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best film.
It must rank as one of the greatest war films of all time--- yet it is animated and, very unusually, an animated documentary!
A middle-aged Israeli who was part of the army which invaded Lebanon, and who was within "a few hundred yards" of the Sabra and Shatila Massacre in which 3,000 unarmed Palestinian were slaughtered, has a recurrent dream which is oddly lyrical-- with no specificity and no recollection of violence of any sort.
He begins an odyssey to visit his unit mates to see if their recollections can jar his; he also visits a psychologist friend as well as a famous journalist that was one of the massacre's discoverers.
This journey through hell is far more Conradian than the bloated, excessive, indulgent, and romanticizing "Apocalypse Now."
Be warned: because it is a documentary, you will not be able to detach yourself from some of the very disturbing images; this is not really "entertainment" but rather a journey into your own soul with Folman as your hesitant guide.
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Topic - "Waltz with Bashir," by Israeli Ari Folman. Quite simply, 2008's - tinear 07:34:28 02/28/09 (10)
- RE: "Waltz with Bashir," by Israeli Ari Folman. Quite simply, 2008's - Daryl Zero 10:03:59 03/01/09 (0)
- It's brilliant...gives perfect meaning to "Let slip the dogs of war"...but the best of 2008? - Tony D. 12:15:02 02/28/09 (8)
- His filter? Oh, you mean his "bias." - J.R. 08:45:34 03/02/09 (2)
- Actually I was thinking along the lines of a gel or filter that can colour ones perception. - Tony D. 12:24:00 03/02/09 (1)
- I'll be checking out "Adam Ressurected"; last night I watched "Everything is Illuminated." - J.R. 06:38:48 03/03/09 (0)
- Outside of "Let the Right One In," which instantly takes its place among - tinear 12:53:16 02/28/09 (4)
- Other than the obvious like 'The Edge of Heaven' ? 'Okuribito' , 'The Class' , 'Gururi no Koto' , - Tony D. 16:01:58 02/28/09 (3)
- None of the films you mention, except "The Edge of Heaven," has been - tinear 19:49:37 02/28/09 (2)
- See 'The Class', 'Okuribito' and 'Must Read After My Death'. - Tony D. 12:36:24 03/01/09 (1)
- We agree on, "Gran Torino." That film was near the top of my '08 list. nt - tinear 17:56:26 03/01/09 (0)
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