Paradise Now Essay

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REL 1103 Questions to Ponder for Movie Review Paradise Now (2005) Use these questions to guide your thinking about the issues raised in Paradise Now. 1. Describe the setting of the movie. What is the attitude of the characters toward their surroundings? a. Movie is set in the west bank which is under military control (this is most present when suha is being searched) and Khaled and Said seen unamused with the environment (looking for more because they are bored) b. Suha seems dishearten and afraid of what theWest bank has become but at the same time trying reform it 2. What tactics do Khaled and Said’s handlers in the terrorist group use to encourage them to go through with their suicide bombing mission? a. They use the idea of this being …show more content…

Wheatley’s description of the conflict. The conquest that the state of Israel went on after getting a country seems totally unacceptable in today’s times. I now have a better understanding of the pain and conflict that is felt in the region. The movie however did not change my views on suicide bombings. The only fuel that seems to encage with the rational mind is the idea of paradise after death. This ideology however (as seen in the movie) can be superseded with the idea that more work can be done alive than dead. I will never understand how a person who wants to make a difference for his or her cause thinks that blowing themselves up is the way to make the most impact regardless of his or her agenda. Lastly, the movie did help give me get a visual of a terror cell and ideology that can exist. In the news terror is often referenced as a large global group, but the community aspect is often not highlighted. The ideology of these groups is often not a purely religious as many think, which is a concept I am just beginning to understand in this Into to World Religions class. The movie highlights this when Jamal and the terror cell leader discus the payment for other members in the group. In summary the movie help shed light on conflict that highly debated not only in this country, but within the evangelical church. I feel much more educated, and equipped to engage in these conversations

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