Becca Chapman
Prompt 2
Film Review
Movie: Paradise Now
This
movie was about suicide bombings in Israel. Said and Khaled are Palestinians
trying to cope with the conflicts between Palestine and Israel. The two have
been chosen to carry out a suicide-bombing mission in Tel Aviv. Said is
mechanic and has a crush on the daughter of a famous martyr. This movie
portrays two people, two normal people doing normal things and how they
suddenly become involved in this lifestyle.
This movie definitely changed my
perspective a little on this issue. There is so much preparation that goes into
carrying out one of these missions than I ever knew. There is so much planning
and logistical efforts to figure out before any of these bombs go off.
Paradise Now showed the personal
struggles that Said and Khaled went though during this week long process. It
was interesting to see how they dealt with this kind of pressure and it almost
humanized suicide bombings. I liked being exposed to the emotional trauma that
the Palestinian and Israeli conflict left on Palestinians. Obviously they are
angered and hurt and depressed living the way they do. In the discussion we
talked about if suicide bombings could be justified and seeing the struggles of
Said and Khaled, I can totally see why they would want to go through with it
but I don’t think their hardships justify a mass murder.
This movie also showed suicide
bombings with barely any religious ties. There were few references to religion at
all. I thought this was interesting because I always put the two together. My thoughts
and views on suicide bombers were that they are radical terrorists that were
brainwashed into blowing up markets and buses and innocent people. This movie
showed me that they are just normal people.
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