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The Outpost (2019)
Boring and predictable
Nothing special, usual Hollywood nonsense that glorifies an army that shouldn't have been there to begin with. Usual narrative - angelic soldiers taking on an enemy that's so dumb, they'll openly run into the line of fire (of course).
The Mauritanian (2021)
Great film
Everyone needs to watch this - an eye opening story.
Thugs of Hindostan (2018)
Cracking film!
Compelled to review because the low rating is simply misleading. It's actually very entertaining! I sense it has something to do with the fact that Indians are becoming, shamefully, more right wing these days and can't stomach Muslim characters. Fact
The Physician (2013)
Dissapointing
A missed opportunity to show how religion and science came together during the Islamic golden age - but in typical Hollywood style, the film arrogantly portrayed religion as being anti science and did a massive disservice to the likes of Ibn Sina who gave so much to science generally. Sina like many others, was a devout Muslim scholar and a scientist, they existed then and they continue to exist now without any contradiction to the Islamic tradition. Islam doesn't suffer from ignorance to science. I know the story is fictional in the film, but there's no excuse for school boy research of a period that actually existed - for example, Sina is shown to be taught new ways by a fictional character, Rob Cole, who is of course a westerner who manages to enlighten others in the east. The imperialistic undertone is shoved down our throats once again and the audience (most, not all) are oblivious to what's being fed to them quietly. Another example is how Muslims are shown to bow down to leaders in obedience, a classic portrayal of submissive subjects who are often oppressed, when in reality Muslims strictly bow to Allah/God alone ONLY. I can go on and on with examples. The main thing I want to do, is to call out these film makers who think it's ok to belittle a quarter of the worlds population and feed their hate campaigns under the guise of an innocent looking film. It's far from innocent and it's insulting to the viewers. Had the film been created without the above, it would have been a good film!
The Physician (2013)
Dissapointing
A missed opportunity to show how religion and science came together during the Islamic golden age - but in typical Hollywood style, the film arrogantly portrayed religion as being anti science and did a massive disservice to the likes of Ibn Sina who gave so much to science generally. Sina like many others, was a devout Muslim scholar and a scientist, they existed then and they continue to exist now without any contradiction to the Islamic tradition. Islam doesn't suffer from ignorance to science. I know the story is fictional in the film, but there's no excuse for school boy research of a period that actually existed - for example, Sina is shown to be taught new ways by a fictional character, Rob Cole, who is of course a westerner who manages to enlighten others in the east. The imperialistic undertone is shoved down our throats once again and the audience (most, not all) are oblivious to what's being fed to them quietly. Another example is how Muslims are shown to bow down to leaders in obedience, a classic portrayal of submissive subjects who are often oppressed, when in reality Muslims strictly bow to Allah/God alone ONLY. I can go on and on with examples. The main thing I want to do, is to call out these film makers who think it's ok to belittle a quarter of the worlds population and feed their hate campaigns under the guise of an innocent looking film. It's far from innocent and it's insulting to the viewers. Had the film been created without the above, it would have been a good film!