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Subject: Re: disappointed
Date: Dec 13, 2006
I might understand the criticism that the movie may have gotten boring and dragged a little and that it only focused on one specific issue in Israel without getting into any historical context. Fair enough, but I'de remind you that the title is "Checkpoint," not "Israeli/Arab conflict for dummies."
I have to assume that the director wanted the audience to feel the monotany that exist in that situation. I'm glad people got tired and upset. To bad the dumb asses were so near sided that they missed the whole fucking point. Typical reaction from Jewish people that refuse to believe there own eyes. Its called apartheide
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I saw this film lastnight, expecting an honest portrayal of the situation, and a good film as far as films go considering the accolades it has received. I was terribly disappointed. It did show the ridiculousness of the situation at checkpoints (harassment of Palestinians, mostly seemingly innocent), over and over and over and over again. I was bored to tears! It didn't bother to contextualize the harassment of Palestinians at the checkpoints with any sense of the reasons behind them, whether justified or not. I have a feeling that this film has been praised more because it confirms stereotypes of cruelty of Israelies than because it is a good film, or because it portrays a balanced reality properly contextualized. For so many individuals who know nothing of the history or situation in the Middle East, "Israel Bad...Palestinians Oppressed" is enough of a message to please them. I didn't bother to stick around for the discussion with the film maker afterwards because based on the boos being shouted out by many audience members, I couldn't take any more!
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