On Easter Sunday two days ago, Sri Lanka’s Colombo and other cities suffered unprecedented terrorist attacks. Six consecutive explosions caused 321 deaths and approximately 500 injuries .
The victims also included many foreigners including India, the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan and two Chinese citizens. The explosion occurred in crowded places such as churches and hotels . Before the explosion, all three hotels involved in the incident had received bomb threats .
The extremist religious elements of 13 radical Islamic organizations used bombs to devastate a city and shrouded it in the shadow of terrorism.
In 2008, the November 26 to 29 , Mumbai, India, had broken out for up to 60 hours of the series of terrorist attacks .
It was a "terrorist attack were ignored," actually before the murder, India, Britain and the United States intelligence agencies have been about to discover the terrorist attack plot clues , because of careless or inadequate response, and ultimately lead to disaster.
This indiscriminate terrorist attack by Pakistani terrorists resulted in at least 195 deaths and 313 injuries . The entire city was turned into a purgatory on earth.
In addition to Mumbai’s railway station, hospitals, restaurants and other public places, the Taj Mahal Hotel , India’s most prestigious five-star hotel, has also become a "victim" of the incident.
Terrorist massacres and six explosions, search and rescue personnel found 30 corpses in only one room , and it still seems to be sad and incredible.
The investigation revealed that a total of 10 terrorists participated in the attack, of which 9 were killed in the crossfire and 1 was captured alive.
In just 11 years, these two countries facing each other across the sea have been attacked by extremist religious elements. Such terrorism is really disgusting and makes us feel strong regret for those who died in the disaster. Affection.
In order to remind everyone of the harm that terrorist attacks have caused to the world, in 2018, 10 years after the incident , a movie based on this incident was put on the big screen.
Today to recommend this film is based on a series of terrorist attacks in Mumbai in 2008 on a true story, watercress score of 8.4 points - the "Mumbai hotel" .
"Mumbai Hotel"
Director: Anthony Maras Starring: Amy Hammer/ Nazaning Boniatti/ Dave Patel/ Jason Isaac/ Anupan Kyle Genre: Drama/ Thriller/ Historical region: Australia/USA/IndiaRelease date: 2018-09-07 (Toronto Film Festival) Also known as: Lost City
For many years, the European and American film industry has been committed to restoring the real terrorism past that people can't bear to look back.
Films and TV dramas about 9/11 such as "Flight 93" , "Munich" focusing on the Munich tragedy , "Patriot Day" focusing on the terrorist attack in Boston , and "Departing Paris at 15:17" about the terrorist attack on the Paris train and many more.
Compared with traditional Hollywood-style anti-terrorism action movies, movies adapted from real events can obviously make the audience more intuitive and profoundly understand the horror of terrorism.
The natural plot derived from real events also makes the film more tense and powerful, and today's "Mumbai Hotel" is a masterpiece .
"Mumbai Hotel" was written and directed by Anthony Maras, who originally directed the tube , and co- produced with Australia, the United States, and India, bringing together outstanding actors from India, the United States, and the United Kingdom.
Armie Hammer (Armie Hammer) from the United States takes the lead in this film. The works we are most familiar with with Hammer are "Please call me by your name" and "Social Network" .
The British actor Dev Patel played an important supporting role this time. When he appeared on the stage, he thought he was " Suraj Sharma" .
In addition, Armie Hammer plays the wife of actor satisfied Zanning · Boni Artie (Nazanin Boniadi) from Iran Tehran.
Anupam Kher , the hotel chef who played a key role in promoting the plot , is from India .
And British actor Jason Isaacs (Jason Isaacs) , who has acted in the American drama "The White House" and the Harry Potter series , played one of the hotel's VIP guests in the film.
When all the guests checked into the hotel, the terrorist attack also followed... "Hotel Mumbai" in 125 minutes (unfortunately 107 minutes for the domestic version) brought an anxious, nervous and almost suffocating movie-watching experience to the audience .
