This movie directed by Faith Akin really turned out to be different from what I expected. From some earlier research I had conducted, I was expecting a movie based on the story of the Armenian "genocide". However, the movie turned out to tell a story by itself. Of course, the Armenian "genocide" could be a story itself but this movie showed us something more. This movie really cut deep into the wound of a society.
The Armenians have a wound and no one can deny this. No one can stand up and say that those people didn't suffer or that they were treated fairly in 1915. No historian should yell out that the Turks were just but the circumstances weren't. Maybe they can confirm this with their mind but not with their soul. And Armenians on the other side shouldn't be yelling out that the Turks have to pay for what they did. How can you make someone pay for what happened 100 years ago? Well then, the Germans should pay for what the Nazis did back in the World War II. Is that how things work around with history and the mistakes our ancestors have made in the past?
Going back to the movie, it really has a touching story though it bores the viewer at some points. Not to mention some really disturbing scenes. The movie starts out kind of slow and emotional but as our main character Nazar develops; we get more interested in him than the historical bullshit going during the time. The movie achieves to capture the attention of the audience with a side story. Then that side story becomes the real story itself. A father searching for his lost daughters. The hardships and sacrifices he has to make. The emotional sufferings he has to go through. It all attracts the viewer.
As a whole the movie is worth watching. One particular scene that I enjoyed the most is when an audience is watching a Charlie Chaplin movie. The scene was so ironic and filled with contrary emotions that it gave me the chills. The scene perfectly raises a purge of emotions. It also foreshadows the ending of the movie. So if you also want to be slightly cut by a misfortune event that cut many things from many people, I would say go for this movie. It is definitely worth getting cut for..
The Armenians have a wound and no one can deny this. No one can stand up and say that those people didn't suffer or that they were treated fairly in 1915. No historian should yell out that the Turks were just but the circumstances weren't. Maybe they can confirm this with their mind but not with their soul. And Armenians on the other side shouldn't be yelling out that the Turks have to pay for what they did. How can you make someone pay for what happened 100 years ago? Well then, the Germans should pay for what the Nazis did back in the World War II. Is that how things work around with history and the mistakes our ancestors have made in the past?
Going back to the movie, it really has a touching story though it bores the viewer at some points. Not to mention some really disturbing scenes. The movie starts out kind of slow and emotional but as our main character Nazar develops; we get more interested in him than the historical bullshit going during the time. The movie achieves to capture the attention of the audience with a side story. Then that side story becomes the real story itself. A father searching for his lost daughters. The hardships and sacrifices he has to make. The emotional sufferings he has to go through. It all attracts the viewer.
As a whole the movie is worth watching. One particular scene that I enjoyed the most is when an audience is watching a Charlie Chaplin movie. The scene was so ironic and filled with contrary emotions that it gave me the chills. The scene perfectly raises a purge of emotions. It also foreshadows the ending of the movie. So if you also want to be slightly cut by a misfortune event that cut many things from many people, I would say go for this movie. It is definitely worth getting cut for..