Friday, December 18, 2009

Waltzing with Bashir

This film starts out in a bar, where an old friend tells his doctor Ari about a recurring nightmare in which he is chased by 26 vicious dogs. The two men conclude that there's a connection to their Israeli Army mission in the first Lebanon War of the early eighties. Ari is surprised that he can't remember a thing anymore about that period of his life. Intrigued by this riddle, he decides to meet and interview old friends and comrades around the world. He needs to discover the truth about that time and about himself. As Ari delves deeper and deeper into the mystery, his memory begins to creep up in surreal images.
I found this film to be very interesting. It was unlike any other film we had seen I class and the message behind it was so powerful. Before this film I knew nothing about this massacre. I feel times it’s a film that everyone should see.

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