Comments on: Britz http://finally-woken.com/2007/11/britz/ Four seasons in one day, two countries in one heart Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:44:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tuan http://finally-woken.com/2007/11/britz/#comment-111 Tuan Sat, 17 Nov 2007 00:44:00 +0000 http://finally-woken.com/?p=67#comment-111 There are two movies/series I would recommend (one already mentioned) Paradise Now (Academy Award nominated film) and Sleeper Cell (Emmy nominated mini-series about an American Muslim FBI agent infiltrating a terrorist cell).<br/><br/>~Tuan - Indonesian American Muslim There are two movies/series I would recommend (one already mentioned) Paradise Now (Academy Award nominated film) and Sleeper Cell (Emmy nominated mini-series about an American Muslim FBI agent infiltrating a terrorist cell).

~Tuan – Indonesian American Muslim

]]> By: KerinchiGuy http://finally-woken.com/2007/11/britz/#comment-110 KerinchiGuy Sat, 10 Nov 2007 09:57:00 +0000 http://finally-woken.com/?p=67#comment-110 seems to me 'britz' is a simplistic, badly thought-out, badly made movie. a better movie that shows the motivations of suicide bombers would be 'paradise now'.<br/><br/>try to see it if you can. at least it will purge your mind of the drivel that is 'britz'<br/><br/>here is a review of 'paradise now' on amazon.com.<br/><br/>Amazon.com<br/>Two men, best friends from childhood, are summoned to fulfill their agreement to be suicide bombers for the Palestinian cause. Khaled and Said (Ali Suliman and Kais Nashef, both making striking film debuts) believe fervently in their cause, but having a bomb strapped to your waist would raise doubts in anyone--and once doubts have arisen, they respond in very different ways. Paradise Now is gripping enough while the men are preparing for their mission, but when the set-up goes awry and Khaled and Said are separated, it becomes almost excruciatingly tense. The movie passes no judgment on these men; impassioned arguments are made for both sides of the conflict. This is a work of remarkable compassion and insight, given the shape and sharpness of a skillful thriller. Its psychological portrait goes beyond the Palestinian/Israeli conflict and resonates with fanaticism and oppression throughout the world, be it related to a religious, nationalist, or tribal cause. A stunning film from writer/director Hany Abu-Assad. --Bret Fetzer seems to me ‘britz’ is a simplistic, badly thought-out, badly made movie. a better movie that shows the motivations of suicide bombers would be ‘paradise now’.

try to see it if you can. at least it will purge your mind of the drivel that is ‘britz’

here is a review of ‘paradise now’ on amazon.com.

Amazon.com
Two men, best friends from childhood, are summoned to fulfill their agreement to be suicide bombers for the Palestinian cause. Khaled and Said (Ali Suliman and Kais Nashef, both making striking film debuts) believe fervently in their cause, but having a bomb strapped to your waist would raise doubts in anyone–and once doubts have arisen, they respond in very different ways. Paradise Now is gripping enough while the men are preparing for their mission, but when the set-up goes awry and Khaled and Said are separated, it becomes almost excruciatingly tense. The movie passes no judgment on these men; impassioned arguments are made for both sides of the conflict. This is a work of remarkable compassion and insight, given the shape and sharpness of a skillful thriller. Its psychological portrait goes beyond the Palestinian/Israeli conflict and resonates with fanaticism and oppression throughout the world, be it related to a religious, nationalist, or tribal cause. A stunning film from writer/director Hany Abu-Assad. –Bret Fetzer

]]> By: elyani http://finally-woken.com/2007/11/britz/#comment-109 elyani Fri, 09 Nov 2007 12:47:00 +0000 http://finally-woken.com/?p=67#comment-109 Ideally religious studies should be open to debate and analysis, but it doesn't always happen that way. What happens is we are often force-feeding of the rituals, sacred symbols, icons, and texts from the holy book, with the heavy message that they should all be respected unquestioningly. The acts portrayed in the movie I think is a result of cultural baggage. They bring the baggage and negative parts of the culture over, such as "honour" killings, jihad, etc. They chose not to talk because they fear their voice won't be heard. Ideally religious studies should be open to debate and analysis, but it doesn’t always happen that way. What happens is we are often force-feeding of the rituals, sacred symbols, icons, and texts from the holy book, with the heavy message that they should all be respected unquestioningly. The acts portrayed in the movie I think is a result of cultural baggage. They bring the baggage and negative parts of the culture over, such as “honour” killings, jihad, etc. They chose not to talk because they fear their voice won’t be heard.

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