| Topic List | Page List: 1 |
|---|---|
| Topic | The SephG Top 250 [movies] - Topic II: the top 75 |
| Nelson_Mandela 06/26/19 3:46:38 PM #46: | #54. The Battle of Algiers https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/aa/The_Battle_of_Algiers_poster.jpg Dir: Gillo Pontecorvo Genre: War Year: 1966 If you want a really chilling, realistic movie about terrorism (and the military response to it), look no further than The Battle of Algiers. This movie genuinely scared me after 9/11 because it provides prescient insight into the nature of rebellion--and just how futile it can be to try to fight it. The Battle for Algiers is filmed almost like a documentary. It shows both sides to the Franco-Algerian war of the 1950s--both the perspectives of the terror cells that began to emerge in Algiers and the French military commanders hell-bent on stopping them. The Battle for Algiers is very methodical in its presentation, almost like a textbook, but it still manages to be incredibly riveting nonetheless. We get some true insight into the gray area that is human affairs, offering an unsettling look into our own War on Terror here. --- "A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25 "Sephy's point is right."~ Inviso ... Copied to Clipboard! |
| Topic List | Page List: 1 |
