In fact, the truth is very simple, but after watching the two hours and 40 minutes of "Munich Massacre", I deepened my understanding of it. I found that there are always two kinds of history in this world, one is the real history, and the other is the history expressed by the rights and interests for a certain purpose. The latter kind of history, because of the different aspects involved, may derive different versions of facts, and there may even be situations where several facts are completely contradictory.
Therefore, in the face of any elaboration of a fact, we have to analyze it. Who told you this fact, what is the purpose of telling you, and what kind of interest is behind the fact that it tells you? ? Does this fact involve the other party? If it is involved, can we hear them? Perhaps they will tell us a completely different fact.
For example, if Arabs, especially Palestinians, are asked to explain the kidnapping of athletes in Munich in 1972, the facts we know will definitely be quite different from the facts stated by the Jews. So, who is telling the truth? What are the facts?
The movie "Munich Massacre" failed to tell me the answer.
As a Jew, it is normal for the director Spielberg to be unable to be completely impartial, although in the movie, the audience can see that the director has tried his best to describe it objectively. However, in the face of Israel’s “God’s Wrath” operation, that is, when the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad targeted the perpetrators of the Munich tragedy, Spielberg was still inclined. He somewhat concealed the brutal side of Israel— -Except for the 11 perpetrators of the Munich tragedy, how many innocent lives did Mossad take? At the same time, he magnified the Israeli side’s protection of the weak and kind-hearted. In the film, the assassination team had many times of compassion: for the children, they almost gave up the phone to detonate the perpetrators; for the children, the team members blocked the guns of the commandos; rescued after the explosion. Innocent wounded... These all show that the members of the assassination team are not cold killing machines, they are all flesh and blood, and the kindness of human nature is vividly reflected in these details.
But is this really the case?
We have reason to believe that unless we hear the Palestinian side’s description of the Munich incident, and the third party or even the fourth party’s description of the incident, we can know who said it is true. "Munich Massacre" is not completely true. At least, the attitude and actions of Germany and Israel in the film are different from the facts.
The perpetrators of the Munich tragedy must be wrong, there is no doubt. But from a certain perspective, can the various practices adopted by Palestine in order to establish a state be judged by a simple right or wrong? Assassinations, kidnappings, hijackings, armed resistance, and even wars between nations, there are too many such things happening in the world today. I think they may not be able to judge by simple right or wrong.
It is wrong for Palestine to take hostages, but isn't the goal of others to establish a Palestinian state? Is this wrong?
It was wrong for Israel to march into Lebanon and the West Bank, but don't the Jews just want to return to their own land and want to keep their homeland from being violated? Is this wrong?
The Irish Republican Army’s assassination was wrong, but didn’t they want to have a complete Ireland instead of letting Northern Ireland belong to the United Kingdom forever? Is this wrong?
Their methods may be radical or violent, but who can tell me, is there any way to solve the problem? Don't forget, the problems in these areas cannot be solved by the United Nations! !
In order to separate the Basque Country from Spain, the Spanish "Aita" used countless violent methods. Are they right? But for the people of the Basque Country, who are unwilling to be controlled by the Spanish government, is there any other way?
During the former SAARC period, Serbia was mixed with ethnic groups, Serbs, Croats, Montenegrin, and Albanians lived together, and various religions were mixed. Muslims, Orthodox, Catholic, and Christianity were mixed together. The Serbs suppressed other ethnic groups. right? But is there no case of violence against Serbs by other ethnic groups? Who is right?
There are so many things in this world that confuse us. We cannot judge with simple right and wrong. Just like in "Munich Massacre", when the Israeli assassination team and the Palestine Liberation Organization happened to meet in Europe, the members of the two sides were interacting with each other. As in a conversation without knowing the identity of the other party, how to define black and white depends on the person who defines it.
The Israelis said: "Why do you have to build a country in a place where the weeds do not grow?" The
Palestinians replied: "Because there is our home. You can't understand, there is no pain of home." The
Israelis said, "I think you built No country, your road is too long.” The
Palestinians said, “It doesn’t matter how long it takes. Think about it, how long did it take for the Jews to return to their homeland?” The
specific lines are not clear, but the above is not clear. Accurate lines can reveal that Spielberg’s perspective is higher than that of pure Jewish identity. He is very aware that the Middle East, especially Palestine, is too intricate and complicated. This historical issue is far from man-made. It can be solved by drawing a few boundary lines. What's more, even the boundary line is not yet fair.
"Public speaking is public and reasonable, mother-in-law is reasonable", this sentence may be the most native but appropriate expression of many international situations.
I have not been very interested in the work of director Spielberg. Except for "Schindler's List", I have never seen his other movies in memory. Fortunately, the two works I have seen are all classics. As a Jew, the director took great pains in these two works, not to allow the film to stimulate the Arab nation too much, but also to make the people of other nations in the world be deeply moved by the Jewish nation, touched by their suffering, touched by their indomitability. , Moved by their spirit, this is no less than a kind of "dance in handcuffs."
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