Wow!

Rating: 9/10 (23 January 2006)

I've just proudly seen Munich in a preview in Southampton. I must comment a little on it, and for once I'd like to avoid considering the story: when you start talking of terrorism, and Israel, and Palestine, well, you may never end it. So I won't start.
But... the film! What a film. I'll be afraid, in the next few days, of watching any other film, especially my favourite ones, because they cannot help but seem minor in some extent. What a technique! I'd never seen before so great realism in the acting and in the direction. You may love such a realism, independently of the story which lies behind, so beautifully realised it is.
I loved: 1 ) one of the first scenes, with the television showing the original live footage of a terrorist going out on the balcony of the hotel, shot from inside that same room; 2 ) the photography (each frame could be enlarged and watched as is); 3 ) the photography of the mother smiling and hugging her little daughter, against a beautiful bright light; 4 ) the final lovemaking scene, intermixed with the dreadful memories; 5 ) the tours over all the Europe of the 70s, perfectly recreated; 6 ) the very last scene with the Twin Towers, full of obvious meaning.
Great.