Munich (2005) - Full Reaction
Added 2024-07-18 18:04:10 +0000 UTCThe days following this, I was asking every person I talked with if they remembered the Munich tragedy at the Olympics. I thought this was so good. I was on the edge of my seat the entire time, so engaged. There is so much to think about here about the cost of revenge. I loved the acting, I love the way they told the story and I love learning about historical events through film.
Comments
You are now ready for Steven Spielberg's 'Amistad'
JPDotCom23
2024-11-28 07:44:02 +0000 UTCCrazy that this isn't really a Olympic movie, but does hold some importance and relevance to what's happening 50 yrs later still.
Chris Retzlaff
2024-07-25 00:12:41 +0000 UTCYou also saw the actor playing Louis in "Quantum of Solace" with Daniel Craig You also saw Eric Bana in "Black Hawk Down" The actor playing Louis's father, Michel Lonsdale is a well known actor in French language movies. He has been in a few very good English language movies such as "Ronin" (1998), "Day of the Jackal" (1973), "Chariots of Fire" (1981), and the James Bond "Moonraker" (1979) which you skipped.
JAKH
2024-07-24 15:05:40 +0000 UTC"Raid on Entebbe" (1976)
JAKH
2024-07-24 14:11:29 +0000 UTCBeing less medicated is not the same as having better mental health. I don't even know if those statistics are true, but the fact you wield them carelessly as a weapon to try and prove your superiority is really gross. You didn't address anything I said, you also put words in my mouth. I didn't say religion was evil. You made a claim about the creativity of atheists, I refuted that claim, and addressed your ham fisted attack on people with mental illness and you stumbled your way through a terrible rebuttal. Empathy is not a lack of hostility or anger. It's not a lack of moral justice either. You're being a jerk. I'm going to call you on being a jerk because I'm aware of how that kind of behavior affects others... because I have empathy. Next time you want to make broad, unprovable, sweeping statements, stop. Think about why you're making them. Use some critical thinking. You won't create a ridiculous dust up and you might actually make friends instead of getting a handful of people to think you're a bit of an argumentative jerk.
djKENTO
2024-07-24 10:31:51 +0000 UTCIt's good that you have watched this, and the history is coming full circle. Just the other day, adidas stepped into a huge PR firestorm by releasing a new ad campaign where model Bella Hadid, who has been incredibly outspoken in favor of Palestine and very critical of Israel, modeled a pair of adidas trainers released for the 1972 Munich Olympics, which some critics interpret as adidas allowing a vehement critic of Israel to "celebrate" the tragedy of the slaughtered Jewish athletes by modeling commemorative shoes from those Olympics.
Paul Ark
2024-07-22 13:09:59 +0000 UTCThe 1972 Summer Olympics was my first conscious watching of the Olympics, so I’m familiar with the event, plus I’d seen Munich before, as well as other shows on the topic. The hostage-taking really did a number on the Olympic Village experience. Up til then, it was a more free and easy place, allowing visitors, etc. But after the attack, security got very real and the Village became a much more tightly-controlled environment.
Marja
2024-07-22 06:10:35 +0000 UTCKlaus Barbie, was a SS and SD known as the Butcher of Lyon murdered and tortured Jews during World War II worked for the CIA even though Truman said no one accused of War Crimes. During Operation Paperclip. Eventually he lost protection and was extradited to France where he was sentenced to life in prison. The US protected a lot of criminals. Israeli Agents arrested Eichmann in Argentina. That story was told in Operation Finale. We loved your reaction Cassie! I had seen this before Gf hadn't. She was shocked at the level of violence. She said watching this with Cassie made this movie better.
Zachary K. (Verified Swiftie)
2024-07-21 01:18:06 +0000 UTC$1000 a month in 1973 is about $7000 today so pretty good
Jason Dolan
2024-07-20 21:59:03 +0000 UTCGermany was the first foreign country I visited. One of the few memories I have ((I was 7) was of the Munich Olympic facilities and their swimming pool. I had no idea about any of this until I was in my 20s
DAVID COSTELLO
2024-07-20 00:10:43 +0000 UTCShe is reacting to Chariots of Fire. She is reacting to the top 3 winners in the Olympics Poll: Munich Chariots of Fire I, Tonya
Clay F
2024-07-20 00:03:06 +0000 UTCIf you like both inspirational and historic true Olympic movies than you must watch Chariots of Fire starring Ben Cross. It won the Academy Awards for Best Picture in 1981. It is an amazing movie!
