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MrWayne on 22 September 2020
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Eagle367 said:
DraconianAC said:

After watching the movie completely and giving it a thumbs up, I must say that those that view this film as food for pedophiles are the ones that have perverted and sick minds.

This movie has a real deep story behind it. It effectively shows the stress religion, poverty, and patriarchy imposes on young minds, how it etches into the fabric of human interaction and how people follow it in order to survive their own cultures; the example here critiques the Muslim faith, but all religions do it to some extent.


The moment when the mother was forced to telephone other people to announce that her husband was taking a second wife was so well executed. The tear that ran down the daughter's face as she saw her mother lie, probably for the first time; the trembling leg that uncovered her mother's facade and revealed her humanity. It felt as if the daughters perception of life was shattered--innocence lost; a defining moment in everyone's life. I could feel both of their pain in my stomach. I haven't seen something this deep from Hollywood since I can remember.

If all you focused on this movie was the dancing from 11 year old actors, you're a sick-fuck. That's all I have to say.

And that's my problem with this film essentially. If there's someone rewatching this film again and again, how do we not know that they aren't a sick fuck? I don't give a damn about the film otherwise but having things that sick fucks can focus on is the problem essentially. The rest of us don't really care. I certainly don't. I don't even think the film makers completely understand my faith judging from what you said but I'd have to watch the movie to actually know whether they do or not but I won't and cannot because of this useless nonsense. Why even have it in the film at all. Does it enhance the film's message in any meaningful way at all? Does it help us understand something deeper? My problem is the sick fucks who will focus only on the dancing and the obscene shots.

I think DraconianAC forgets to mention essentially the hole second part of the film. The film is not just a criticism of the autocratic and restrictive culture of Amy's family.

the film essentially tells  the story of a girl that tries to flee from the oppressive and autocratic World of here family but then she realises that the new world she found (pop culture, idols, etc.) is in a different way also very oppressive.
The film uses the dancing and other things to show you how the mechanisms of oppression and conformity funktion in our supposedly free society.

Last edited by MrWayne - on 22 September 2020