I was very shocked with the film we watched because I was not used to looking at suicide bombing from the point of view of the actually bomber. To be honest, I always just assumed a suicide bomber was a person who had "no life" or sense of honor to oneself, however I discovered that this is the complete opposite. Suicide bombers feel that they give themselves to show the utmost honor and devotion to their own family and/or religion. I found myself slightly confused with the end of the film (and the hesitation for the bomber to enter the first bus) but after our discussion in class today, the hesitation and the black/white/black ending screens made much more sense.
I found my little notecard, and the important quotes I wrote down were as follows:
1) "you can't alter your fate"
2) "one chooses bitterness when his other choice is bitter"
2) "the worst crime of all is to exploit other people's weaknesses"
I feel that the film we watched was a great introduction to the latest book we are reading, Sirens of Bagdad, because to be honest, I don't think I would have picked up on the hint at suicide bombing on page 11, when the narrator talks about "his future." So far the book is very depressing, but still is an interesting story and I enjoy reading about the lands and daily life in Afghanistan and Iraq..
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