As an Arab, I was really hesitant to watch the movie. Us Jordanians were the second most affect nation of the Palestinian/Israeli conflict due to historical, geographical, and social reasons. After reading so much about the movie, I decided to put my feelings aside, and eventually pressed the play button...
I had deep conflicted feelings when the movie ended.. I cried at the tragic end, screamed at the screen "don't do it, you fool!" But the movie is over, and I'm still reeling over it to this second..
I'm not gonna talk about the sexuality aspect of the movie, as it is a huge issue for Arabs in general, and Muslims in specific, but I don't believe that was the main idea behind "The Bubble".. The movie tackled the issue of coexistence between Palestinians and Israelis, that many of the people living on the west side of the borders are trying to achieve.. A certain group of young people from both sides are starting to admit that the conflict will not be ending anytime soon, and that hatred and violence will only bring on more hatred and violence, which was the ultimate point to be made at the end of the movie..
As a Muslim, I have to say that I do not in any way accept the methods of Jihadi extremists.. Death is not the answer.. Death only brings more death, and we saw that as the first piece of domino fell, leading to the tragic death of Ashraf and Noam..
It was obvious that the two lovers were facing hard times putting their feelings aside regarding the politics of the country, which was clearly shown after the first bombing took place and Yali lost his ability to walk, causing Noam to stop answering Ashraf's calls.. Then Ashraf's sister was killed "by accident", causing him to stop answering Noam.. The pieces fell one after another until Ashraf decided to make that stupid decision to take his brother-in-law's place in a martyr/suicide mission, leading to his, and Noam's death..
Personally, I think Ashraf only took on this mission because it felt like his only way out.. He didn't do it for political nor religious reasons.. It was merely done because of the depression he felt himself sinking into.. But when he saw Noam towards the end, it was a wakeup call, and he walked away.. He still wanted to press the button because he saw it in Noam's eyes that his lover had realized what he was about to do, and maybe he couldn't take that either... Noam, on the other hand, didn't care.. He knew what was coming, but he still walked out of the shop, and stood so close to Ashraf, as if he didn't want him to go through it alone, ultimately saying that the violence both sides keep causing kills everything, even love..
I had deep conflicted feelings when the movie ended.. I cried at the tragic end, screamed at the screen "don't do it, you fool!" But the movie is over, and I'm still reeling over it to this second..
I'm not gonna talk about the sexuality aspect of the movie, as it is a huge issue for Arabs in general, and Muslims in specific, but I don't believe that was the main idea behind "The Bubble".. The movie tackled the issue of coexistence between Palestinians and Israelis, that many of the people living on the west side of the borders are trying to achieve.. A certain group of young people from both sides are starting to admit that the conflict will not be ending anytime soon, and that hatred and violence will only bring on more hatred and violence, which was the ultimate point to be made at the end of the movie..
As a Muslim, I have to say that I do not in any way accept the methods of Jihadi extremists.. Death is not the answer.. Death only brings more death, and we saw that as the first piece of domino fell, leading to the tragic death of Ashraf and Noam..
It was obvious that the two lovers were facing hard times putting their feelings aside regarding the politics of the country, which was clearly shown after the first bombing took place and Yali lost his ability to walk, causing Noam to stop answering Ashraf's calls.. Then Ashraf's sister was killed "by accident", causing him to stop answering Noam.. The pieces fell one after another until Ashraf decided to make that stupid decision to take his brother-in-law's place in a martyr/suicide mission, leading to his, and Noam's death..
Personally, I think Ashraf only took on this mission because it felt like his only way out.. He didn't do it for political nor religious reasons.. It was merely done because of the depression he felt himself sinking into.. But when he saw Noam towards the end, it was a wakeup call, and he walked away.. He still wanted to press the button because he saw it in Noam's eyes that his lover had realized what he was about to do, and maybe he couldn't take that either... Noam, on the other hand, didn't care.. He knew what was coming, but he still walked out of the shop, and stood so close to Ashraf, as if he didn't want him to go through it alone, ultimately saying that the violence both sides keep causing kills everything, even love..