The Battle of Algiers-- New York Review

I read the New York Article about the battle of Algiers. The article gave the movie a great war arguing that the director gave a realistic picture of war. I found it amazing that the FLN leader actually played the FLN leader in the movie. Knowing this previously would have changed how I looked at him and paid more attention to him emotions. The article also mentioned Ali, the theif who becomes an FLN radical after viewing many Algerians being executed while in prison. It explains how his character showed true hatred and emotion toward the French and said that his face in the film represented many of the Algerians. When I read the part about how Ali came to be a radical against the French, I came to think that if I were in the same situation in prison I might up becoming a radical too. The whole Algerian race endured so much hatred and resent that it makes sense that they decided that the benefit of war was worth the cost. At the end of the article, it praises the movie for not taking one countries side. I agree with this. People are instinctively out for themselves first, but overall, all people are pretty much the same and they do things for different reasons so you need to respect all people; even the ones tearing your country apart. Today, the United States may or may not be doing what is needs to do, but as a country, we should make sure that we have respect for people regardless.