No Man's Land
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Movie Reviews of No Man's Land
Movie Review: The line between life and death
Summary: 5 Stars
No Man's Land is possibly the best film that I've watched in a while. It's a poignant story of humanity and life. Against the backdrop of the Bosnian-Serb Civil War, the story revolves around a Bosnian and a Serbian soldier both trapped at the lines. Their only chance to bury the hatchet for once was ruined by the very cause that started the rivalry between them and their sides: the war. Both eventually opted for tit-for-tat actions that hurt each other while a third man layed motionlessly on top a bouncing mine waiting for rescue. The film exploits larger issues at hand: an over-emphasis on who's right and wrong and the lack of intervention by the UN. As the UN forces encountered the situation at hand, their eventual indifference shed some light on how by being non-interventionist could have resulted in the war going on forever. Perhaps it's time for reflection on what's important: saving lives or saving face?
Maybe it's true what the French sergeant said , that you can't be neutral in the face of murder. Deserving of the Oscar Best Foreign Film!!!!
Movie Review: No Man's Land-- the Catch 22 for the Balkans
Summary: 5 Stars
I have to admit that when No Man's Land won the Oscar, I thought that the Academy was just being plitically correct by giving recognition to a movie with a "humanity mission" vs. the light comedy Amelie. That was until I saw both.Starting off as absurdly funny, the movie gradually turns into a tragical symbol of the entire conflict with all its national and itnernational players. The premise is simple--a Serbian and a Bosnian are trapped in a trench and cannot get out, because they will be shot by the other side. Overcomming initial hostility they become friends, only to succumb to the tension, century-old built-in distrust and at the end tragedy. I will not get into more details, but this simple plot provides the viewers with a very accurate descriptions of the emotions behind each side and the deadend, hopeless situations such long term tensions breed. If there is anything that this movie is trying to teach is that the situation is not that simple, that while the conflict is murderous, each side has is right in its own way. The catch is deadly for the characters.
Movie Review: Bitter film !
Summary: 5 Stars
This work won The Best foreign film in 2001 competing with prize with Amelie.
The story is powerful . It beats hard , it{s a clear advise about the unthinkable situations that the war may origin .
The anguish turns around a soldier whose life depends of a single movement .
The crude view about the reports of the international press showing a personal and delicate tragedy as an additional informative issue lets you thinking about the narrow line that divides the personal disgrace and the new itself .
What can it be done in this case ?
The internal and ancestral hate among the people of the ancient Yugoslave grows and grows till the times comes for a practical soultion .
The humanitarian support of the Red Cross is not enough . You can feel in the air .
Powerful statement about the insanity of certain human people who consider the murder is not enough , but they celebrate the slow agony and the impotence for helping a human life : an additional number in their reports.
Movie Review: A great Movie
Summary: 5 Stars
It was - March 24, 2002 - the day we were all waiting for the 74th Academy awards to be announced. I was living at Sunnyvale, CA at that point of time and was very much interested in Best Foriegn film category. I am from india and was obviously interested in the movie LAGAAN - A musical and a great movie as well - which was nominated for the same. When the time came to the announcement of result - i was disappointed. It was a movie called NO MANS LAND that has won the award. Wondered was the heck the movie has to grab the award competing against `AMELIE` - french film and `LAGAAN`.
Rented out the movie and was blown away. Such a beautifully scripted and directed movie from the man who was himself was affected by the serbia/bosnia war. A must watch for anyone who want to know more about the bosnia/serbia conflict. Take my word you will never regret for buying this movie.
Movie Review: War movie of entirely different kind!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a war movie, at the same time, its very much personal film. When two soldiers of opposite camps are forced to stay in a trench - both having bullet injury - they not only confront enemy, they confront their mirror images. Both have similar mission, similar wound, similar feeling, similar frustration about the trouble they are in, again for similar reason.
Through their exchange of words and thoughts the movie displays the gigantic proportion of farce that the war has reached. The lighter moments in the movie have been injected with brilliant sense of precision and wit. Interestingly, even such a prolonged session together does not help to let the very soldiers realize the futility of their hostility. Almost similar to the lack of sensitivity of the UN, as the movie showed.
A funny film about war, from a very different perspective.
A must watch.