Great Summer Movie, Unfortunately the Sufi's got Smeared

Rating: 8/10 (5 July 2010)

Prince of Persia was a fun video-based movie. A little too much CGI in a few places and not enough kissing in others. Lol! But the concepts flowed. If anything, the vagueness of the "Gods" was just weird and the prince's reference to the One Creator not strong enough. So, obviously some scriptwriter just plain chickened out BIG TIME.
Like I always tell people, "Be very, VERY good or be very, VERY bad." Don't sit in the middle; it's a pretty ugly place to be.
Future scriptwriters, when writing about the Persian Empire, remember to put in that they were Muslim and it was a common practice to take orphans, especially Christian orphans, into the palace. Christians are viewed as dependable and worthy of equality in the Qur'an. (Infidels are people that don't believe in Judgment Day; and thus live their lives without consequences) That's why the bad guy, a Muslim, is justly and rightly killed by the Christian orphan. That's right, the Christian saves the day! Whoo Hoo!
It's interesting and beautiful when you watch a movie like "The Kingdom of Heaven" which didn't sugar coat anything. I think people appreciated it more and the Box Office Tickets showed it. However, despite the sugar coating in the "Prince of Persia", it was still very good and the gray, "Chicken Out" area was only two lines in the whole movie.
Unfortunately, their use of Sufi meditation was just vulgar and sadly misinformed to the point of being incredibly stupid. The spin is a re-enactment of the earth's lopsided spin and a form of prayer. It is not about visions and certainly Not about fortune-telling.
I guess the only consolation is that they used a dancer for the Sufi. The man was both upright and "spotting" which means that he was keeping track of one point in front of him to keep from getting dizzy. This means the whole scene was fake from the inside out.
I am grateful for such kindness. If they had used a real Sufi, I would have completely lost my joy of watching the movie. But misrepresentation happens all the time in Hollywood. AS LONG AS NO ONE THINKS ITS REAL, then everything will be fine.
Fortunately, Fasting and sleep deprivation is the only form of vision questing known to man and it is done in every religion: Buddhism, Christianity, Shintoism, most native people etc...meaning ANYONE can do it.
So, in the future, do your homework both historically and religiously and next time you'll get A's from everyone! Certainly, the Ostrich races were a Hoot!!! I Loved the end and thought it was quite inventive, thus making the Film completely enjoyable - the whole point! Thank you Walt Disney for a fun-filled effort!