“Munich” looks beautiful, is absolutely thrilling, and is extremely thought-provoking, but it is not the best movie of the year.
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Sunday, January 22, 2006
Munich
“Munich” looks beautiful, is absolutely thrilling, and is extremely thought-provoking, but it is not the best movie of the year.
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From media blogger Ron Franscell at http://underthenews.blogspot.com ...
Is it a good film? Yes. It makes you think about the nature of good and evil, whether any culture has rights and superiority over any other -- including the right to kill innocents to induce terror or make a statement.
But is it a true film? The epigraph says it all: "Inspired by a true story." Unlike James Frey, the filmmakers don't say it's true ... then lie. They say up front it's a creative work that takes much/some of its material from actual events. And like Rachel Neuwirth says, you probably will never know where the reality and the fantasy intersect.
"Munich" -- and most other Hollywood fare -- probably shouldn't be shown in World History classrooms as an accurate depiction of real events. But it should be seen in the parallel universe of a movie theater, and truly contemplated. The message is rendered in light and shadow and sound, but it's relevant to the real world outside the theater.
Thank you very much for your addition, Ron. I read your entry on your blog and found it very interesting.
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