'Munch': A Steven Spielberg Film

Gemini Cricket · 01-04-2006, 12:40 PM

I, too, saw 'Munich'. I saw it on Sunday and still feel like I'm recovering from it. I liked it. It is shot very well. It's paced well. Like iSm says it does not take sides. But what it does instead of sway you is it makes you feel very frustrated that the problems between the two sides will never, ever end. It made me frustrated.

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innerSpaceman · 01-04-2006, 01:59 PM

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Oh, and I'm moving this to Beatnik, cause I (and others) may enjoy discussing the film now that we're done dissing the idiots who are too young and stupid to know either the title, significant 20th Century history, or basic geography.

Cadaverous Pallor · 01-04-2006, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

But what it does instead of sway you is it makes you feel very frustrated that the problems between the two sides will never, ever end. It made me frustrated.

Heh, welcome to the world of the Arabs and Jews. I've been frustrated my whole life.

01-04-2006, 12:40 PM	#1
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	I, too, saw 'Munich'. I saw it on Sunday and still feel like I'm recovering from it. I liked it. It is shot very well. It's paced well. Like iSm says it does not take sides. But what it does instead of sway you is it makes you feel very frustrated that the problems between the two sides will never, ever end. It made me frustrated. Spoiler: What's equally as frustrating to me is Spielberg's choice for a final shot of this film. Although I agree with him that 9/11 had everything to do with problems in the Middle East and fundamentalism, I felt that he was once again putting 9/11 images into his films (like he did with 'War of the Worlds') thus making it feel like he is exploiting what happened. This is also an another example to me how Steven needs to lighten up and do some escapist films once again. He's no fun anymore. And the only reason I can identify this in him is that I feel I do that too...
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01-04-2006, 01:59 PM	#2
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Spoiler: No fun anymore? War of the Worlds wasn't escapist fun, even though a disaster flick? Ok, how 'bout light fluff like The Terminal or Catch Me If You Can? Not having enough fun yet from good ol' Steven? I found the shot of the WTC to be the perfect comment at the end of the film. Terrorism will never end, and its brutality may sink all of us to levels of animal barbarism that civilized society is meant to shun. I hardly think a light touch was appropriate for Munich, or that a message-laden image at the finale was out of place for this particular message-laden film. Oh, and I'm moving this to Beatnik, cause I (and others) may enjoy discussing the film now that we're done dissing the idiots who are too young and stupid to know either the title, significant 20th Century history, or basic geography.
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