Where is heaven?

Brice 2022-03-24 09:03:52

In fact, at the beginning of the film, it was quite easy, and even a little funny. The two men repaired the chattering old man in the garage, and they drank takeaway tea on the hillside but only paid one person's money. The action signaled the kid who delivered the takeaway to get out of the way.
When I saw these scenes, I thought it was going to be a lighthearted movie, but then things took a turn for the worse, and the two were sent to carry out suicide bombings, and I suddenly realized that this is a story that takes place in Palestine , there, there is nothing light and funny at all.
So, I watched this two-hour film, even the subtitles at the end of the film, because I wanted to hear what kind of music the director would use to end the whole film. Obviously, the director and As heavy as I am, he didn't use any music as the background at the end of the film, just a black background color and white subtitles written in Arabic, at this time, I suddenly realized again that there seems to be no music in the whole film , the reason is still the same, in such a place, no matter what kind of music will appear very abrupt.

It's a very simple movie, so to speak, no complicated clues, no emotional entanglement, no intricate character relationships, no gun fights, no car chases, no nudity, just the crumbling cities of Palestine, blown up by artillery fire. Buildings full of holes, flying dust, passers-by in a hurry, and beards with weapons in their hands. However, the film is in the most subtle way, making people breathless again and again, such as the family dinner on the eve of the action; such as Said's younger brother's shirt; such as the cup of tea with four spoons of sugar at four in the morning; such as The last kiss of parting; like Said's bottomless but resolute eyes.

Said finally chose the opposite path from his father. He carried a bomb and got into a car full of Israeli soldiers. The camera zoomed in and only his eyes were on the screen. At this time, where is heaven? Where is Allah?

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Extended Reading
  • Lucie 2022-03-26 09:01:14

    The film uses the subjective perspective of human beings to lead the audience to understand their psychological changes, the collapse and reconstruction of beliefs in this whole event. The theme of the film is very convincing, but the form of expression is lacking in tension. Too many other people's dialogue and the static description of the old eyes can only make the audience have their own experience. As for Israel, I have always had no sympathy for this country built on national beliefs after World War II. In the process of settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian dispute, it seems to have played a very positive role in promoting the atrocities against innocent civilians. As said in the film, "the victim will eventually become the executioner", oh, the cycle goes back and forth, never ending

  • Josefa 2022-03-30 09:01:11

    As outsiders, we are not qualified to judge Palestine and Israel as right or wrong, I just feel that the power of religion is something we non-believers will never be able to comprehend.

Paradise Now quotes

  • Suha: Why are you doing this?

    Khaled: If we can't live as equals, at least we'll die as equals.

    Suha: If you can kill and die for equality you should be able to find a way to be equal in life.

    Khaled: How? Through your human rights group?

    Suha: For example! Then at least the Israelis don't have an excuse to keep on killing.

    Khaled: Don't be so naive. There can be no freedom without struggle. As long as there is injustice, someone must make a sacrifice.

    Suha: That's no sacrifice. That's revenge. If you kill, there's no difference between victim and occupier.

  • Khaled: We still have paradise.

    Suha: There is no paradise. It only exists in your head.