Lana Gorgeous
2024-07-19 23:45:21 +0000 UTCThe whole reasons Spielberg became the director of the Indiana Jones films is because he was interested in directing a Bond movie and his friend Lucas offered him that as an alternative. In a way, I feel like this is the closest Spielberg we'll ever get to directing an actual Bond movie.
Stick Figure Studios
2024-07-19 22:59:28 +0000 UTCTo be fair, I wasn't just Spielberg. That was Hollywood filmmakers in general.
Stick Figure Studios
2024-07-19 22:55:24 +0000 UTC"I thought this as a James Bond movie for second"... That's not too far from the mark based on the cast there Cassie. With Daniel Craig ("Steve") being the last incarnation of "Bond" and the intelligence guy "Louis" being played by Mathieu Amalric who was the villian "Dominic Greene" opposite Daniel Craig in "Quantum of Solice", as well as Michael Lonsdale ("Louis' father") playing the villain "Drax" in "Moonraker" opposite Roger Moore's "James Bond". There are two great Aussie actors in this film, Eric Bana ("Avner") and Geoffrey Rush ("Ephraim"). Geoffrey Rush won an Oscar in 1997 for the Aussie movie "Shine" and opened doors to Hollywood for him. A biopic that should probably go on a poll somewhere, someday. You were right Cassie, Eric Bana was in "Troy" and he played "Hector" who was the prince of Troy and brother to Orlando Bloom's "Paris". Eric Bana is an underappreciated actor in my book. I have been a fan of his since I was a high school kid back in the '90s. Most people are familiar with his Hollywood work, but I always get a kick out of it when they find out he started out in show-biz in stand-up and sketch comedy, and moved into more serious roles later on. Two great examples of the vast differences in his ability can be seen the Aussie films "The Castle" and "Chopper", with the former being a comedy that is quintessentially Australian, and the latter being a very gritty, dramatic biopic movie about a well-known Australian criminal identity Mark Brandon "Chopper" Read. Eric Bana's performance in that movie is what propelled him into Hollywood. I appreciated this movie a lot more this time around, it would be the better part of 20 years since I first saw it. I don't think there were too many circumstances around my viewing that worked in the movies favour back then, so I am glad this made be revisit it again.
Mojo One Thousand
2024-07-19 15:32:30 +0000 UTCYes its story about a drone strike mission with three separate perspectives. Don't want to give too much away here, but highly recommended.
Blake Evans
2024-07-19 14:59:17 +0000 UTCHenchman... how dare you?!? I am joking with the attitude, however both men did play the key villains, rather than just mere henchman, in those Bond movies. With Michael Londsdale as "Drax"in "Moonraker" and Mathieu Amalric as "Dominic Greene" in "Quantum of Solace".
Mojo One Thousand
2024-07-19 14:37:23 +0000 UTCSpielberg definitely went through a phase where he was super into misty blue/gray air and lighting.
Chris Thom
2024-07-19 14:02:24 +0000 UTCWell said. So, so curious what she would think of American Beauty. That's definitely one where I have zero clue how she'd review or react to it.
Chris Thom
2024-07-19 14:00:52 +0000 UTCNever heard about that one. Is it about drones? Or surveillance or something?
Chris Thom
2024-07-19 13:57:05 +0000 UTC@Patrick it is the belief in materialism and the rejection of spirituality - this unites all atheists. If a person kept an open mind on the topic they would be agnostic
Arthur, King of the Britons
2024-07-19 11:54:02 +0000 UTCI hesitate to weigh in on what is, by definition, a political movie and issue, but I want to comment on Cassie's "How does it all end?" quote. The truth is, it doesn't, and this story is a perfect example. So is Schindler's List. So is 13 Days. The overriding lesson is that life goes on, life survives everything. The players may change, and yes there are victims along the way, but life itself, the world we live in, just rumbles on regardless. Movies tell stories within the never-ending saga, and often, whether we see a movie as sad or happy depends largely on where they end the movie. Take Ford v Ferrari. If they'd ended that movie halfway through Ken's last test drive, while he was happy and smiling with Matt Damon's calm voice speaking over the top of it, Cassie would have floated out of the room. 30 seconds more and she couldn't stop crying. "Munich" depicts a terrible moment in time, and those moments need to be remembered, but as Keith mentioned, the Germans learned from it and made sure it wouldn't happen again. The world also learned and went on, sometimes to good things, sometimes to bad. That's just life. Sorry for the filibuster. This ended up longer than I expected. I feel like quoting a dozen movies - "The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows...", from Rocky Balboa. "End? No, the journey doesn't end here....", from LOTR. Or "Sometimes there's so much beauty in the world I feel like I can't stand it" from American Beauty. Mankind is resilient. We take the hits and keep moving forward. So don't worry, Cassie. The only thing that ends is the movie, and often, the sequel is better.
