The Kingdom
>> Sunday, November 25, 2007
Met up with Edwin and Meibin for dinner at Billy Bombers and watched The Kingdom next.
The Kingdom is a fictional account of a terrorist attack in a Saudi Arabia high security oil company compound where many Caucasian expats are living. The movie starts off with the terrorist attack which is chillingly realistic and disturbing. The hand held camera work adds to the realism as well as the aerial helicopter shots and the videotapes the terrorists normally record.
There are numerous weaponry deployed which are rifles, shoulder-launched missile weapons, grenades, machine guns, car bombs, etc. These weapons or weapons of mass destruction are fully utilized and they satisfy the audience of adrenaline. Also, the movie has a noble ambition which is to entertain and educate audiences (of the horrifying consequences) at the same time.
Unfortunately, the movie doesn't delve too deep into the characters and some of them like Jennifer Garner and Chris Cooper are reduced to accompanying pieces for the action, which is the lead character. The action is top-notch and no expenses had been spared for the attacks/war/fighting sequences. The show is intense and we hold our breaths everytime the FBI agents engage with the terrorists.
The final message that violence begets violence is truly haunting and it is evidently spiraling out of control in real life.
The Kingdom is a fictional account of a terrorist attack in a Saudi Arabia high security oil company compound where many Caucasian expats are living. The movie starts off with the terrorist attack which is chillingly realistic and disturbing. The hand held camera work adds to the realism as well as the aerial helicopter shots and the videotapes the terrorists normally record.
There are numerous weaponry deployed which are rifles, shoulder-launched missile weapons, grenades, machine guns, car bombs, etc. These weapons or weapons of mass destruction are fully utilized and they satisfy the audience of adrenaline. Also, the movie has a noble ambition which is to entertain and educate audiences (of the horrifying consequences) at the same time.
Unfortunately, the movie doesn't delve too deep into the characters and some of them like Jennifer Garner and Chris Cooper are reduced to accompanying pieces for the action, which is the lead character. The action is top-notch and no expenses had been spared for the attacks/war/fighting sequences. The show is intense and we hold our breaths everytime the FBI agents engage with the terrorists.
The final message that violence begets violence is truly haunting and it is evidently spiraling out of control in real life.
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