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Good, but extremely depressing

posted 10 years ago by macktan894
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I saw this more as a film about Govt Power vs the Human Spirit. A young man lives under oppression, bakes bread, but finds freedom in his love for a girl he wants to marry. But Political Issues completely subvert his and her path in life. The young man is captured by Authorities and forced to be an Informant for Life, controlled and used for an agenda. His entire network of friends is obliterated and the love of his life is sacrificed to housewifery with someone else.

Who can live like this? In the end, nothing good is obtained for anyone. But young people who should be aspiring to achieve are forced into servitude and the Authorities must realize that their lives are at risk always as well.

This is not the way anybody wants to live or wants their children to live, no matter who they are. So, yes, I found the film abjectly depressing.

[–] princesstinymeat 10 years ago

Indeed. Welcome to the Occupation.

Free Palestine.

[–] Database_Man 10 years ago

The end scene of the movie - with all main characters dead, and lives of Nadia and her children ruined - does resemble another suicide bombing.

I think Omar addresses himself the question about the monkey at the end of the movie. Killing Israelis, like addiction to sugar, became more important to him than the lives of the ones formerly dear to him.

[–] velli10501 9 years ago

If your analysis works, it must work for the opposite as well--killing Arab Palestinians. The movie was not meant as a diatribe. Told from one side, a side we don't often get, in America and Europe, and yet the story has a more universal relevancy. One can explore a point of view, without meaning to favor a side.
In reality, well, it would appear Israel is quite addicted to killing civilians in the West Bank and Gaza strip. All to get terrorists of course.

[–] PoppyTransfusion 9 years ago

with all main characters dead

It's not established with certainty that Amjad is dead.

Killing Israelis, like addiction to sugar, became more important to him than the lives of the ones formerly dear to him

Sorry but this interpretation of the story is wrong. Omar has caught Rami. He's the monkey addicted to brutalising and recruiting Palestinians.

A bird sings and the mountain's silence deepens.

[–] jerry4444 8 years ago

Depressing? Surely you didn't come to such a movie expecting them to live happily ever after, did you?

I'll give you two brownie points if you could guess which movie said : "only in hollywood movies you get happy endings. "