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Reviews
Israelism (2023)
A must see for anyone who wishes to understand the dynamics of instituitions that create fervent Israel advocates
I personally have lived in Israel, interacted with young americans that come on bith right tours or as peace corps, I have been to the west bank, seen the situaiton of the bedouins in the Negev, this documentary doesn't bring anything new to me.
But it is definitely something I would recommend to people completely unfamiliar with the dynamics of Hebrew school, birth right tours, and all the fantasy leading up to Aliyah. Most people I spoke to didn't even know the concept of birth right.
I feel the conflict is not complex and this documentary is an excellent starting point. We can then dig in further by books by Rachid Khalidi, Avi Slaim, Ilan Pappe, Edward said etc....
Noces (2016)
Neither the actor nor the director is Pakistani
What is the point of making such movies really?
The movie East is east back in its time was funny and more or less credible, the clash of cultures, the patriarchal figure holding on stongly to appeareances. I emphasis "back in the time" and more or less.
But now this feels stuck in time, same narratives pointing out towards the backwardness of pakistanis (easten culture) and whites (western culture) as the saviors/embodiment of liberty.
A narrative that keeps selling over and over...
What's more, non of the characters happen to be Pakistani, nor the director. Why speak for others?
What's the point really?