This is worth watching. A buddy movie about two happy-go-lucky Palestinian guys who are committed suicide bombers who've vowed to go out with one another. When the movement calls and says they've got their chance, the classic hijinks ensue. Dark night of the soul. Last kiss from a martyr's daughter. Vacillation. Debates on the efficacy of terror. Testimony to the horror of a life lived entirely under occupation.
Some of it gets a little wooden, but all in all it's very well done. I normally don't get excited about watching movies about terrorism and martyrdom, for some reason. Paradise Now is balanced and well-thought out, and has feeling. And it's purty.
Friday, August 18, 2006
Paradise Now
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The film makes me wonder about activists who view anti-terrorism laws in the USA as too harsh for severely depressed high school students who seek to blow up their classmates and schools because they feel persecuted, alone and utterly devoid of hope for the future, because these feelings must lead them to commit such heinous acts... Anybody in Israel or the US see the irony in this after viewing this film?
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