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Why the strange cinematography?
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Anybody spot Evelyn Ankers in this?
Plot hole? (possible spoiler)
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"more advanced society" 😂😂😂
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Can you tell me where?
Lots of people seem to be talking about a ghost visible when she gets out of bed but I can't see that.
The first time we see her in her flat (the older flat with the neighbours) there's a shot where she picks out a score and in the background to the right there is what appears to be one half of a figure standing in the other room.
Can you give a specific example of Waters' antisemitism?
Climate change deniers, creationists, QAnon types, they also feel they're banging their heads against a brick wall. You're in good company. You lost me at Captain Obvious btw
There’s no single, authentic, Islamic reading of the Koran or Hadith or anything, there are multiple interpretations available. The extreme ones (who grab the headlines): Taliban, Iranian regime etc are not necessarily ‘more religious’ or ‘more devout’ than the people they rule, for all their references to scripture and all their solemn proclamations. The development of ‘Islamic’ politics in the these forms is a 20th/21st century phenomenon, nothing to do with a rise or decline in religiosity.
The idea that government laws, foreign policy etc are simply an expression of some ‘authentic’ faith is, I’m afraid, complete nonsense. State interests and party interests, personal rivalries, power struggles etc are always more important. This is aside from the fact that there are many courageous individuals standing up for women’s rights (esp education) who draw their inspiration directly from the Islamic tradition itself: Malala Yousefzai for example.
I don't want to sound harsh but your point might seem ‘pretty obvious’ if you subscribe to a one-dimensional understanding of Islam or contemporary Middle East politics. It’s the version that’s become popular in the 21st Century (post 9/11 really). It takes complex, multi-faceted issues and makes them highly simplistic. It is to religion or Middle East studies what Graham Hancock is to Ancient History.
Not sure what your point is here. My reply was to Tom8's comment about 'everywhere Islam takes over'. The important sentence in your post is 'according to their ideas'. Iran wasn't taken over by 'Islam' as such - only by a particular bunch of men using the language and symbols of Islam and interpreting them how they see fit (which is adaptable to different circumstances). My point is that there's no definitive 'Islamic' way to run a government.
One of my favourite scenes from any movie, ever.
Absolutely right. The Rufus character is the only stain in this otherwise wonderful film. Yeah it's typical of Hollywood at the time (which seems to be worse in the 40s than the 30s) but doesn't stop it being sad and cringeworthy.
Watching it right now!
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