It is fascinating to watch a film that is covering areas that never ( or at least I never saw one ) been covered before in cinemas... this is a story of Bedouin boy who happen to be living in an era that played role on forming the world we live in right now, greatly put by the director who had the mainline of the story going with small hints on the side to the great events happening at the time... the child's POV is all about basic human feelings, needs and experience not related in any sense to anything happening in the world, while the narrative container of the subject is about a history in the making... stunning cinematography and location, sucks the viewer in the atmosphere and the surroundings.. and takes you to that place... great to have original language and accent, that is what I think is Mel Gibson's best qualities..
A bit of the story falls beyond reach in the middle, where I lost connection with the characters and the atmosphere... but a debut feature film is very promising in that sense...
A bit of the story falls beyond reach in the middle, where I lost connection with the characters and the atmosphere... but a debut feature film is very promising in that sense...