As well, this shot was the most impressive to me simply because it had a large amount of focus centered on Majid. The unprovoked suicide of Majid comes out of nowhere, and graphically displays his death with a large spray of blood across the wall, and then he falls to the ground. Nothing in the shot implied that he would kill himself. Even the lighting suggested that it was going to be a relatively pleasant scene. Only his last words being something along the lines of, I didn’t make the tapes, and I wanted you to be here for this, hint that something is about to happen. The scene raised so many questions in an instant I was left speechless with my hand covering my mouth. I got the feeling that the Seine River massacre of 1961 was supposed to be a major underlying theme. However as I was unfamiliar with the event I had to elucidate what had happened. After sometime on Wikipedia, I found out that this was an event that mirrored the actions of Georges and Majid. Both were atrocious deeds that were denied for some 40 years, and when admitted were greatly understated regarding the severity of the incident. I believe that this specific event has too much in common with the film to simply be coincidental, and that the director wanted raise
As well, this shot was the most impressive to me simply because it had a large amount of focus centered on Majid. The unprovoked suicide of Majid comes out of nowhere, and graphically displays his death with a large spray of blood across the wall, and then he falls to the ground. Nothing in the shot implied that he would kill himself. Even the lighting suggested that it was going to be a relatively pleasant scene. Only his last words being something along the lines of, I didn’t make the tapes, and I wanted you to be here for this, hint that something is about to happen. The scene raised so many questions in an instant I was left speechless with my hand covering my mouth. I got the feeling that the Seine River massacre of 1961 was supposed to be a major underlying theme. However as I was unfamiliar with the event I had to elucidate what had happened. After sometime on Wikipedia, I found out that this was an event that mirrored the actions of Georges and Majid. Both were atrocious deeds that were denied for some 40 years, and when admitted were greatly understated regarding the severity of the incident. I believe that this specific event has too much in common with the film to simply be coincidental, and that the director wanted raise