Clarence Newman
2024-07-19 09:21:01 +0000 UTCI agree, Northern Irish Catholics during the Troubles were "only" imprisoned and beaten for the most part, not exterminated in the tens of thousands
Patrick Flanagan
2024-07-19 06:06:39 +0000 UTCWell, this movie was better than I remembered, though it was also more challenging to watch. It's definitely one of those films that earns the "important to see" label. I appreciated it much more now than I did when I was 20, and considering recent world events, it really makes you ponder, as Cassie said, "How does it all end?"
Gábor Árki
2024-07-19 06:06:04 +0000 UTCAtheism is not an ideology. It is a lack of religious faith. It makes no claims and offers no answers. There is nothing uniting any two given atheists beyond that trait, or non-trait.
Patrick Flanagan
2024-07-19 06:01:26 +0000 UTCThis story was originally told in a 1986 film called Sword of Gideon. You might be interested in that as well, it's something of an opportunity to see how the emphasis of the details of a story can vary with time (although, granted, different storytellers will vary the story as well).
2-Can
2024-07-19 04:33:42 +0000 UTCPossible, but not sure about that. Ephraim is still a leader in Shin Bet (the state security service) and simply may not have wanted to be seen at the home of someone who may be being watched, which could further feed into Avner's paranoia. Or, he may just have had other plans and, because of his position, was not in the habit of explaining to other people what his plans were. Ephraim's life was going on as before, while Avner was making a break to something new, so Avner still had a lot to figure out and learn about his new direction.
2-Can
2024-07-19 04:03:15 +0000 UTCThe exceptional sportscaster Jim McKay's "they're all gone" is a gut wrenching moment, I'm glad they didn't try and recreate it, his voice, his face, total grief. It has been reported that German intelligence had information on the attack, but for reasons unknown did not act on it. The German response was poorly planed and pitiful executed across the board, but it did cause them to create GSG-9 a very capable anti terrorist police unit. While the Olympics had to continue, the IOC worked hard to sweep as much under the rug. The "memorial service" barely acknowledged the dead, and it took almost 50 years before the IOC allowed an official acknowledgement at the 2020 games. While this movie (and the real event) is a prime example of the saying "If You Seek Revenge You Should Dig Two Graves" how can you not respond as Israel did?
Keith Jones
2024-07-19 03:02:50 +0000 UTCCouple of things I could touch upon from Cassie's reaction to the movie... Munich was based on a book called "Vengeance" by George Jonas written presumably from Avner's recollections. The Dutch woman? I forgot how eerie her death was (and probably a pretty accurate manner of death with that execution method). The weapons used were called "zip guns" I think... basically a gun-barrel with a pressure triggered firing pin. I expect that Cassie will not be as near to hyperventilation with the silver and bronze winners. It did make me somewhat uncomfortable but that's art isn't it? "To afflict the comfortable and comfort the afflicted..." Excellent reaction.
Michael Labs
2024-07-19 02:07:42 +0000 UTCAbout time.
