A Comparison Of The Film 'The Land Of Blood And Honey And' The Lives Of Others?

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Love is a very ambitious situation, if you are not careful, it can make you do ridiculous things. As much as it is beautiful, it is also dangerous. At times you have to be attentive and be sure that the person is feeling the same as you do. Someone once told me that people fall in love with the most unexpected person at the most unexpected time. In the two movies The Land of Blood and Honey and The Lives of Others, there was unexpected romance that arose from both films and it all happened at the wrong time. The obstacles these relationships face were due to promises. The promises weren’t about making changes; they were about not facing them alone. Nevertheless, where there is love, there is also betrayal.

The two movies had a few connections and disparities. Starting off with one of the connections, the two women from each movie had a passion for art, which their beloved were yearning for. Despite the fact that there were cherishing moments involved, there were also many …show more content…

In the Land of Blood and Honey, Aija and Daniel came from two different religious background. Aija was Moslem and Daniel was a Christian Serb. During the war, Daniel and Aija were enemies due to their religious background and also because their families were on opposite sides. In fact, Aija and Daniel’s love began prior to the Bosnian War. Although they loved one another truly, they could not trust each other. Aija knew that her nephew had been murdered and also that Daniel was involved in the slaying of her nephew which broke her heart, therefore she could not fully trust him. The point of betrayal comes into play when Aija joined the Moslem community outside of the concentration camp (due to the fact that she had escaped) and later returned only to find what Daniel’s next plan and to report it back to the Moslem community. Unfortunately, Daniel later found out what Aija had done and therefore had to kill

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