"they're all gone.."
The world was watching in 1972 as 11 Israeli athletes were murdered at the Munich Olympics. This is the story of what happened next.
finally watched munich today. not a beautiful movie, but one that really sucked me in.. it's so intense and gripping, that i felt strangely overwhelmed by it after i stepped out.. the movie has really many ideas, that it may seem conflicting at times, but i think it's only becos spielberg presented it in a "non-partisan" way (if i may put it that way). well well.. so many qns flooding my head now.. can the war against terrorism really end? on what basis? and is it really "terrorism"?
makes me wonder for a while: will i kill another human being if i'm asked by my govt to do so? after all, i'm in the military service. the word "combat" is there under the vocation status of any particulars form i fill in. but am i able to do so? without any sense of guilt, or hesitation?
my fav scene: when the group was sleeping in the "safehouse", and suddenly a group of PLO members came in to the same room! guns were brandished, but they managed to convince each other to a cease-fire. of course, the group didn't reveal their mossad identity, but came up with "red faction group" and pointing to a white guy saying he's from africa.. and they all slept in the same room after that. some of them even had a civil chat. i liked it cos it gives a fresh meaning to what these pple want: ultimately it's all the same, they just want a home, a place on earth.
another scene which touched me: a simple one when avner called home and his wife put the phone to their little baby. and avner just crumbled.. he started weeping, and emotions just flowed right out..
cool movie. there are some parts which are thoroughly funny, which is kinda weird considering the gravity of this film. but still, i think we shouldn't be afraid to laugh. oh, watch out for the very short appearance of Ehud Bakar, who would move on to be a war hero in mossad, and subsequently a prime minister..
finally watched munich today. not a beautiful movie, but one that really sucked me in.. it's so intense and gripping, that i felt strangely overwhelmed by it after i stepped out.. the movie has really many ideas, that it may seem conflicting at times, but i think it's only becos spielberg presented it in a "non-partisan" way (if i may put it that way). well well.. so many qns flooding my head now.. can the war against terrorism really end? on what basis? and is it really "terrorism"?
makes me wonder for a while: will i kill another human being if i'm asked by my govt to do so? after all, i'm in the military service. the word "combat" is there under the vocation status of any particulars form i fill in. but am i able to do so? without any sense of guilt, or hesitation?
my fav scene: when the group was sleeping in the "safehouse", and suddenly a group of PLO members came in to the same room! guns were brandished, but they managed to convince each other to a cease-fire. of course, the group didn't reveal their mossad identity, but came up with "red faction group" and pointing to a white guy saying he's from africa.. and they all slept in the same room after that. some of them even had a civil chat. i liked it cos it gives a fresh meaning to what these pple want: ultimately it's all the same, they just want a home, a place on earth.
another scene which touched me: a simple one when avner called home and his wife put the phone to their little baby. and avner just crumbled.. he started weeping, and emotions just flowed right out..
cool movie. there are some parts which are thoroughly funny, which is kinda weird considering the gravity of this film. but still, i think we shouldn't be afraid to laugh. oh, watch out for the very short appearance of Ehud Bakar, who would move on to be a war hero in mossad, and subsequently a prime minister..
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