N M
2024-07-19 01:55:54 +0000 UTCSpielberg is one of the few American filmmakers to deal directly with Sept. 11th in the movies he made subsequent to it (MINORITY REPORT, THE TERMINAL and WAR OF THE WORLDS are also very much about 9/11)
Stick Figure Studios
2024-07-19 00:56:50 +0000 UTCSo much to talk about with MUNICH. When he directed SCHINDLER'S LIST, Spielberg was lionized by the state of Israel for bringing to the attention of mass audiences the truth about the persecution Jews suffered at the hands of Nazis during the Holocaust, but when he made a film that dared to be critical of Israel's response to Palestinian terrorists murdering their athletes in the 1972 Olympics, Israel shamefully turned its back on him. It is arguably Spielberg's most controversial film and IMHO one of his greatest. It is an incredibly dark, complex, sophisticated and mature piece of work that does not give any easy answers but does raise significant questions. Spielberg has always used light to create stunning visuals in his films, but once in a while he will also use light thematically (such as in CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND). For him, "light is life" and what better symbol can one use to signify life in his art (that's why he shoots against the sun in almost every single one of his movies). In MUNICH, light -- or the absence thereof -- becomes a very important recurring visual motif to represent the spiritual, psychological and moral descent into darkness that the protagonist experiences. As Avner and his team kill more and more people, the film gets visually darker and darker with the extinguishing of light itself sometimes being important to the plot (when Avner has to turn off the lamp in the hotel room to signal the explosion, when Daniel Craig shoots out the light bulb in the Streetlight or when the thunderstorm knocks out the electricity so that they have to eat dinner by candlelight). It is yet another brilliant (no pun intended) element in an excellent film. If I have one criticism of MUNICH it is the (*ahem*) climax of the film where he intercuts between the death of the athletes and Avner making slo-mo love to his wife. It is a clumsy, ham-fisted decision that garnered criticism when the film was released and plays no better today. Other than that, I think it is a fantastic film: thought-provoking, exciting (the scene with the girl in red answering the phone is another Spielberg masterpiece of suspense) and impeccably crafted. Good job recognizing Daniel Craig. As it turned out, it was during the shooting of this that Craig received word that he was going to be the next James bond. Spielberg thought that was a terrific idea. I know this wasn't an easy watch, but it was an important one and I'm so glad you got to see it. I suspect CHARIOTS OF FIRE is going to be more along the lines of what you're looking for from an Olympic movie. Looking forward to that. Keep up the good work.
Stick Figure Studios
2024-07-19 00:55:51 +0000 UTCGreat to have you back Cassie. I believe this one was new to me. Or I had no recollection of it. A well made poinent movie. Great acting. Too bad Eric Bana didn't have more success stateside as he obviously had the talent. Sometimes I'm glad that these kind of movies get reactions of your channel. They are not typical blockbusters but it gives me an excuse to broaden my horizons a bit with stuff I wouldn't think to pick for myself . Thanks good pick gang.
Canadianant
2024-07-19 00:54:25 +0000 UTCYou're coming off as that one uncle who goes into a rant everytime something political comes on the TV while everyone awkwardly sits around trying to get them to change the subject.
Isaac
2024-07-19 00:43:03 +0000 UTCHaven’t seen this movie for a while. I enjoyed, or appreciated it more as an adult. Another great war/revenge film is Eye In The Sky (2015). Deals with the same concepts of the cost of war, collateral damage, and how far one could/should go to stop terrorism. Also it was Alan Rickman’s last on screen role.
Blake Evans
2024-07-19 00:35:05 +0000 UTCThat final shot of the New York skyline and the Twin Towers is heartbreaking and very poignant. Spielberg's comment on 9/11 and the spiral of violence that never seems to end.
Rich Campbell
2024-07-19 00:32:45 +0000 UTCI have no idea what ShazD is talking about because the comparisons are totally justified. Not sure about the present day conflict with Hamas, maybe that's the comparison's he's making but overall you'd have to be blind to call these Palestine comparisons juvenile and facile when Ireland has a long connected history with them. This is even noted by the people of Palestine.
Isaac
2024-07-19 00:32:00 +0000 UTC@djkento If atheists are keen to look after your mental health then perhaps you shouldn't call religion evil if the data shows religious people have better mental health. Funny how people demanding 'empathy' from others are often the most hostile
Arthur, King of the Britons
2024-07-18 23:52:53 +0000 UTCIsraeli/American actor Guri Weinberg portrays his own father, wrestling coach Moshe. The younger Weinberg was only one month old when his father was killed.
Brent Petty
2024-07-18 23:48:42 +0000 UTC@Dean Holt If the birth rate among atheists is below replacement the species becomes extinct If by 'controlling' people you mean encouraging people to be moral and self-sacrificing, even if it appears to offer no material gain, yes that's the entire point of all true religion - To not be afraid of those who may kill the body, but only fear the one who has the power to send to Hell - without this belief in the reality of a spiritual plane, in which the soul exists, people behave selfishly, consumed and calcified by materialism, unfit for the Kingdom of Heaven
Arthur, King of the Britons
2024-07-18 23:43:32 +0000 UTCWhoa - that’s so awesome!! I can never let go of my slip-on checkered Vans kid shoes. I was only a few months old but my dad had me on his shoulders while we watched O.J. running with the Olympic torch. That was a great year - 1984 - the opening ceremony was one of the best and I can only relive those moments watching on our Betamax. Looking forward to 2028!!
