We saw this last night. It started out pretty good, but eventually descended into this American cliche. The first few minutes of the film are basically presenting the brief history of America's relationship w/ KSA (since the average American moviegoer is unaware). It did paint this image that there's good and there's bad everywhere-including KSA (so it wasn't anti-Saudi, though I'm sure it will have offended some). Jennifer Garner wears a t-shirt that clings to her breasts throughout their 5 days in KSA (shaking head)...It was filmed almost entirely in Abu Dhabi, so it was nice to see some familiar scenes.
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Clingy T-shirts in KSA... of course they are trying to sell movie tickets... which requires tits and violent deaths..
not reality...
VS
I hate that they inserted people praying into a violent movie trailer. It creates a visual image in a person's head that equates Muslims with terror-I don't care what their "intention" in the movie is.
I'd say, like VS commented, that their intention is to make money. There were actually what an educator would call "teachable" moments throughout the film when it came to shedding some light on Islam for the viewers.
I'm so freakin' pissed they even make these movies I cant think of a sensible comment.
I thought it was an okay movie. I think that while they could have done better that they did a pretty good job (considering its hollywood) giving some sense of humanity to all the characters. They even showed that the "terrorists" weren't completely bad- they had loving families and homes they wanted to protect.
Eva, what exactly are 'these movies'? And why does it piss you off that they make them?
I just saw the movie and I thought it was pretty darn good.
Lynn,
I thought it was better than some movies-not wholeheartedly making all Saudis out to be the enemy. It was still loaded w/ "Here comes America to save the day" crap, but that's pretty normal-not nearly as bas as "Independence Day" with Will Smith or the Bruce Willis/Ben Affleck movie about the meteor headed for earth (chocking back vomit here).
I think Eva is referencing all the films that have historically placed Arabs/Muslims in roles of the baddie. This movie is not quite like that. There is a human side, and a bit of insight into Saudi Arabias as people-just like Americans. All cliche, yes, but not a complete mockery. It does portray Saudi police as being, on the whole, ineffective and unprofessional. Enter big, bad FBI agents to save the day.
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