More on Munich
Aussie Dave | Dec 23, 2005 | 5 comments
As I discuss on this week’s Israellycool Podcast, Anti-Defamation League National Director Abraham Foxman crawls so far up Steven Spielberg’s tuchus, that he needs a miner’s lamp (kind of like the canary in the coal mine, in fact)
In response to claims that the film may not be historically accurate, Foxman states:
“This is not a documentary and nobody’s pretending it is.”
But the same could be said about The Passion of the Christ, the Mel Gibson movie that he attacked like Ariel Sharon attacking a shwarma (yes, I know I already used that simile here, but I feel it deserves some reuse).
The issue is what is the message of the movie, since movies can really affect people’s perceptions. If the message is one of moral relativism, then is no just bad for Israel, but a bad message for everyone. And Spielberg deserves to be criticized, just like Mel Gibson was.
Update: Real, former Mossad agents have their say about the inaccuracies of the film.
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It also plays into the stereotype that Jews are cheap, that they would rather save money than give their operatives proper equipment. The book was interesting, but it was fiction, and unfortunately, Spielberg has the clout to make everyone believe it is true, disclaimers notwithstanding.
psychotoddler
I listened to your pod cast, and although you may not have been able to view this film, I hope you will read the New York Times review and at some point trouble your self to see the film.I have yet to read a review that has necessarily panned the film maker’s purpose. There is no moral eqivicating that occurs in this film. In fact the Jewish character’s in this screenplay struggle with the cost that blood carries, throughout the film. The Palestinian characters seem to have no moral issue with slaughter of life.
Not all of the Spielberg films are great, but I find it unconscionable that anyone would criticize a man like Speilberg who has given so much to the memory of the Jewish Community, especially the Shoah.
I have no idea who you are, however, I remember in living color the events that I watched during the Munich Olympics. The replay of the news footage made me cry. If Speilberg portrayed to special agents as moral individuals who questioned their actions, then where is the moral eqivicating? And even if this qualifies as such, why is it bad to portray govenment agents with consciences?
There are greater problems.
They criticize just for the publicity. I don’t think there are many celebrities that do thing from their hearts. They always think with their pockets.
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They criticize just for the publicity. I don’t think there are many celebrities that do thing from their hearts. They always think with their pockets.
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take a virtual tour of my site
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