Time of Favor
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Movie Review: Pious evil
Summary: 4 Stars
Despite occasional implausibilities in characterization and an ordinary if vivid cinematography (Hollywoodish), this film is definitely worth seeing. This is a thriller centering around a plot to blow up the Al Aqsa mosque, a plot instigated among three naive and good-natured IDF boys by an Ultra-Orthodox settler rabbi who claims he seeks to hasten the arrival of the Moshiakh. Who would have predicted, even so late as the end of World War II, that a mere cleric could precipitate a hell on earth by manipulating antiquated religious dogmas? And yet we know that this is one of the principal hazards of our time, and in fact can arise anywhere among the numerous fanatics who infest all three of the major Abrahamic religions.Aside from the assured, evasive and malevolent rabbi, the best performance is rendered by Tinkerbell in her portrayal of his independant and ethical daughter. She achieves, among other things, a highly effective and dignified love scene, cinematically the height of the film.
Movie Review: Missing the essential point
Summary: 4 Stars
Director Cedar has produced an exciting and frightening film which helps us see how natural hateful religious mania has become in Eretz-Yisrael. It is only through the agency of a person despised by traditional Yahaduth, a woman, that a horrible disaster is averted. Some reviewers have questioned the director's knowledge of Judaism. I cannot address that. But I am reminded, in this context, of the anecdote concerning Hillel's answer to the skeptic who asked him teach him the Torah while he, the skeptic, stood on one leg. Hillel is said to have replied, "The essence of the Torah is this: what is hateful to you, do not do to your fellow man. All the rest is commentary. Go and learn it." And this the Jewish daughter knew, when her learned father did not. Thanks to Cedar for bringing this valuable Jewish lesson before an audience which perhaps only sought a thrill and a confirmation of their prejudices.Movie Review: How far can you go
Summary: 4 Stars
Excellent movie. Very realistic depiction of a group of orthodox Israelis serving in the army as a separate unit (a lot of the fervently religious Israelis refuse to serve in the army, because they feel their mission on earth is to study Torah and perform all of its commandments-over 600 of them-daily, and therefore they would not be able to do so in the army). The movie shows all the tensions among the members of the unit regarding their attitude towards the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, with a love story in the background. It is not perfect, but it is very realistic, and it is very informative, too.Movie Review: worth the watch
Summary: 4 Stars
I liked this movie. Well done but I was at first a little put off by the anti-Israeli comments and thoughts. (I hate this land or something similar spewed out by the love interest.) I do understand that many Jews are really anti-Israel. It is a mess. With all the arab killing of Jews you have to wonder why the subject was radical Jews. I know it is a valid subject, it just seems a way to slam Israel politically. Political agenda maybe??
Worth the watch for some interesting insights.
barb
Movie Review: Political parable . . .
Summary: 3 Stars
I think you have to be Israeli to fully understand this film, the implications of its message, and the motives of the filmmakers. From an outsider's point of view, it seems to take a secular perspective on what amounts to religion-inspired political extremism - in this case a scheme to destroy the al-Aqsa mosque built on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, then occupying the site, apparently to make way for the building of the Third Temple, thereby ushering in the end of days. That anyone might regard this as an act of terrorism far beyond the scale of the attack on the World Trade Center seems (again to an outsider) outside the film's frame of reference. That not a single Palestinian character appears in the film, though it takes place in and around a West Bank settlement, says even more about the curious absence of a realistic context. As a portrayal of conflict between religious and secular Israelis, the film seems more like a parable or allegory than a story grounded in a plausible world.
An Israeli audience will surely more fully appreciate the characters, which (to me, again, as an outsider) do not come across with much depth. The father-daughter conflict, the love-triangle, the comic relief character all seem rather formulaic on the surface. I think you need to know Tinkerbell's other performances to appreciate this one; here her character seems morose and self-absorbed and not altogether plausible as the love interest of two men. The one compelling performance was that of Pini, played by Idan Alterman, who portrays a troubled man under the influence of an apocalyptic vision. This film is surely for audiences steeped in the political realities of Israel and the perils it faces from all corners of the political spectrum. Other viewers may be less readily absorbed by its concerns.