Review of Paradise Now (2005) by Julian B — 31 May 2012

This movie is a very powerful and important film. It provides a message and story like no other. Remember that crazy, religious fanatic suicide bomber? Think again. As a society an image can be given to some very sensitive political topics through the media.

We are exposed to one side of the story. Do not get me wrong, I do not condone suicide bombing or any type of bombing. All I'm saying is to see another insight to the faceless mask provided by the media on the topic of suicide bombing.

We as a people forget how comfortable our lives are. That is not the situation in many other parts of the world. People are dying for democracy/freedom in many places especially the Middle East. There are massacres in Syria with children being killed.

A merchant had to set himself on fire to provide the fire to give the spark to get out of the tyrant's grip. We do nothing about it. I'm not saying we can because its not such a simple situation its politics.

We have mansion-like embassies in some of the poorest countries in the world. We fail to see the revolution that is being started everywhere. We also do not see some very horrendous situations in the world.

Somalian starvation, the situation in Sudan, the European economy falling apart. I think this can be a wake-up call to some. This movies moves deeply into a mind of a suicide bomber. It shows that some of these people are in a very hard situation and may not be all that evil as we think.

Maybe it means we need to change something about ourselves. This is a story from the other side. No media. Everyone should see this. It is powerful and unsettling.