Reviews tell us that the movie is "Inspired by true events" and it opens with the Munich Massacre during the 1972 Olympics in Germany when members of the Israeli Olympic team were taken hostage by the Palestinian terrorist organization Black September. The film follows a covert Mossad squad, which are ordered to track and kill a list of 11 Black September members thought to be responsible for Munich (and hence the title of the film).
Without giving much away, one scene that I found to be really interesting was the converstation between "Avner", the leader of the team and a PLO member. It's interesting because here Spielberg tries to give a Palestinian viewpoint - about someone fighting for his right to a home. See what happens to the guy later.
The movie is based on the book Vengeance: The True Story of an Israeli Counter-Terrorist Team by George Jonas. Some say that it is not realistic. But I discovered that there was an - "Operation Wrath of God".
Anyway, today I read about Israeli Interior Minister Roni Bar-On's announcement on radio that "Nasrallah decided his own fate" and "We will settle our accounts with him when the time comes." FYI, Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah is the head of the Hizbollah.
Mahatma Gandhi once said "An eye for an eye, makes the whole World blind," but I guess, no one is listening.
Get the Munich DVD (Widescreen Edition) here.
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2 comments:
i watched the movie too. i enjoyed it, but i felt that it was too much of a political film. even though spielberg tried to be fair to both Isreal and Palestine, the movie was still seen through the eyes of an Isreali.
I feel that it is a fair portrayal unlike in some other Hollywood movies which show them as crazed brainless idiots who want to destroy the World.
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