Monday, November 2, 2009

1. Gitai doesn't believe in objective images because he feels we see the world solely in subject imagery. Camper believes that switching from objective shots to point of view action shots in a single take aligns the viewer so they take the characters as the truth of war rather than just being a part of one. (Instead of seeing it as a war with soldiers we see them as soldiers in a war)

2. Camper uses the long take in the helicopter when we are shown the wreckage that cuts when the helicopter is hit by a missile.

1. Cultural Hegemony is when one social class rules over an entire society under the false pretense of mutual benefit. After the war Israel saw an influx of Jews from around the world while there was an overall movement towards industrialization. Along with this the Maipai party used their power to idealogically align the education system and the military to them.

2. Zionism is the overall movement towards the reestablishment of a homeland for Jewish people while a Sabra is a jewish person who was born in Israel. The woman represents the future of the state because she stays true to her values but isn't afraid to progress forward socially. She is shown as a harmonious balance between tradition and modernity.

3. The use of diaspora and Sabra characters in the film allows the Sabra to replace the negative stereotypes of the anti-semite eastern-euro jews with the positive idea of furthering Israel by fighting for it.

4. Instead of ceasefire agreements Egypt started a war of attrition against Israel that lasted with sporadic military conflicts until the next major war in '73.

5. The film Seige is about a widower who must break from from the social bounds that society put on her in marriage. Instead of becoming part of a group to fight a problem she must fight a society for her individuality.

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