Rose
2024-07-18 23:32:17 +0000 UTCIF you like Rush in this check out The Tailor of Panama.
djKENTO
2024-07-18 23:29:56 +0000 UTCImagine having CAPTIAN KIRK as your profile picture and then spewing absolute vomitus nonsense about atheists as creatives. GENE RODDENBERRY WAS AN ATHEIST. Douglas Adams, George Carlin, James Cameron, Tarantino, Kubrick... MEL BROOKS! This is so wildly ignorant and lame. And the sweeping crap about medications... Sorry that atheists want to look after their mental health. That is not cool point to attack people on. Not at all. GET SOME EMPATHY.
djKENTO
2024-07-18 23:28:41 +0000 UTCYeah, Rylance sort of became Spielberg's lucky charm for a bit after BRIDGE OF SPIES because he also used him in THE BFG and READY PLAYER ONE.
Stick Figure Studios
2024-07-18 23:26:16 +0000 UTCDid you even read my comment?
Habman
2024-07-18 23:25:57 +0000 UTCThe Spielberg films she has yet to see are DUEL, SUGARLAND EXPRESS, CLOSE ENCOUNTERS, COLOR PURPLE, EMPIRE OF THE SUN, ALWAYS, AMISTAD, A.I., BRIDGE OF SPIES, TINTIN, THE POST, BFG and THE FABELMANS.
Stick Figure Studios
2024-07-18 23:24:26 +0000 UTCYeah you worded it perhaps a little better than I did. It took me a few viewings to work it out. It also took me till THIS viewing to realise Ephraim was played by Geoffrey Rush!! What a legend.
Jeff Clark
2024-07-18 23:23:36 +0000 UTCThat's a good reading. Avner is trying to embrace Ephraim as a fellow human being, but Ephraim is still stuck in his us/them thinking. Part of the point of this movie is that if humanity is ever going to survive, we have to transcend our tribalism.
Stick Figure Studios
2024-07-18 23:21:53 +0000 UTCFor me the films weakest points lie in some of the dialogue which isn't on Spielberg at all. The actual cinematography and art direction are superb.
Jeff Clark
2024-07-18 23:20:35 +0000 UTCJust my interpretation of the ending - Ephraim wants Avner to return to Israel with his family so they can be at home with their people. Avner ignores his request (which is the same as refusing) and tries to get Ephraim to come to his house for dinner because they're both Jews and that's what should happen, he's extending an olive branch despite not wanting to go home. Ephraim turning down his offer shows that, because Avner will not return to Israel, Ephraim no longer sees him as a "true" Jew and is turning his back on him.
Jeff Clark
2024-07-18 23:19:44 +0000 UTCUh what makes you think she doesn't pay attention??
ShazD
2024-07-18 23:09:07 +0000 UTCYeah I saw it with my folks in the theater and we saw a family friend with his family there and he was like 'Oh my God that was the most boring action movie I've ever seen in my life.' Personally I don't mind the slowness when it's on cable. But in a theater it can be a different experience.
Chris Thom
2024-07-18 23:03:45 +0000 UTCExcellent reaction. You had good insights and asked good questions. If you recall, Eric Bana was in Black Hawk Down (2001). Golda Meir = Israel prime minister (1969-1974). She was Israel's first and only female head of government. She was a signatory of the Israeli Declaration of Independence in 1948. As you may know, the Mossad is Israel intelligence (analogous to the CIA). A movie I like that is somewhat analogous to this movie is "The Debt" (2010) with Helen Mirren and Jessica Chastain. Those guys (including Ali) who showed at the Athens safe house were of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO). In 1974, the PLO was officially recognized internationally as the representative of the Palestinian people. Founded in 1964, the PLO initially advocated the elimination of the State of Israel. However, in 1993 with the Oslo Peace Accords, the PLO recognized Israel's right to exist and now only seeks Arab statehood in the Palestinian territories (the West Bank and the Gaza Strip) that have been militarily occupied by Israel since the 1967 Arab–Israeli War. The 2021 HBO drama film "Oslo" is a good movie about the secret negotiations that led to the 1993 Oslo Peace Accords between Israel and the PLO. An iconic image (or at least one of the most recognized images) from the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre is that of the hooded masked guy (terrorist) on a room balcony in the Olympics Village. I still remember at age 9 (in 1972) watching the Munich Olympics when the terrorist event happened and unfolded. Captivating. All over the news. Everyone watched. The Munich Olympics terrorist acts/proclamation/demands occurred at an Olympics facility (the Olympics Village). An ongoing televised Olympics happening. ABC's Jim McKay (one of the best sports announcers of all time) broadcast for 14 hours straight, giving his insight and providing detail to the world. You could see the terrorists walking on a balcony, etc. at the Olympics Village. One billion people watched as the tragedy unfolded at the Olympics. Many heard Jim McKay (ABC broadcaster for the Olympics) inform the world that hopes for a positive outcome would not be realized.
