The reality of suicide bombing is something the world has gotten very familiar with unfortunately. Of course everyone has seen some images related to these bombings. Not a lot of movies are made about the subject (the only one I know about it is Paradise now). If you would have to make a movie about it yourself, you’d probably show the story of what motivates the bomber to do such a thing so you are able to maybe understand it better (for example a specific background that results in a nothing to lose attitude) You probably wouldn’t think of making a comedy about the subject, but that’s exactly what Four Lions is. The result is a really funny comedy. Continue reading
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Unthinkable (2010)
Terrorism has been the subject of many movies. Examples are Arlington Road, Fight Club, Die Hard, V for Vendetta, United 93, Der Baader Meinhof Complex or TV series like Sleeper Cell and 24. Unthinkable also is based on this subject, but instead of going the action movie route it chooses the format of a thriller. Continue reading