Film Analysis: Movie Review Of The West Bank Story

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Review of West Bank Story West Bank Story is a short musical comedy movie. Online dictionary explains musical comedy that is a comedic play or movie in which dialogue is interspersed with songs, especially one with a focus on musical numbers and a simple plot. In addition, in 2007, at the 79th Academy Awards, West Bank Story won the Oscar in the category Best Live Action Short Film (Wikipedia "West Bank"). This short movie talks about a love story between a Palestinian woman and an Israeli soldier in West Bank. People, especially who are from Palestine and Middle East countries, love this movie even though this is based on the Israelis and Arabs, and a conflicting territory. There are two impressive aspects in this successful movie that should be pointed out; the value of love can conquer and change anything and the director`s talent.
First, West Bank Story shows a value that love can conquer and change anything. Protagonists, Fatima, who is a Palestinian fast food cashier, and David, who is an Israel Defense soldier. They meet each other accidentally, then they fall in love with each other. The statuses in their separately families cause them do not …show more content…

He did make sure that every time when he made jokes on one side, he had to counter back against the other side. First, Fatima`s family provokes the conflict by throwing a stone into Jew`s machine. That says her family is very rude. Then, Jews build a wall which is emblematic of Israel` Separation Barrier. The wall represents that Israelis illegally built that war under the international law (McGreal). Finally, both of their restaurants are destroyed by the fire that also balances the contradiction. It is very hard to see any prejudice in this movie; every group is taken care of very well. Absolutely, director Ari Devon Sandel succeed in making West Bank Story a phenomenal

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