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Munich
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Who has seen the movie? I wrote the following review for few freinds from back when I was in college on our private forum:
[i]Munich[/i]: [url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0408306/]IMDB[/url]; [url=http://www.apple.com/trailers/universal/munich/]Trailer[/url]
Directed by Steven Spielberg
[b]In Brief:[/b] A stunning movie that makes you ponder both the idea that "violence begets violence" and the ultimate outcome of the current philosophy used in today's war against terrorism. Not for children or the squimish.
[b]Full Review:[/b] [i]Munich[/i] is based around the 1972 massacre of Isreali Olympic atheletes, and incoporates real broadcasts of the time (as can be told by the clearly recognizable voice of Peter Jennings reporting "live" from Munich) into the historical aspects of the film. This is by far the most provocative and questioning films I have ever seen. It surpasses [i]Apollo 13[/i] as the most riveting film I have watched. It is definately in the same vein as [i]Schindler's List[/i], but goes far beyond it becuase [i]Munich[/i] asks such provocative questions.
The story line follows the life story of a Mossad agent and his team over the years immediately following the Munich games. It is spectacularly coreographed and filmed in a seemlessly engrossing story. It brings up the question, again and again, "can violence ever stop violence" and seemingly answers it with a resounding "no"; as a result, today's war on terrorism, based around the same philopsophy, is indirectly questioned: can we win with violence?
This movie isn't for anyone who cannot stand to see death: the movie is replete with graphic image after graphic image of of people dieing or dead. These moments of death are separated by moments of complete serenity while the Mossad agents contemplate both their next target and whether what they are doing is right.
If you want to see a movie that actually makes you think, a movie that doesn't believe that the audience is a pack of morons, then this movie is one that you should see.
[b]Final Score:[/b] 9.9 - I can't give any movie a 10 becuase there is always a chance there will be one better, but this one is as close as I've ever seen to a perfect movie. You don't want to miss it, but at the same time, after you've seen it, you won't want to see it again.
[i]Munich[/i]: [url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0408306/]IMDB[/url]; [url=http://www.apple.com/trailers/universal/munich/]Trailer[/url]
Directed by Steven Spielberg
[b]In Brief:[/b] A stunning movie that makes you ponder both the idea that "violence begets violence" and the ultimate outcome of the current philosophy used in today's war against terrorism. Not for children or the squimish.
[b]Full Review:[/b] [i]Munich[/i] is based around the 1972 massacre of Isreali Olympic atheletes, and incoporates real broadcasts of the time (as can be told by the clearly recognizable voice of Peter Jennings reporting "live" from Munich) into the historical aspects of the film. This is by far the most provocative and questioning films I have ever seen. It surpasses [i]Apollo 13[/i] as the most riveting film I have watched. It is definately in the same vein as [i]Schindler's List[/i], but goes far beyond it becuase [i]Munich[/i] asks such provocative questions.
The story line follows the life story of a Mossad agent and his team over the years immediately following the Munich games. It is spectacularly coreographed and filmed in a seemlessly engrossing story. It brings up the question, again and again, "can violence ever stop violence" and seemingly answers it with a resounding "no"; as a result, today's war on terrorism, based around the same philopsophy, is indirectly questioned: can we win with violence?
This movie isn't for anyone who cannot stand to see death: the movie is replete with graphic image after graphic image of of people dieing or dead. These moments of death are separated by moments of complete serenity while the Mossad agents contemplate both their next target and whether what they are doing is right.
If you want to see a movie that actually makes you think, a movie that doesn't believe that the audience is a pack of morons, then this movie is one that you should see.
[b]Final Score:[/b] 9.9 - I can't give any movie a 10 becuase there is always a chance there will be one better, but this one is as close as I've ever seen to a perfect movie. You don't want to miss it, but at the same time, after you've seen it, you won't want to see it again.
Comments
[B]This is the one that a terrorist is suing Spielberg over, isn't it? [/B][/QUOTE]
hmm that should prove to be an interesting court case.
"Mr terrorist, welcome to the American Court system, these men will now arrest you and you will never see the inside of a courtroom again"
[B]hmm that should prove to be an interesting court case.
"Mr terrorist, welcome to the American Court system, these men will now arrest you and you will never see the inside of a courtroom again" [/B][/QUOTE]
Bit of a catch 22 situation, isn't it?
Thats changed now though, now I wil definitely see it. Thanks. :)
Following spoiler contains a discussion that deals with the 2nd half of the film:
Spoiler: Things change in the second half where the serenity of the Mossad agents is broken as they become the targets of assassination themselves. This is when the real questions begin to be asked. It is also when you learn that every Palestinian assassinated is being replaced by an even more radical one, only escalating the level of violence. Every death of a Palestinian mastermind results in some attack on Isreal. The Mossad agents themselves question the ultimate outcome of their operation, and whether it will lead to a safer Isreal. It is that question, combined with all that happens in the movie coupled with the knowledge of how the world did not become safer that brings the most captivating questions to a fore.
While in some cases, such as Italy, it has been shown that the agressive policing approach can bring to heal terrorists, as seen with the Red Brigades, one can also bring up a counter argument when you look at England and the ultimate outcome of the IRA terrorism and the peaceful solution that now appears to be holding. Clearly the issue of how to deal with terrorism is one that is replete with questions and misunderstandings. How will history view this current conflict?
To understand these two opposites, that of dealing with the Red Brigades and the IRA, the following research papers might be of aid:
- Dunham, Matthew E. “Eliminating the Domestic Terrorist Threat in the United States: A Case Study on the Eradication of the Red Brigades.” Dickinson Law Review v107 no1 pg151. Summer 2002.
- Lloyd, John. “Ulster: is peace now worse than war?” New Statesman (London, England) v128 no4421 pg8. Jan. 29 1999.
- O’Sullivan, John. “Give peace a chance?” National Review v46 pg44. Jan. 24 1994
I realize these are a few years old, and given today's climate there are probably lots of more recent studies on these topics, but these were papers I read during my polisci classes in college as research for papers, so I am familiar with them without doing any more research.