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PARADISE NOW
many of u must have heard of "paradise now" by now.
for a palstn movie to be produced by Warner this is a huge deal, especially a story that goes deep into what makes suicide bombers--what leads them to do it and how.
when was the last time u ever imagined a movie abt suicide bombers wouldbe shown NATIONWIDE (rather than the 3 or 4 indy theatres in NY & LA) ??
check out all the "explosive" reviews
www.rottentomatoes.com
The movie is Palestine?s official nomination for the ?Best International Film? category in the Academy Awards.
MY PERSONAL REVIEW
"paradise now" is pretty effective--strong, well done, full of symbols and internal discussions that raise the pros & cons of suicide bombings. The role of the cute morrocan actress was important as she plays the role of a pali daughter of a bigtime fida2i (3azzam) but she grew up in france and morocco. So she brings valuable arguments to the characters by being an outsider (al la Edward said) as she lived abroad, while at the same time she cannot be dismissed as ?out of touch? since she is daughter of azzam. The symbols are many.. one of them is when they are having their pre-attack meal..and u notice right away that there are 13 of them sitting in a table --a la Jesus X's last supper. There is NO music whatsoever which makes the whole thing all the more poignant.
Though it?s a huge deal to have such a movie filmed in US and later to be filmed nationally?produced by Warner?I'm sure it went thru loads of script revisions to ?tone it down?. For instance, when one of the guys is reading his video-taped farewell he says ?suhyooniyya? twice but the word Zionism is nowhere to be found in the subtitles (they just label it as occupation).
Definitely a must-see...especially for our "nonarab" friends who will appreciate a special dosage of realism from back home !
Interestingly, Warner is doing another Mideast related movie-due Dec 9?called Syriana with clooney and damon so i guess theyre are capitalizing on the Mideast buzz. See link. syrianamovie.warnerbros.com done by the same who made TRAFFIC ! great stuf on US oil hegemony corruption etcc
adios
for a palstn movie to be produced by Warner this is a huge deal, especially a story that goes deep into what makes suicide bombers--what leads them to do it and how.
when was the last time u ever imagined a movie abt suicide bombers wouldbe shown NATIONWIDE (rather than the 3 or 4 indy theatres in NY & LA) ??
check out all the "explosive" reviews
www.rottentomatoes.com
The movie is Palestine?s official nomination for the ?Best International Film? category in the Academy Awards.
MY PERSONAL REVIEW
"paradise now" is pretty effective--strong, well done, full of symbols and internal discussions that raise the pros & cons of suicide bombings. The role of the cute morrocan actress was important as she plays the role of a pali daughter of a bigtime fida2i (3azzam) but she grew up in france and morocco. So she brings valuable arguments to the characters by being an outsider (al la Edward said) as she lived abroad, while at the same time she cannot be dismissed as ?out of touch? since she is daughter of azzam. The symbols are many.. one of them is when they are having their pre-attack meal..and u notice right away that there are 13 of them sitting in a table --a la Jesus X's last supper. There is NO music whatsoever which makes the whole thing all the more poignant.
Though it?s a huge deal to have such a movie filmed in US and later to be filmed nationally?produced by Warner?I'm sure it went thru loads of script revisions to ?tone it down?. For instance, when one of the guys is reading his video-taped farewell he says ?suhyooniyya? twice but the word Zionism is nowhere to be found in the subtitles (they just label it as occupation).
Definitely a must-see...especially for our "nonarab" friends who will appreciate a special dosage of realism from back home !
Interestingly, Warner is doing another Mideast related movie-due Dec 9?called Syriana with clooney and damon so i guess theyre are capitalizing on the Mideast buzz. See link. syrianamovie.warnerbros.com done by the same who made TRAFFIC ! great stuf on US oil hegemony corruption etcc
adios
Comments on this journal
The movie already won the Blue Angel Award 2005 for Best European Film and the Amnesty International Award 2005!
For an interview with director Hany Abu Assad about his movie Paradise Now read the following www.adc.org
Thanks for the review Bvs
Thanks for the review, this movie is a must see.
along with Clooney's Syriana movie, can't waite!