Clay F
2024-07-18 23:01:12 +0000 UTCI don't know. In the absence of religion, some other ideology can very quickly become the new faith. But healthy doubt and humility and some faith in the bigger picture are extremely important.
Chris Thom
2024-07-18 22:55:54 +0000 UTCCassie I always love your reactions but.... There are some movies that don't belong on a reaction channel and I feel that this is one of them. I only say this is because there is so much detail in this movie that requires one's total attention and this is definitely one of them.
Habman
2024-07-18 22:55:34 +0000 UTCSpielberg movies are always really solid. Do you have many of his films left that you haven't seen yet? Were you still planning on Ready Player One?
Chris Thom
2024-07-18 22:53:26 +0000 UTCVery serious and hard movie. But an important one to watch. It's understandable that Israel wanted justice, payback, revenge, whatever you want to call it. But, it is a hard road to go down for those tasked with doing it. It becomes hard keep your humanity. It becomes hard not to become that which you are hunting. Great Reaction Cassie. You are amazingly good with the hard movies.
Rick Williams
2024-07-18 22:42:45 +0000 UTCI was at the 1984 Olympics in LA. I was ten and, It was my first trip of many to southern California to see my grandma and some of my cousins. We spent three wonderful weeks there and went to Disneyland for the first time and Knotsberry Farm, and the LA museum of Natural History. We watched some of the track events, the equestrian events, diving, and gymnastics. I also remember being the first person in my school when I got back home to have Vans that I had bought there in LA. That year was one of the greatest years of my life!
Damien beatty
2024-07-18 22:28:27 +0000 UTCBridge of Spies is excellent, Mark Rylance puts in an incredible performance. I thank he’s a really underrated actor. I saw him in a great little movie called The Outfit (2022) it’s all set in a Taylor shop and is a crime/gangster/who done it film.
Dean Holt
2024-07-18 22:12:01 +0000 UTCA big +1 for Bridge of Spies
Clay F
2024-07-18 22:00:15 +0000 UTCUnfortunately even without religion there would still be wars. It would just be over other things.
Dean Holt
2024-07-18 21:59:00 +0000 UTCCompletely disagree with everything you’ve said, we would still be here if religion wasn’t invented, as I see it it was just a way of controlling people by telling them if you don’t follow these rules you will end up in a very warm place 😂.
Dean Holt
2024-07-18 21:56:08 +0000 UTCGlad I watched it as I knew very little about the events, the acting was very good and how it was shot and film really felt like it was from back then. But Jesus Christ it’s was so slow the last 30 to 45 minutes seriously felt like it was on about 2hrs, i really don’t see me watching it again tbh.
Dean Holt
2024-07-18 21:46:41 +0000 UTCIf could win any of the "pick a movie" contests Bridge of Spies would be one of the options I would choose. Unfortunately Im not that lucky with the sports brackets and etc etc
Miguel
2024-07-18 21:23:35 +0000 UTCThey weren't ALL athletes, Cassie. At least one was a coach.
Brent Petty
2024-07-18 21:21:10 +0000 UTCMe too.
Stick Figure Studios
2024-07-18 21:09:04 +0000 UTCI think BRIDGE OF SPIES is the best film Spielberg's made since MUNICH. Hugely underrated.
Stick Figure Studios
2024-07-18 21:08:40 +0000 UTCThere are not one, but two Bond Henchmen in this movie. One from Moonraker and the other from Quantum of Solace. They even play Father / Son. :) Plus, Daniel Craig himself !!!!!
Bill Maurer
2024-07-18 21:08:14 +0000 UTCAs Spielberg said in the press around the time this film came out, intransigence is the problem, not religion. Religion is just a scapegoat for the irreligious.
Stick Figure Studios
2024-07-18 21:07:31 +0000 UTCAmen.
Stick Figure Studios
2024-07-18 21:06:40 +0000 UTCAfter telling my parents about this movie here they are really wanting to watch it, might be a quick rewatch!
