Go back to Todayinreligion.comJune 26, 2009
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The Washington Post movie critic didn't like the movie for much the same reason I am not going to see it.
"The Stoning of Suraya M." is a coliseum show with ringside seats.Wikipedia
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The Stoning of Soraya M opens today. It's based on the novel of the same name. It's a true story about a young Iranian woman who was falsely accused of adultery and stoned to death. The Wikipedia link above has a plot summary.
It sounds like an important and well-made movie. It premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, where it was the runner-up for the Audience Choice Award. That said, I don't think I will see it.
The producers of the film would like people to focus on the hidden martyrs -- women beneath the veil -- rather than the corrupt Islamic authorities. I don't think I could focus on much else besides the stoning. According to what I read, it's a very graphic scene. Soraya is buried up to her waist and stoned to death.
I have come to believe that exposure to extreme violence changes a person. It numbs the soul (or if you don't believe in a soul, it alters your consciousness).
Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ is another movie I took a pass on. (Gratuitous violence is not my thing.) I get unhealthy violent urges driving on the Beltway in Northern Virginia. I don't need to see stonings and crucifixions.
Here is the trailer.
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1 comment:
I absolutely agree with you, the more we can see what is happening around us and become aware of politics, and religious belief that tears nations apart. We will all become more sensitive to the humans around us. Perhaps behave more humanly.
After watching this film, I went to a site to cast my signature against this violence.
As much as a horrible thought of any human sacrifice, it's real it's happening.
I damn glad to be an American!
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