just some input

Rating: 7/10 (8 June 2010)

this is almost a timeless movie just like with the writings of Nostradamus different people can interpret this movie in anyway that they want too which i think is a "double sided" sword to speak. the biggest conclusion one could draw upon first watching this film is that there may bee a connection with September 11th and even though this film was recorded almost a half century before that however it seems to create a sympathy for FLN guerrilla insurgency even though they clearly are "terrorists" (according to todays standards) the audience seems to develop a connection with them and seems to almost want them to beat the french paratroopers. i have always been a fan of the star wars movies but in particular the opening scene in which the FLN are about to be blown up by the french col. Mathieu reminds me of when Darth Vader is about to blow up princesses Leia's home planet in exchange for information which would end the rebellion but the plan fails. however in the battle of Algiers the plan "fails" when the leadership of the FLN is killed yet the young boy steals the microphone and declares that the resistance is not dead sparks the flame that will continue to grow until "justice" is achieved. something i really liked about this film is that every incident could be argued as being necessary for a previous action and causes all the violence in the film is due to retaliation. there seems to be a method to the madness of this film and it makes the audience think of whether or not there is a good or bad side which is what i enjoyed.