Film 7: Chris Kim Prof. Carrasco

Rating: 7/10 (21 December 2011)

I thought that the idea of this movie was amazing. It proved that the director was able to capture a scene in the movie that made me think very intently about whether the rebels were going to give up. In the coffee/ ice cream shop, the woman who planted the bomb was staring at a little boy enjoying his snack and for a second people are forced to think whether or not the woman is about to have second thoughts due to the fact that her maternal instincts for protecting the little boy was kicking in. It was very refreshing and interesting to watch the sudden change of events when she had that intimate point of view shot with the boy but then decided to leave the bomb for the better sake of her people's revenge. Overall this movie was outstanding and I learned a lot about the Battle of Algiers, whereas before I did not even know what the battle was about or who it was pertaining to.