces that we should look into deeply so that we can all make better choices in the future. anyway, thats my 2 cents. thanks James, keep up the good work!
Obviously the director --and viewer--, unless without hearts, will sympathize with the Palestinians they witness suffering in this film, but no part of this film targets the Israelis (though there is plenty of anger from the Palestinians in the film).
I am sure some would consider the introductory roll of background information slanted, but it represents the facts in favour of his subject, so it is not without reason.
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