I had a brief interest with a movie I heard from a levantese friend ages ago during one of our rather routine site inspections. He was rather irritated with it then, or aggitated with something about it. This is not new to me, him being aggitated or similar to that on some obscure issues. Somehow it seems natural for him to be that way. Well, anyway, this movie that he was referring to is a comedy. just a comedy. As he harangued about it, I just politely ignored it all together and simply went into my own business of inspecting some items in the then, being-constructed mall. Eventually, I lost interest in the movie even before I started having to.
Number of months came to pass, and I totally forgot anything about the discussion with my friend and his favorite movie as narrated above, until today.
Actually, I had watched that movie last night. I was actually laughing at the movie. no surprise there since it is supposed to elicit that response, a comedy, right? Thinking, fortunately, my countrymen is not a target of the mockery in this ridiculous movie. Goot. AH! I have now realized, that maybe, that is why my friend was not at all happy about this movie. His sensibilities are offended especially because the bad guys in this movie is them (Again).
A US magazine described it as an obscene, ridiculous and occassionally funny movie that may cause panic in the Middle East and derail the peace process. Too much girgir for me!
What i think is, to put it lightly, is that it was a combination of cultural mockery, politically incorrectness, racist redneck bigotry and whore piggery all-in-one!!! This sick comedy will somehow make you laugh.
Hummous is a common middle eastern food garnish, which literally means chickpeas, grounded to paste and comes with spices. Normally, olive oil is added on-top for presentation. They normally eat it with most dishes. However, in this movie, mockery in mind, it is used everywhere and in everything, barbequeing, hair moisturizer, toothbrushing, you name it.
If ever they decide to mock my native bagoong, i will brush it all-over them for good measure. Let them enjoy the stink of their own hubris. he3!!!
Yani, it is about a conflict in the Middle East about land, people-vs-people, and the right to live in these ancient lands. Wa baden, the protagonists were brought to the shores of milk and honey to enable them to escape the troubles at home and to start a fresh and new life in the new world.
However, these peoples, thought that they have left the troubles of their homeland, are now confronted with each other again, face to face, to death, and with the addition of their new oppressors in, in the supposed to be, land of the free, Amrika.
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. This is not a political commentary, it seems that it does not take sides in the conflict. One must not take this garbage seriously. It is anyway, above all, a slapstick comedy, and a wishful love story, and then, a ridiculous action movie. The protagonist fell in-love with the antagonist's sister. Try to figure-out what will come out of it. he3!!! It is not unlike a telenovela back home. The ending of the movie was a reconciliation of both sides.
I somehow pity my friend in being subject to that stress. His people being picked upon by comedians in Hollywood and would surely get to his nerves someday. And there it was, I remember now, my aggitated friend, fuming finally got to his nerves. Whom i totally did not understand before, if i may add, and ignored, and relegated into the backburner of my memory. A sorry and apathetic response from an indio, whom should not be numb and could relate to indignation and suffering. Que horror!
But now I simpathize with him because of the tragedy that they are now suffering under the bombardment of the Israelis. I mourn the inocent harmed and lost.
However, retaliation will not end it, but will just prolong it.
Would it be asking too much if we could see the ending in this conflict be similar to that in the movie?
Khallas!
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