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This is important, because the director was using these individuals to show how the struggle for independence was carried out by: ordinary people who wanted to make a difference. (Johnson)
Since the film was first released in 1966, sympathy has changed dramatically. What has been happening is: the views of the FLN and their leaders are seen as heroes throughout the film. As they are representing the struggles that Algerians are going through during the independence movement. In this aspect, the movie was about the people standing up to: capitalist regimes that were exploiting many countries. (Johnson)
However, as time has went by, the use of these tactics by the FLN (mainly bombings) has changed. What has been occurring is that, this has become a common form of attack that many terrorist groups are using against innocent civilians. After the events of September 11th and the feelings associated with what happened, means that a shift has occurred in how audiences will view the film. (Johnson)
As a result, they are now looking at the movie as a genre...
This is significant, because these kinds of changes in perceptions, means that the audience is no longer sympathetic with the FLN. Instead, they take more of a neutral standpoint by: showing how these kinds of tactics would ultimately fail at the end of the film. This is when the 10th Para would isolate and kill the leaders of the FLN. Once this took place, the uprisings in 1957 was successfully suppressed. However, a few years later a general strike would force the French to give in to the demands of the people. This is significant, because it is highlighting how terrorist tactics will fail in the long run. What will create lasting changes are ordinary people, who no longer will accept the status quo and are joining together in a form of massive protest. (Johnson)
Bibliography
Johnson, Sheila. "The Battle of Algiers." Common Dreams, 2003. Web. 20 May 2011.
Bibliography
Johnson, Sheila. "The Battle of Algiers." Common Dreams, 2003. Web. 20 May 2011. <http://www.commondreams.org/views03/0907-07.htm>
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