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Waltz with Bashir - Film Review

Waltz with Bashir is a animated movie that talks about Palestinian refugees camps slaughter civilians  This animated documentary was made by Israeli film maker Ari Folman as a docu-autobiography.

Figure 1 Waltz with Bashir Background

It suggests a ridiculous wish of amnesia.
This movie reveals a attempt to protest politics that is why it is so successful.
Almost as a light in the end of a tunnel for people that lived that reality.
The 2d animation is based on conversations and flashbacks between the 2 main characters and the very concept of Israel's partial or indirect guilt, established by the government's own Kahan and therefore a guilt which Israel can concede without admitting any type of fault within its citizens, which makes this situation unfair and really painful.


Figure 2 Waltz with Bashir Deaths/Old Memories

This film uses Hyperrealrostoscope-animatoon techniques which means a type of art of projection used by artists usually animators, frame by frame, to trace over motion pictures footage. Nowadays this type of techniques have been replaced and updated by computers making it much easier and quicker to do.
Over a beer, the main character talks to the audience complaining  about his recurring dreams stereotyping the 1982 Lebanese war as being chased by 26 savage dogs.


Figure 3 Waltz with Bashir Dreams about Savage "Dogs"

Folman speaks about something in the film that not even his friend believes a 100 per cent. He apparently barely remembers these times.
So he goes back on a scary journey to track down old memories talking to old war mates.


Figure 4 Waltz with Bashir Interviews and conversations

Apparently everyone have different opinions and stories about the period of time which made this animation turn into a impressive story.


Bibliography

Bradshaw, P (2008)
 (Accessed on 03 February 2019)

Dan, D (2008) 
(Accessed on 03 February 2019)

Illustration List

Figure 1: Waltz with Bashir Background (2008)
(Accessed on 03 February 2019)


Figure 2: Waltz with Bashir Deaths/Old Memories (2008)
(Accessed on 03 February 2019)

Figure 3: Waltz with Bashir Dreams about Savage “Dogs” (2008)
(Accessed on 03 February 2019)

Figure 4: Waltz with Bashir Interviews and conversations (2008)





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