The film restores the entire process of the Tajmar Hotel attack in a multi-line narrative way , focusing on the cat and mouse game between terrorists, hotel staff and guests .
In my opinion, "Mumbai Hotel" is a film with a very precise positioning and a concentrated screenplay . To a certain extent, it is the same as "Nowhere to Run" in 2015 and "Dunkirk" in 2017. There are similarities in the same way.
They are all telling the story of survival, amplifying the audience's sensory experience, allowing the audience to enter the story in an immersive way , and feel the tension and anxiety that the parties feel at that moment.
Although "Mumbai Hotel" is based on the Taj Mahal Hotel in India , many internal scenes were actually shot in Australia. During the filming, the director will play real gunshots and blasting sound effects in pursuit of realism .
Experience is the core demand of the director in creating this film, and he did it very well.
Unlike previous films of the same genre that laid the groundwork in half the time and escaped in half the time , "Mumbai Hotel" is a simple, straightforward and extremely efficient film in plot processing.
The film was first brought in from the perspective of a terrorist, and then after the scene was switched to a hotel, a few strokes described the hotel’s services at the time and the basic settings of the main characters. All the plots and character introductions were completed in less than 20 minutes. .
Then there was a gunshot, and the terrorist attack began. In the next 100 minutes, the tension and despair did not disappear for a second .
The director of the film, Anthony Maras , showed excellent control in the plot and mastered the narrative rhythm skillfully.
He allowed the film's narrative perspective to constantly switch between the roles of terrorists , police officers, guests, waiters, etc., to present the whole picture of the massacre in a panoramic manner.
And using the geographical environment of the hotel to keep terrorists and innocents "hide and seek".
Some people might say that "Mumbai Hotel" is using commercial entertainment to consume tragedies in order to please the audience. I really can't agree with this point.
"Mumbai Hotel" is a movie that hopes the audience can empathize with the victims from beginning to end .
The experience restored by the director is the despair, suffocation, and the strong desire to survive at that moment, and the scene of innocent people dying like ants is used to alert every audience, the evil and ignorance of extreme terrorism.
Although almost all the characters in "Mumbai Hotel" are made up , everything that these characters give comes from the victims in real events.
The director did not try to create a Hollywood-style hero, nor did he praise the selfless character when the disaster came. He put all his thoughts on how to restore a very realistic massacre , presenting a beautiful dream. How a five-star hotel becomes a hell on earth.
There is no so-called protagonist halo in the whole movie . All the protagonists you think may be the victims in the next second.
The hotel chef who came forward, there were only 4 police officers, and unarmed hotel guests... In the face of a terrorist attack, fate may not favor anyone.
Facing the death god in front of him , he was helpless and helpless like an uncontrollable baby crying .
"With the phone on, I want to hear their cries with my own ears." Terrorists are inexorable and kill people when they see them, leaving no room for them. The film's narrative in this plot is brutal and direct, and it also allows the audience to be more able to substitute for the victim, and tremble.
The whole process of watching the movie is even more worrying and nervous. Compared with the scene of terrorists walking and wanton massacre, you seem to be truly in hell , with the danger of death everywhere.
Many movies that restore historical events will be criticized by some people as having no opinions and not outputting the value orientation of the creator. But in my opinion, film is an audiovisual art, not a preaching art.
Everything it conveys does not need to be spoken by the mouth. It is not a paper or a film review. It is an image. Everything the director makes you feel through the image is everything he wants to express. The image itself is an output of expression . And "Mumbai Hotel" is a successful, profound and convincing expression.
It is said that this film will be released on the mainland , and I hope that more audiences can feel the harm of terrorism to this world through this film.
Never think that terrorism is far away from you . Before winning this war, everyone is a potential victim!
"If you feel scared, take a jump. Even if you fall, you might fly."
-"Mumbai Hotel"
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