The movie is great precisely because it's not a typical movie

Macie 2022-10-20 13:15:34

The opening "based on true events" directly sets the tone of the film. Mumbai, India's financial capital, suffered a 60-hour terrorist attack. The main story revolves around the famous upscale hotel "Taj Mahal". Several terrorists shot and killed everyone they saw in the hotel. From the "God" in their words, it is straightforward to understand the purpose of the terrorist attack. The film mentioned an organization "Bull Club" as the mastermind behind the terrorist attack. The terrorists are young teenagers who have been deceived by the so-called "religious beliefs" of the "Bull Society" and become gunmen of the "Bull Society". Behind the so-called religious belief mask of the Bull Society is a sickly distorted psychology of hating the rich. But is it religion or real cruelty that manipulates these children into crimes? Until I saw a terrorist who was shot calling his family and asked if they had received the money that the bull would call, and when the family said no, they naively thought that the bull would be a good religious person and would not cheat When they were there, the terrorist seemed to have an epiphany, hurriedly said goodbye to his father and brother, then hung up the phone and lay in bed laughing. What is this laughing at? Is the reality cruel and helpless? Or religion? The wonderful thing about this movie is precisely because it is not a typical movie, there is no heroism, and there is no justice to win, only human beings are weak and helpless in the face of these absolute forces.

Among them, the emotional line is a good embellishment component of the movie. In the face of death, there are men who bravely rushed into the hail of bullets for their lover and children; there are hotel chefs who sacrifice themselves for the overall situation; Ordinary people with the power of chickens, but love makes them tall.

Mumbai Hotels (2018)
8.4
2018 / Australia America India / Drama Historical Thriller / Anthony Maras / Armie Hammona, Zanning Boniarty

At the end of the movie, the special forces finally arrived, and the terrorists who had nowhere to go chose to self-destruct. With a loud bang, the hotel lobby was blown to pieces, and the terrorists were suddenly drowned in the thick smoke, together with the swan song of life. : "Allah is Great".

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Extended Reading

Hotel Mumbai quotes

  • [first lines]

    Man on the Phone: [speaking in Punjabi] You feel strong. You feel calm. There is no fear in your heart. Look across at your brothers... and see me in their eyes. You are all like sons to me. I am with you. God is with you. Paradise awaits you. God is great.

  • Abdullah: [searching the hotel room] Houssam? Houssam, come here! Look at this. Look, they have a machine to flush their shit. Even shitting is fun.