Pompeii
February 4th, 2006, 09:39 PM
Munich
Directed by Steven Spielberg.
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Munich is easily categorised as a film of exceptional depth, intelligence and susceptible to human emotion. This is a film were morals and human ethics are simultaneously integrated with suspense resulting in a film which puts to shame the normal Hollywood attempts to create an entertaining film of this genre.
Munich establishes an already known fact; that what is extreme is not necessarily radical. Steven Spielberg is to be praised for at the very least for his protean understanding of emotional polarities. Through out his career he has managed to portray many significant historical events from unique and intriguing perspectives that work to make his films insightful as well as entertaining and Munich is no exception. Steven Spielberg cinema is primarily attenuated hyperbole and I suppose it is this factor that makes it successful. In his attempt to portray a well-balanced picture of what happened during the 1972 Olympics this effusiveness is garnished in ornately nuanced restlessness, disguised as naturalism. Heck, some have accepted this film as a paragon of political ambivalence, but I will let you decide on that one. This film has taken an unbiased position and has managed to portray Israelis and Palestinians as alike who are driven by solipsism and maintaining a war for publicity mistaken for nobility.
Just forget what I have said all you need to know is that this film is absolutely astonishing. Now getting into the film, the main character of this film is Avner (Eric Bana) who leads a five-man team backed by Mossad who will embark on a journey to assassinate those who had either directly or indirectly assisted in the killing of the Israeli athletes. When this chase of cat & mouse begins nothing is more important to Avner and his team than patriotism but this drastically changes as the film progresses.
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There is more in this film than just five Mossad agents hunting down a bunch of crazy Palestinian terrorists. With each progressing scene it becomes more obvious that Avner is deteriorating physically and emotionally, moral collapse takes on myriad forms. Spielberg considers this a necessary evil, part and parcel with parsing Avner’s social and political consciences. What’s amazing to see is how killing makes both an already hardened killer and a blubbering mess out of the guy; it’s as if his growing emotional investment in his family and dwindling remorse in wreaking havoc are inversely proportional. Spielberg’s film proves to be entertaining and thought provoking. Amid the circulating themes of the film, there is the classic element of suspense that continues to reappear with each episodic kill, it is the plot of the film that emerges as the true cinematic powerhouse.
The film offers a suspenseful morality tale on the nature of violence. We also learn how to have sex with a pregnant woman, which is a practical concern that I never imagined before but will never forget. All in all I would give the flick a 4 ½ star rating, go and watch it.
Directed by Steven Spielberg.
http://www.cinemablend.com/images/stars/9.gif
Munich is easily categorised as a film of exceptional depth, intelligence and susceptible to human emotion. This is a film were morals and human ethics are simultaneously integrated with suspense resulting in a film which puts to shame the normal Hollywood attempts to create an entertaining film of this genre.
Munich establishes an already known fact; that what is extreme is not necessarily radical. Steven Spielberg is to be praised for at the very least for his protean understanding of emotional polarities. Through out his career he has managed to portray many significant historical events from unique and intriguing perspectives that work to make his films insightful as well as entertaining and Munich is no exception. Steven Spielberg cinema is primarily attenuated hyperbole and I suppose it is this factor that makes it successful. In his attempt to portray a well-balanced picture of what happened during the 1972 Olympics this effusiveness is garnished in ornately nuanced restlessness, disguised as naturalism. Heck, some have accepted this film as a paragon of political ambivalence, but I will let you decide on that one. This film has taken an unbiased position and has managed to portray Israelis and Palestinians as alike who are driven by solipsism and maintaining a war for publicity mistaken for nobility.
Just forget what I have said all you need to know is that this film is absolutely astonishing. Now getting into the film, the main character of this film is Avner (Eric Bana) who leads a five-man team backed by Mossad who will embark on a journey to assassinate those who had either directly or indirectly assisted in the killing of the Israeli athletes. When this chase of cat & mouse begins nothing is more important to Avner and his team than patriotism but this drastically changes as the film progresses.
http://www.sptimes.com/2005/12/22/images/xlarge/WK_0_wk22Munic_230410_1222.jpg
There is more in this film than just five Mossad agents hunting down a bunch of crazy Palestinian terrorists. With each progressing scene it becomes more obvious that Avner is deteriorating physically and emotionally, moral collapse takes on myriad forms. Spielberg considers this a necessary evil, part and parcel with parsing Avner’s social and political consciences. What’s amazing to see is how killing makes both an already hardened killer and a blubbering mess out of the guy; it’s as if his growing emotional investment in his family and dwindling remorse in wreaking havoc are inversely proportional. Spielberg’s film proves to be entertaining and thought provoking. Amid the circulating themes of the film, there is the classic element of suspense that continues to reappear with each episodic kill, it is the plot of the film that emerges as the true cinematic powerhouse.
The film offers a suspenseful morality tale on the nature of violence. We also learn how to have sex with a pregnant woman, which is a practical concern that I never imagined before but will never forget. All in all I would give the flick a 4 ½ star rating, go and watch it.