Modern day applications

Rating: 9/10 (7 June 2010)

It's hard to really sympathize with either side in this movie. The resistance fighters have a right to their independence yet are attacking through terrorist acts against civilians. The French military is trying to protect themselves and their people but are doing so through inhumane tactics, such as torture, and are executing their strategy in a methodical, almost machine-like manner. What this film does well is try to show both sides without bias and let the audience decide who the good guys and bad guys are. The plot is applicable to modern day wars and raises the question, "how do you fight against this kind of terrorism?" It made me realize how little is known about the motivations behind modern day terrorists, and how the word "terrorist" should not be completely synonymous with the word "evil."