It's a tie between two supporters of the Julian Schnabel's film "Miral." One is by actor Johnny Depp who described the film as
"an epic poem teetering on the edge of a dagger. "and academic Hamid Dabashi who claims the film "is a resolute act of truth and reconciliation, a visual pilgrimage—to Palestine, to find peace in the forgiving landscape of an unforgiving history that must one day overcome itself." (huhh?)
I appreciate the good intentions of all involved and their desire to support a Hollywood friend (in the first case) and the Palestinian cause (in the second). And I do recognize that some people don't want any narrative from any Palestinian point of view no matter how weak it is. Still, "Miral" doesn't deserve this praise. It's a weak film. Not because it tells the story only from the Palestinian point of view (as some anti-Palestinians claim), but because it tells badly the very little story it has.
"an epic poem teetering on the edge of a dagger. "and academic Hamid Dabashi who claims the film "is a resolute act of truth and reconciliation, a visual pilgrimage—to Palestine, to find peace in the forgiving landscape of an unforgiving history that must one day overcome itself." (huhh?)
I appreciate the good intentions of all involved and their desire to support a Hollywood friend (in the first case) and the Palestinian cause (in the second). And I do recognize that some people don't want any narrative from any Palestinian point of view no matter how weak it is. Still, "Miral" doesn't deserve this praise. It's a weak film. Not because it tells the story only from the Palestinian point of view (as some anti-Palestinians claim), but because it tells badly the very little story it has.
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