The Battle of Algiers!

NPR: Movie Review 'The Battle of Algiers' by Kenneth Turan - Morning Edition
http://www.npr.org/templates/dmg/dmg.php?prgCode=ME&showDate=09-Jan-2004&segNum=14&NPRMediaPref=WM

My classmates might have found this movie to be quite annoying, mostly because they didn't like the subtitles, but I actually liked the movie. I liked the effort in trying to make the film unbiased, to show both sides of the conflict. I also liked how they tried to make it as realistic as possible, with scenes that looked like they were from a documentary. They were even able to get an operational tank for one scene. This film was made only a couple years after this actually happened which is surprising to hear. I really liked this film overall and would recommend it to someone if they are researching the battle of Algiers, or they just want to see an old war film. This film is still even relevant today as the review says, even though this review was made years ago, our present day situation in Iraq can be compared and similarities arise. The gorilla warfare in the city look very familiar. The way the film was shot made it look realistic and basically stated, "This is happening now!" to the audience.