To be honest when I was studying I was deply moved by Hanna's Arendt book on the banality of evil. And so far I haven't seen a movie that would seem like a perfect illustration of this concept. I haven't watched the Zone of Interest yet but being familiar with the plot and the general concept it seems to me that this movie stands a chance of becoming a perfect cinematic depiction of what "the banality of evil" really is about. To be even more honest, I have on my "to read first" and "to watch the movie adaptation next" list for this year two specific items: " The Zone of Interest" and "A tale of love and darkness". And I'm going to first read the books and next to watch both movies. Precisely in such order which is intended. As for "Maybe it's human nature" part, I've been reading a book on first queens of Poland this month. And today I have learnt from it that one of the first rulers of Poland married a Czech Princess only so that they both could trade in Slavic slaves coming from their own citizens from Mazovia region who were later being sold to human trafficking Jewish people who were selling them to Arabic people ( I honestly didn't know earlier about this dark aspect of early history of Poland ), so yes, maybe this is just human nature. Maybe the banality of evil is deeply ingrained among human societies that only perceive reality by their own very narrow "zone of interest". And maybe the only remedy is putting those zones of interest into such a sharp focus that all brutality and hypocrysy of such a narrow way of thinking comes to the surface and really hits us and makes us reconsider our own morals and our own moral grounds for taking specific decisions and doing certain things. Hopefully self-reflection provoked by such things can last longer than for just one movie night.
As someone who's had to put my Jewish conversion on hold due to the beliefs of my synagogue, I thank you for you perspective. I am of the least of people who been effected but it still pains my heart greatly to see otherwise wise and caring people who I respect turn a blind eye on the suffering of Gazans.
Michael, you are a wise man. You see and feel much more than others. Don’t limit yourself to acting. You should put down on paper what you think. Become a writer explaining to people what life means.
Its a nice movie, with plenty depth in it, too. You know, I've been listening to Raport o stanie świata (highly recommend, its a world news podcast) in which there was a guest explaining how not only Jews in Israel, but plenty of Israeli Arabs are supporting the army as well, which is mind boggling to me. Its a human nature I think, protecting your comfort and way of living. Its like in this movie, where a home without love or kindness becomes just a place of plain, cold work, even if people are respectfull to each other
I share your perspective, I was amazed by Glazer's courage. I 'm glad that you seek for justice no matter what nationality the victims and the oppressors are. I understand it's complicated. The solution for this conflict has been difficult and now became even more difficult with so much hatred and mistrust on both sides. I feel sorry for your dilemma and situation when your views are not shared by many Jews.
6:23 people at the end of the day are biased towards their own, whether it be Jews Sikhs Muslims Christians Hindus any faith or ethnicity. People tend to be that way period and the Jews who have such unfortunate blind faith are sadly no different.
This reminds me the words Marek Edelman, one of the commanders of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, wrote: "Evil is not banality - it is inherent in human character."
That's not everything we are. Yes we know hate, we know indifference... but we also compassion, and love. Perhaps it's just that one can't live without the other... Wars will start again but they will also end.
Bez uczucia bez wahania Naciśnij przycisk sterowania I siedząc w cieple siedząc w dali Czekaj aż laser wroga spali A kiedy schron opuścisz rano Zobaczysz nowy piękny świat Który dokładnie wysprzątano
I watched that movie a couple of weeks ago. It was great movie. Probably not the best, but I am glad that he got the Oscar award. Rudolf Höss (pronounced something Hess) Ö is pronounced somewhere between o and e, closer to e. He was sentenced to death by Poland after the war and was hanged on the gallows inside KL Auschwitz. The gallows were shown in the last scene of the movie. There was also another Nazi criminal named Rudolf Hess, who was sent to London to negotiate with the British.
This film is kinda official: Is Anything Okay? The History of Jews and Comedy in America Launch Event ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-FDZsadmcn_A.html
