heaven at this time

Sigurd 2022-03-22 08:01:03

I watched this film at a time when the conflict between Lebanon and Israel was becoming more and more intense. As far as the movie itself is concerned, it is indeed very general, especially the change in Harvey's attitude towards "playing people" at the end seems too sudden and there is no corresponding foreshadowing in the front. However, it is worth thinking about the spirit that the film wants to express.
For any purpose, when one is willing to sacrifice one's life in pursuit of something, it is very debatable. In human rights, nothing is more important than human life, which is why the girl in the film firmly opposes "human bombing", but, "I would rather live in an ideal paradise than in a real hell. "This is how the "people bomb" explained their behavior. They call themselves "martyrs". For the real aggression and occupation, they have no better way to resist and fight. They can only express their loyalty to their beliefs in this way and weaken the enemy as much as possible: " Try to find a place where there are many policemen and soldiers to start."
But is it really worth "martyrdom" like this? Especially when they found out that the sworn tapes of their pre-action were being sold in the store, and the price was not even comparable to the tapes of the executions of "traitors" that were sold together. They were confused and wanted to back down, but everything had been arranged, perhaps this was the "destiny" Said said.
At the end of the film, Saeed sat blankly in a car full of Israeli soldiers, and the camera slowly pushed his face, eyes... Suddenly, it was blank.
Another point worth noting is the last meal before the action of the two. Whether it is the table, the number of people, or the seating arrangement, they are all deliberately imitating Da Vinci's "The Last Supper". Jesus is a Christian "martyr". What about them? ?
Maybe tomorrow we can see it on TV again: another suicide bombing occurred in XX, XX people were killed, XX people were injured, so far no organization has claimed responsibility for this...

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Extended Reading
  • Verda 2022-03-23 09:03:36

    In addition to expressing their dissatisfaction with bullets, what other ways can the Palestinians get the world's attention? The world is really the strong prey on the weak, and the weak can only exchange their lives for freedom.

  • Godfrey 2022-03-30 09:01:11

    The frequent interruptions of others during the recording are very touching details

Paradise Now quotes

  • Said: Is it true that your father was Abul Azzam? They say he was a hero. You must be very proud of him.

    Suha: Rather than feeling proud I would prefer that he were alive.

    Said: Thanks to what he did our cause is still alive today.

    Suha: Well there are always other ways to continue the cause.

    Said: It's not our option. The occupation picks the direction of the resistance.

    Suha: Well resistance can go in a lot of directions. But we must realize they we just do not have any military clout here. So we have to find other alternatives.

    Said: And pay the price for our grandparents defeat? Accept the injustice?

    Suha: This discussion is obviously going no where...

  • Said's Mother: The world changes. Everything changes, but God. You'll see.