Another masterpiece from the one of most intellectual and creative directors of Turkey. Story is also by Irmak.
1- The incredible soundtracks that takes you away is by E.Reboutsika who won the World Soundtrack Award in 2006 by another Irmak movie "Babam ve Oglum" (My Father and My Son) 2- Cetin Tekindor presents one of the best actings I've ever seen. He paralyses the audience. Especially, the scene he begins to cry when he finishes his story and the children are talking about the Messenger they dream of.. 3- Story is very allegoric. No time and no place. And the presentation of this story is very original, since there are parts like "Dream of Ferhat", "Reality of Zekeriya", "Book of Mehmet" 4- Although lots of messages are given, the most emphasized is "The one who knows but keeps silence is as much guilty as the one who commits." In fact it seems to refer to the Military Regime started in 1980 and to the society that did not want to talk about it for years. Not only that, but also every society that stay silent against the evil kind. 5- The end is much more original. Story ends with "Dream of Saffet", which means it is your turn to dream about the end.
One of the most important documentaries ever made.
Noam Chomsky has been called "arguably the most important intellectuals
alive" by the New York Times and has been at the forefront of dissenting
intellectual thought and activism for several decades now. This film takes
a
witty and intelligent look at Chomsky's well-documented theories on how
the
media serves the agendas of the corporate/government power structure - not
as a conspiracy theory, but simply as an analysis of the way things
necessarily operate.
This film is bound to polarize audiences. The ideas which are put forward
and the facts which are revealed will shake some people's world. Many will
disagree and argue against Chomsky and his ideas. Good. I think that's
much
of why this film was made. The disclaimer at the end of the credits states
that the film was made with the intent to promote discussion about the
media. If you aren't aroused one way or another by what is put forward in
this film then either you must have been sleeping through it or else you
are
just plain apathetic.
The film is long. It has to be. Chomsky points out that part of the way in
which the mass media manufactures consent is through concision.
Sound-bytes.
They don't take a lot of time to look at the facts or to thoroughly
examine
both sides of most issues. In order to think outside the paradigm of the
mass media and to adequately discuss and defend views which go against
mainstream thought, then you have to take some time. That's exactly what
"Manufacturing Consent" does. However, the filmmakers, Mark Achbar and
Peter
Wintonick, keep it interesting. They keep it from turning into three hours
of talking heads.
To do this the filmmakers use some of the very techniques which Chomsky
identifies the mass media as using in order to influence their audiences.
It's wonderful and humorous to see how they speak the very language which
they (and Chomsky) are exposing and criticizing. Don't be fooled, this is
a
propagandist film in favor of Chomsky and in favor of thinking about the
world around you and then getting off your butt and doing something about
it! Keep in mind when I use the term 'propaganda', that propaganda isn't
always necessarily bad (the USA used propaganda to muster support for
World
War II and consequently Hitler's genocide was stopped). 'Propaganda' it
just
basically means that it pretty blatantly favors one view over another.
Don't
get me wrong, "Manufacturing Consent" is not completely one sided. Both
sides of the argument are given screen time, but Chomsky's views come out
on
top.
Watch this film. Even if you don't agree with it, the discussion of the
issues presented is important. It will raise your consciousness of what is
happening to you every day whenever you turn on the TV or the radio, or
pick
up a newspaper, or even when you go to a football game. It will change
your
perspective and maybe even your life. And how many films really do that?
That's why I say it's one of the most important documentaries ever
made.
