Review of Midnight Express (1978) by Richard C — 07 Dec 2010
Yet another prison movie with the same set up, you might think, but it's more than that, as a lot of the territory it traverses is still relevant. Not surprising, considering its true-story account.
The subject is unrelentingly stark and manages to remain engrossing. Every emotion the main character feels brought about by the injustice, cruelty, and backwardness is easily felt and the despair and frustration are great at criticizing or at least questioning multiculturalism in the postmodern era as well as the unfair punishment and restriction concerning relatively harmless drugs.
It's quite good at expressing the negative facets related to physically abusive systems, and xenophobia, as it's a worst-case scenario, and in effect, the script is diverse and takes you on one hell of a Turkish roller coaster ride.
The Turkish culture was impossible not to generalize and condemn in an important one-sided perspective as emotionally charged as Midnight Express.
This review of Midnight Express (1978) was written by Richard C on 07 Dec 2010.
Midnight Express has generally received very positive reviews.
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