either freedom or death

Rating: 10/10 (19 June 2011)

Even tough the director of the movie neither french nor Algerian it is more on the Algerian sight since I felt more empathy towards Algerian sight. Yet some parts of the movie gives tips about the Algerian culture but it doesn't fulfill the theme or philosophy under it for example when Ali la Pointe says Hasan "I only afraid god" it is because Muslims are taught to be afraid of god but it is not the afraid in literal meaning. To be afraid of god is if one do something wrong he/she looses the god's compassion and consent . The earth born people are not the subject of to be afraid of so you don't have to lie or do wrong on a purpose of being threatened feelings. how these people kill the french then? because it is permissible to kill to defend your country in Islam. Further more it is the highest rank to die as a veteran for your country. Veterans are the most respectable and sensitive points of Muslim cultures. More over, the reporter's voice saying that that the Muslim's echoing with those unintelligible and frightening rhythmic cries is actually called "zilgit" . conversely what reporter defines zilgit , it is actually thrown at the weddings or folk dancing . it is basically the sound of the excitement of happiness or ecstasy of being together or celebrating something with other people. it is the sound of sharing a common excitement together. the french reporter saying about zilgit as unintelligible sound is very alien definition . Eastern Muslim people act mostly emotionally and so called" unintelligibly by western mentality. Algerian people is absolutely oppressing at the casbah and being torched at the prisons Algerian people is considered as an ignorant and uncivilized people by french . Soldiers laughs at the man drooping mouses out of his box .it is obvious that they are less developed in technology and science as other Muslim countries but their immaterial world is more developed than french even tough french don't realize it. such as their pride and woman's dignity is their dignity either they know that woman or not it's a divine matter. These people live for their dignity . that's the reason Ali la Pointe hit the guy instead of running away police. They have a sad state of freedom in casbah and considered as a link or number but human by french. they are torched killed oppressed. The psychological battle is as intense as physical one. french mostly announce or dictate that NFL is nonfunctional and announce the names who were captured. on the other hand even a child believes their freedom battle he sneaks and takes the microphone and courage people. NFL was been dissolved but they throw themselves to the roads with the cloth flags and making their body a bulwark because It's this way: being captured is beside the point, the point is not to surrender.