Where is heaven?

Brice 2022-03-24 09:03:52

In fact, at the beginning of the film, it was quite easy, and even a little funny. The two men repaired the chattering old man in the garage, and they drank takeaway tea on the hillside but only paid one person's money. The action signaled the kid who delivered the takeaway to get out of the way.
When I saw these scenes, I thought it was going to be a lighthearted movie, but then things took a turn for the worse, and the two were sent to carry out suicide bombings, and I suddenly realized that this is a story that takes place in Palestine , there, there is nothing light and funny at all.
So, I watched this two-hour film, even the subtitles at the end of the film, because I wanted to hear what kind of music the director would use to end the whole film. Obviously, the director and As heavy as I am, he didn't use any music as the background at the end of the film, just a black background color and white subtitles written in Arabic, at this time, I suddenly realized again that there seems to be no music in the whole film , the reason is still the same, in such a place, no matter what kind of music will appear very abrupt.

It's a very simple movie, so to speak, no complicated clues, no emotional entanglement, no intricate character relationships, no gun fights, no car chases, no nudity, just the crumbling cities of Palestine, blown up by artillery fire. Buildings full of holes, flying dust, passers-by in a hurry, and beards with weapons in their hands. However, the film is in the most subtle way, making people breathless again and again, such as the family dinner on the eve of the action; such as Said's younger brother's shirt; such as the cup of tea with four spoons of sugar at four in the morning; such as The last kiss of parting; like Said's bottomless but resolute eyes.

Said finally chose the opposite path from his father. He carried a bomb and got into a car full of Israeli soldiers. The camera zoomed in and only his eyes were on the screen. At this time, where is heaven? Where is Allah?

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Extended Reading
  • Lysanne 2022-03-30 09:01:11

    Imprisoned but can only bear

  • Jewell 2022-03-29 09:01:09

    I'm speechless, speechless, speechless...

Paradise Now quotes

  • Car Owner: It's still crooked.

    Said: What?

    Car Owner: It's still crooked.

    Said: What, the bumper?

    Car Owner: What else?

    Said: It's brand new.

    Car Owner: Maybe, but it's still crooked.

    Said: I'll take another look at it, sir.

    Car Owner: What for? It's crooked!

    Said: I don't think so.

    Car Owner: Are you saying I'm blind?

    Said: No, but you might be mistaken. Looks can be deceiving.

    Car Owner: My eyes are fine, and thank God for that.

    Said: And it's not crooked.

    Car Owner: Yes, it is! It's fucking crooked!

    Khaled: No, it's not.

    Car Owner: Get Abu Salim and have him look at it.

    Khaled: It's not crooked. You're probably cross-eyed.

    Car Owner: What did you say?

    Khaled: It's straight at a ruler.

    Car Owner: Go get Abu Salim. He'll tell you.

    Said: I'll check it with a level.

    [he takes a level and gives it to Khaled, who checks it]

    Car Owner: So who's cross-eyed now?

    Said: You are, sir. See? The ground's uneven, but the bumper's straight.

    Car Owner: Are you trying to screw me over? I can see it myself.

  • Khaled: Israel views partnership with and equality for the Palestinians under the same democratic system as suicide for the Jewish state. Nor will they accept a two-state compromise even though that is not fair to the Palestinians. We are to either accept the occupation forever or disappear. We've tried with all possible means to end the occupation with political and peaceful means. Despite it all, Israel continues to build settlements, confiscate land, Judaize Jerusalem and carry out ethnic cleansing. They use their war machine and their political and economical might to force us to accept their solution: that either we accept inferiority, or we will be killed.