Cassie
2024-07-18 21:04:31 +0000 UTCIf atheism was the dominant ideology 2000 years ago humanity wouldn't even have survived long enough for you to be born. All the most uplifting & beautiful culture in the world from cathedrals to frescos have been expressed from those souls that reach for heaven. All the moral underpinning you benefit from has been instilled by Christianity. Everything atheists create is soulless & ugly, they are less happy and more likely to be medicated than Christians, plus atheists are too depressed and dispirited to even have enough children to continue the species - for people that claim to be based in facts you certainly like ignoring them
Arthur, King of the Britons
2024-07-18 20:55:52 +0000 UTCOnly saw this once quite a while back, so a rewatch should be enlightening…besides, if Spielberg is behind it then you know it’s going to be highly watchable
JL_83
2024-07-18 20:39:42 +0000 UTCCassie, there's an Oscar-winning documentary on this incident called One Day in September. It was released in 1999 and was narrated by Michael Douglas.
Brent Petty
2024-07-18 20:38:53 +0000 UTCI think you mean 'organized religion'. -Signed, an athiest.
warcrimes
2024-07-18 20:35:18 +0000 UTCThis incredible film is exhibit number: 193,389,228 proving the undeniable fact that: 'Religion' "religion itself" (every/all religions), is the "GREATEST EVIL" the human race has ever invented. I'm certain not everyone participating in this comments thread will agree with this fact..., BUT ... no amount of good intentioned doubt will make it any less true. Cassie... it's not just what has been done to Avner... more, it's what been done to the world.
Terry Yelmene
2024-07-18 20:29:01 +0000 UTCThat would've been a good one to do after Band of Brothers and the Jude Law one.
Chris Thom
2024-07-18 20:15:02 +0000 UTC1924
James UK
2024-07-18 20:14:47 +0000 UTCWhich Olympics was that about?
Chris Thom
2024-07-18 20:14:03 +0000 UTCAgree to Disagree, as there's great differences but there's also great similarities as well. I mean there's a reason why Republican nationalists sympathize with Palestine while loyalists, unionists support Israel, going back decades. Palestinian Flags have been flying in N.I since the 70s/80s and the IRA did have military ties with the Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO), murals to the PLO can be found in places like The Bogside in Derry/Londonderry and Falls Road in Belfast, among other Republican areas as well. These wouldn't exist without their being similarities in the first place. I'm personally not too invested with the whole conflict but it's highlighted heavily within my streets so it's difficult to not take notice. All these comparisons go as far back as the 1930s spoken by politicians, poets, and everyday civilians so I don't agree with the comparisons being juvenile and facile at all, we have a whole wall dedicated to our similarities with Palestine, Belfast's International Wall. I don't think the differences should overshadow our similarities. People are free to make comparisons and others are free to counter them. But as someone from those same streets, along with having friends both in Israel and Palestine it's an uncanny reflection that is impossible not to notice if you grew up within these two places. The idea of a common struggle is also a connective tissue even with the Irish and Palestinians having differant values and outlooks, these two factors have never stopped these people from supporting each other. But I'll leave it at that as I don't think Cassie would want her fanbase to dive too deep into arguments on politics. But I'm glad everyone's being respectful in these comments. Summed up we agree to disagree and that's okay.
LittleGalaxyBoy
2024-07-18 20:09:17 +0000 UTCAgreed. I'm going to stay out of the comment section on this movie, but it is extremely important to watch because of what's happening currently.
Caomhan84
2024-07-18 20:03:10 +0000 UTCLOVE that shirt. Awesome. While I don't think of this as an Olympics movie per se, it's definitely a fascinating story, and historical and timely and I'm glad you're watching it! Well-crafted Spielberg film. Such a fantastic director. Eric Bana nailed it.
Chris Thom
2024-07-18 19:49:01 +0000 UTCAgreed. Was thinking the same about Ridley Scott after seeing the new Gladiator trailer.
Chris Thom
2024-07-18 19:44:14 +0000 UTCAnd who is it that's burning down hostels for muslim & African immigrants in Dublin?
