The best movie of the year.

Rating: 9/10 (14 March 2006)

Maybe it's the fact I wasn't around when this incident took place, or that I was never even told anything like this took place, but I seem to be one of the few people who thought this movie was a masterpiece, and deserving of Best Picture.
What Spielberg pulled off with this film is a serious and disturbing recreation of a horrible event from, of course, the Jewish perspective, as Spielberg is Jewish himself. That's what really confused me about the controversy around this film. It shouldn't have offended anyone politically in any way. It's a movie... you have to show a side in a movie. Spielberg showed the Jewish side, but didn't justify it for us to be convinced it was the correct way, but rather to show us the state of mind of the people doing these assassinations, and why they thought their acts were justified.
When I went into this movie I was expecting a movie not unlike Schindlers List, and of course I didn't get what I was expecting. What I got was an entirely different kind of movie, but one almost as (if not just as) astounding as Schindlers List.
The length wasn't a problem for me at all, because this movie held my attention through the entire 3+ hours. I don't care how long a film is, as long as I'm entertained the full length I'm content, and thats exactly what this movie did.
But, of course, this movie is not one that will entertain the masses of teens and pre-teens who prefer non-stop action as opposed to a damn good story and slow-but-thoughtful filming. Not that Munich didn't have action. In fact, this movie was one of the most intense, gory, and brutal movies I saw this year, but for every 20 minutes of edge-of-your-seat action there was another 30-40 of plot and substance. This, plus the lack of publicity this movie got (compared to Brokeback, Crash, and a bunch of bad action/horror movies I've already forgotten), not many people are going to see this movie. Also, the snubbing of the Oscars will create the illusion this movie failed to those who judge their movies on how many awards they've won. Sadly, this movie will be forgotten over the ages, and that's a damn shame.
If you haven't seen this movie, please, just see it somehow. It's an astounding Spielberg film that will not disappoint.
K.T.