The 2006 Oscars brought mediocrity and frustration, as well as "Heaven Now."
I believe that many people, like me, were attracted by this very attractive name and came into contact with this movie. Before watching it, they did not deliberately pay attention to the introduction or comments on the Internet. Now I feel very fortunate, because most Chinese movies Fans, I always keep a little bit of a mentality towards Middle Eastern movies. If I saw the introduction in advance, I might not take the initiative to look for this masterpiece.
The original sound in Arabic and the subtitles in English are really a bit staggering to watch.
But this is indeed a powerful work. Whether it is the interpretation of the characters or the excavation of human nature, it is indeed not shy, and I was once again shocked by a film without a soundtrack after "Borderlands". .
Let me talk about the two main actors first. What attracts me the most is their names. Said and Khule, the former seems to be a very Middle Eastern name, constantly reminding me of saints such as Moses, Jesus, Peter or Mohammed, and the handsome guy who played Said before he was transformed by a terrorist organization, With long shaggy hair, deep eyes, and a wise beard, he's a living template for a prophet. Said is at the center of the story, he's unreservedly persistent, he's simple enough to be great. And his close friend Khule is the shadow that silently contrasts him along the way. Khule is a relatively new generation of casual clothing brands that can be found in clothing stores of a slightly larger size, so the meaning of Khule in linguistics should be more Easy-going and down-to-earth, Khule in the film is such an ordinary, flesh-and-blood figure.
Said has no cure for idealism and perfectionism about his work, family, beliefs, and love. His belief in God is the only pillar that supports the operation of his small world. When religion has become the meaning of life itself, it is often the time when human beings lose the meaning of religion itself. So Said's wit, after the onslaught of short hair, shaved beard, and camouflaged suits, is swayed by an unprovoked frenzy and paranoid pressure, only when, for example, seeing innocent children, these original wits and Humanity is able to flash by chance.
Khule is different. He raised his gun and saw the delicious food prepared by his mother before he left, so he added the only sincere statement in the suicide attack declaration: Mom, there is a brand of faucet filters that are more cost-effective than the ones we use now. Many of them can be bought at the ××× store... At that moment, I believe that many viewers can feel sore noses. In the end, Khule did not continue to insist on his faith. He sat in the car on the return journey, crying for his friend and Said's eternal departure.
The film turned into a blinding white light in Said's almost numb eyes, and then ended. I believe that in the last few seconds, Said's eyes remained in the minds of every audience, and how many people shook their heads sadly when they saw the white light that symbolized the explosion for a long time
? ” cited the entire history of Western civilization to illustrate that when any religion goes beyond the boundaries of tolerance and peace, religion itself will change from an act of human redemption to an act of ignorance and degradation. I think this is also the position that "Heaven Now" wants to express implicitly.
Regarding the title of the film, I only understood its profound meaning after reading "Tolerance". In the teachings and legends of almost all religious beliefs in the West, the Middle East has always been and is the only center of the origin and pilgrimage of these sects. Therefore, there is the current Palestine-Israel dispute, and the Middle East, the earth that is about to explode.
The world is fresh and clean, it can be everyone's paradise. Why insist on the unity of faith and God? I think of the historical terrorist events over the years, the disputes between Aum Shinrikyo, Al Qaeda, countless Middle East terrorist organizations, Muslims and Catholics across borders and even continents, and even think of a masterpiece like "Brokeback Mountain". The fanatics of some religions are more than poisonous, which has caused many things that I think are childish and ridiculous. I feel that some people really need to reflect on the purpose of provoking disputes in the first place.
Everyone's paradise comes from everyone's tolerance.
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