“A Mighty Heart” is a Mighty Sad Movie

Re: # 45

Kulharee Sahib,

As you seem to think your relationship with Chaltahai has now given you license to believe you are a woman of color, I`m going to have to bring you down to earth and tell you that it just is not so.

Re: # 48
Neembu, I am embarrassed and ashamed as a Muslim as my people killed an innocent journalist for his religion (I can`t tell how happy you may be about his murder), I could give a fuk about who plays the role of his widow in a movie.

Re: # 50

Kunkil,

It would be so nice for you if it ended there, wouldnt it? Wash your hands before the water gets too muddy. (ironic ikaan)

What had Marianne noted in that article in my ilaag-that she was perceived as Algerian, Pakistani, etc depending on which country she was in. Daniel Pearl`s family obviously have roots in the Middle East. Why does your being Muslim deny all other identities and realities for others?

Siddiqui Sahib,
Excellent analysis of a flick that is obviously not worthy of the man whose cruel death it exploits for the benefit of Achilles and the mother of Alexander. :)

The notorious ``Muslim`` writer Assra Noname has gone on the record that the movie does not represent the facts, Daniel Pearl, or even herself - it`s meant to be the Marianne Pearl Show as further blurred by the presence of Angelina Jolie. The fact that Hamidum Sahib has deeloped x-ray vision for this aging supermom is further proof of the lampooning of the real tragedy - the beheading of a kind man just because he was Jewish. What a cowardly and grotesque act of Jihadi ``Muslim`` heroism to extract revenge for repeated Israeli triumphs over the swarms of momins!

I do agree with you about the unfortunate bashing that poor Karachi has received from this sad tale. Too bad, because of its size and teeming millions, Karachi has become the playground for ALL of Pakistan`s filth that is usually hatched up north and then brought down to hide in the obscurity offered by its size and diversity. Just look at the AlKayda crowd of Binalshib and others, handcuffed after a wild west shootout in Defence. Consider the presence of all forms of Sunni radicals - ranging from Jhangvis to Jaish, from Deobandis to Dawood, and from Barelvis to the butchers of sectarian strife.

Too bad, even as the locale for the gruesome beheading, Karachi had to be played by Pune, because it is considered so mean, so unsafe, and so ugly that it can`t even represent itself as the villain. And some stupid people are wondering why Angeline Jolie is too white for the role of Marianne.

Re: # 51

Neembu.. North Africans are considered ``white``.

Re: # 53

Not by the French.

#50 {``I am embarrassed and ashamed as a Muslim as my people killed an innocent journalist for his religion ``}

#53 {``North Africans are considered ``white``. ``}

Mirchais are considered neither Muslim nor white.

Re: # 55
Comming this from a Bihari Chuha must have some validity to it.

Re: # 54
actaully neither in the UK... but in the US they are. Can I recommend some reading

Re: # 57

no.

Pune, the unfortunate city that served as the hub of conspiracy for the right-wing Hindu terrorists who murdered the Mahatma, is now considered safe enough to portray Karachi. How low can you go?

Kala Harry and Lemonade,
Please don`t trash this forum with your nonsense about race and pigmentation. As far as I am concerned you are both slow losers and quite swarthy and rather full of pork.

Re: # 41

neembu,

........... leaving aside the historical injustices in the entertainment business, i still don`t see the big deal about who played mrs pearl in the movie ......... i know there is an affirmative action ``quota`` system in american movies, but i find it rather patronizing and demeaning that hollywood is obliged to cast at least one african american character in a ``positive`` role in every film, regardless of the context .......... and sometimes it gets comical - it is one thing for morgan freeman to show up as tim robbins prison buddy (shawshank redemption), but what the heck was he doing up in montana as robert redford`s stoic sidekick in `an unfinished life` ! .......

........ this type of academic nitpicking doesn`t do any good and fools like churchill ward end up hurting their cause more than they help it ...........

p.s. you are too sweet to be a neembu.... maybe a tangerine .....

``The image of a lawless country, consumed by violence and chaos is once again being promoted in this film. The compassionate heart of Karachi is missing here. ``

How many such compassionate souls came out to protest the crime committed against Daniel Perl?

Re: # 59

Tell me about it. I`m so angry that they found Pune of all the cities in the world to film this horrible film. Pune oh my beloved Pune.

#62 by cobra

Spot on, mate!