Arthur, King of the Britons
2024-07-18 19:42:58 +0000 UTCAnother slightly lesser-known Steven Spielberg true story you and Carly would love is BRIDGE OF SPIES (2015) starring Tom Hanks
Arthur, King of the Britons
2024-07-18 19:39:24 +0000 UTCI was 11 when this happened and was very aware, I loved the Olympics. one of guys killed was named David Berger, a weightlifter from the USA who represented Israel. so sad
zynjams
2024-07-18 19:08:13 +0000 UTCThe comparisons people draw between Northern Ireland and Israel/Palestine are always juvenile and facile. In reality the situations are nothing alike and the IRA was certainly nothing like Hamas... And the average Irish person couldn't be any more different from the average Palestinian in values and outlook.
ShazD
2024-07-18 19:06:10 +0000 UTCAn important film to watch given the rabid antisemitism we are seeing.
ShazD
2024-07-18 19:04:04 +0000 UTCBeen looking forward to this.
Clay F
2024-07-18 19:02:03 +0000 UTCOof. This... is gonna be a ruff one. Hokay. Let's do this.
Jay Davis
2024-07-18 18:56:54 +0000 UTCWe will have to save this for tomorrow night. I will be jet lagged tonight. Mix that with at least one drink tonight. Gf doesn't get off till 7pm. I am going to bed as soon as she gets home. I have to be up in the morning. It never ends 🙄 Much love ❤️ to Cassie, Carly and Ben. As always you are always in our 🙏. Till tomorrow then.
Zachary K. (Verified Swiftie)
2024-07-18 18:50:23 +0000 UTCIf anyone tells you they remember the Olympics featured in Chariots of Fire they’re either about 110 or not telling the truth 😏
James UK
2024-07-18 18:48:44 +0000 UTCGreat timing, I may still have time to watch this tonight before going to vacation. Don't remember much about the plot anymore, haven't seen it for almost 20 years. Also, I wonder how many locations I can recognize now that I know the city better. Budapest filled in for many of the locations. PS: Cassie, how's the zombie moth situation? 😄 I personally favor a vacuum cleaner for such bug eliminations. 1: no blood and guts on the wall, 2: I can keep a good distance using the rod.
Gábor Árki
2024-07-18 18:36:23 +0000 UTCI have not watched Hotel Mumbai, 100% will check it out now as it looks really interesting. Patriots Day was very interesting, seeing more insight into the Boston Marathon bombing from 2013 was cool, though I was surprised to see them make a film just three years later. And indeed, Catholics hated the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) and to this day there's still generations of people who still don't trust the police, even after the RUC was Disbanded and replaced by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) thanks to their experiences growing up during the Troubles. Even today my parents rarely think of using the police as they grew up during a time where you NEVER went to the police for help. But alot of people have come around to the PSNI thanks to a mix of religious and cultural backgrounds and less bias policing overall.
LittleGalaxyBoy
2024-07-18 18:30:01 +0000 UTCIn the name of the father is a incredible movie. Really makes you hate the police. Have you seen Hotel Mumbai it’s a seriously tense film to watch and very well made. Also thought Patriots Day and Vantage Point are good movies as well.
Dean Holt
2024-07-18 18:18:28 +0000 UTCEven though its not his best, Spielberg is so good, even not his best is better than almost anyone else!
Neil
2024-07-18 18:16:39 +0000 UTCExcellent movie. Very hard to watch at some times.
Bill Maurer
2024-07-18 18:12:00 +0000 UTCLove watching films surrounding terrorist organizations, attacks from around the world. From Northern Ireland so we have a long history of stuff like this reflected in movies such as In the Name of the Father (1993), The Devil's Own (1997), and recently Belfast (2022) a movie more focused on the people, community. '71 (2O14) is also a great one as well following a young British solider in Belfast stuck in between a Catholics and Protestants during 1971. interesting stuff but still very... Well it's all still a touchy subject, Munich is of course a very touchy at the moment with recent events but we need films like these and the message relates heavily to my own nation as well. It's why Northern Ireland, has always been so connected to the Palestine/Israel conflict, people view many parallels between the Palestine/Israel and Irish/Unionist, though there's major differences there's still parallels, and the idea of a common struggle. It's why the Irish community has been flying the flag of Palestine alongside the flag of Ireland while the more Unionist Loyalist (British) communities fly the flag of Israel alongside their Union Jack. If you thought America loved Flags wait until you visit Northern Ireland, It's insane. So we are very politically divided, yet all very interesting to see how events happening beyond our own island can impact us greatly. Oof getting too deep into politics, Munich (2005) is such an amazing film with a strong message that related heavily to myself and others across differant cultures and nations facing terrorism and conflicts.
LittleGalaxyBoy
2024-07-18 18:05:44 +0000 UTC
