Ilias thoughts on Terrorism in film
- April 30th, 2010
- Posted in "The Hurt Locker" . Film & Terrorism . Media Coverage . Outreach
- By mjbartho
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Unfortunately, Ilias did not see Hurt Locker or any other film focusing on terrorism but here are his brief thoughts on the matter. The conversation was necessarily cut short because it was 4am his time.
shinryuu314: hey man, did you happen to see Hurt Locker, I forget if I asked you
Elijah “Don Quixote” K: nah
Elijah “Don Quixote” K: i wanted to
Elijah “Don Quixote” K: but i never got around to it
Elijah “Don Quixote” K: think i ll just download it one of these days
shinryuu314: hehe, too bad
shinryuu314: anyway, did you happen to see any movie w/ terrorism in it?
shinryuu314: Pelham 123? Munich? Bloody Sunday?
Elijah “Don Quixote” K: hmmmm
Elijah “Don Quixote” K: hmmmm
Elijah “Don Quixote” K: nope no movies
shinryuu314: haha, s’ok
shinryuu314: well can you comment on terrorism in films in general?
shinryuu314: as in you stance on the question “Does dramatized terrorism further the cause of terrorists by publicizing it more widely? Does it instead desensitize viewers to terrorism, reducing it to just another film topic? Do the terrorists appreciate the publicity or are they offended by the portrayals?”
Elijah “Don Quixote” K: gah lemme think
shinryuu314: np np
Elijah “Don Quixote” K: not sure
Elijah “Don Quixote” K: depends
Elijah “Don Quixote” K: you cannot bunch up terrorists man
Elijah “Don Quixote” K: an islamic fundamentalist
Elijah “Don Quixote” K: and a member of the IRA
Elijah “Don Quixote” K: are two very VERY different beasts