Everybody enjoys watching movies because they are a great way to depict events, stories, and express feelings. The director of the movie has free rein over how the movie depicts its story. Movies are a powerful way to bring people together, depict history, etc. The movie The Message does an amazing job at depicting very accurate historical information. The Message accurately portrays costumes, Islamic values and faith, and historical events. The costumes in the movie were very accurately depicted. The clothes that Muslims wore in early Islamic times depicted a lot about their class rank. In the movie the common people wore tunics which were very loose fitting. They also wore turbans to protect their headsInIn from the desert heat. The people …show more content…
A very good example of this is that Muhammed was never shown in the movie. He could not have an actor portraying him because “the impersonation of the prophet offends against the spirituality of his message”. Also the Islamic faith is that everyone is equal in the eyes of god. This made it more tempting to convert to Islam. Throughout the movie whenever Muhammad would be present or close by, his presence is noted by soft music. The movie also showed that the people of Mecca were disgusted from the idea that allowed another religion to exist that was not Islam. The movie depicted how horrible Islam’s were treated and even tortured for converting to Islam. A method that was depicted in the movie was to make the person lie down on the desert and place a large stone on his body. This was an exact torture that is accepted in Islamic history. When Muslims did not listen to their rulers of Mecca, the leaders of Mecca forcibly made the Muslims abide to their …show more content…
Mecca was a place where people did not believe in social equality. When Islam was introduced, the prophet had said that, “everyone was equal in the eyes of God” (Khan, Arshad pg. 199). This was a main reason why that people wanted to convert to Islam. Islam was supposed to have equality in the newly founded religion. “Islam embraces every aspect of life, such as family relations, inheritance, taxation, purification and prayer” (Ruiz, Enrique pg. 276). The idea that everyone would be equal was enticing to people, especially to all of the slaves. Bilal Ibn Ribah converted to Islam when he found the truth of the prophet’s words. Bilal’s master laughed at him when Bilal told him Muhammad was preaching for equality. Bilal’s master did not like how the ideas were “poisoning” Bilal’s mind, so he tortured Bilal to make him stop believing in this “nonsense” of Islam. This was the same in real life Islamic history. Slaves were already treated horribly, so especially if one tried to go against his masters wishes like that he would be severely punished. Back in this period of time it seems like everybody liked torturing everybody
achieving his goal of placing doubt into the minds of the religious. Making this a poorly-argued film due
The town of Mecca was the birthplace of Islam, at first the leaders of the city refused the changing of this new religion and forced Muhammad to leave. Muhammad returned and preached to the people about what he had heard, that there is only one god. Islam spread quickly for two main reasons they are the message and military conquest.
Movies, one can argue, are one of America’s greatest pastimes. Unfortunately, after 9/11, films have become increasingly prejudiced against American Muslims. In movies Muslims are frequently portrayed negatively. According to James Emery, a professor of Anthropology, Hollywood profits off of “casting individuals associated with specific negative stereotypes”. This is due to the fact that viewers automatically link characters with their clichéd images (Emery). For Muslims, the clichéd image is of the violent fundamentalist, who carried out the terroristic attacks on 9/11. As a result, the main stereotypes involved in movies display Muslims as extremists, villains, thieves, and desert nomads. An example of a movie that has such a negative character role for Muslims in film is Disney’s cartoon Aladdin, depict...
There are many elements in the film that give a very authentic feel of the setting. In the film, the buildings all look like they are from the Middle West, covered in dried mud, and a desert is shown a scene which gives the idea of a country that living in poverty and is an extremely hot country. The costume adds to the realism to the scene where the locals wear traditional Muslim outfits companied with burkas. The costume and the soldiers use points towards to them being affiliated with the US Army as the M4 Carbine they carry around and their uniform with the combat boots, sand colour shirts, and the helmet covers.
Islam is a monotheistic and Abrahamic religion alongside Judaism and Christianity. It is currently the second largest religion in the world today. Its beliefs come from the Qur'an which literally means "the recitation" which is believed to be a literal transcription of the word of God. Its main prophet is named Muhammad who began Islam by speaking with the angel Gabriel in a cave during his meditation and then acting as an instrument of God to help write the Qur’an. Muhammad then spread Islam to the scattered tribes of Arabia by becoming the leader of Yathrib and using his wonderful leadership abilities to then grow his influence over virtually all of Arabia. Muhammad is known by Muslims to be the seal of the profits because no profits after Muhammad should be considered legitimate. Muhammad also left behind the Hadith or “tradition” which is a collection of writings compiled of reports of Muhammad’s actions as leader of Yathrib. These reports are used as a more specific code of ethics in day to day life and from these reports the 5 Pillars of Islam are derived (Smith 160). Although Islam shares many similarities to Judaism and Christianity it is often viewed in the US with hate derived from preconceived notions following the attack on September 11th 2001. This paper seeks to provide an overview of Islam’s history as well as its two major sects and 5 main pillars to remove preconceived notions and provide a glance into the minds of the Islamic people.
After discussing this movie in class it all makes sense. All the details that I missed throughout the movie I saw when we started discussing it. I saw most of the religious themes, some like the pale horse evaded me. This was a great movie and one that I would recommend to anyone. The way that it is written and the way that is was played out is amazing. I haven’t even begun to scratch the surface with the meanings behind this movie.
...ctual roles, or adding in exciting events that revise the storyline. These changes are beneficial to producers because they engage a large audience and generate massive profits. In contrast, they do not always have a positive effect on viewers. Although they are entertaining which is an important aspect of theatre culture, they also are often misguiding. Many spectators take movies at face value, without considering that they may not exactly qualify as primary source material. Even when an historical event is fabricated to teach or enhance a moral message, it still doesn’t compensate for bending the truth. Moviegoer’s may have a positive experience and gain some skewed historical perspective, perhaps better than what they knew before the movie, but they loose out on the truth and therefore, a genuine understanding of the historical event, and its significance.
During this time, Mecca was mostly populated with polytheistic followers. In 610 C.E, Prophet Muhammad, had his first revelations that advance the Islamic culture. His revelations became a way of life for his followers. When the religion started rising in numbers, Muhammad and his followers was exiled from Mecca. When the followers migrated to Medina, Islam began to spread. This religion had much influence in the locations it was practiced in. The Quran is the way of life to its people. The five pillars expressed in the Quran were the religious laws Muslims were expected to follow. They were expected to only accept there is one God and one messenger, Muhammad, pray five times a day, give the poor 2.5 percent of their savings, fast during the month of Ramandan, and pilgrimage to Mecca, where the Holy Ka’ba is located. Besides the religious impact, Muhammad also created a political empire. He united different tribes and customs. Muhammad was very influential that after his death, the religion faced a challenge. They did not have a successor or leader, so many followers left the religion, refused to pay taxes, and wars begun. In the mid- seventh century, the Muslims started wars with the Byzantine and Persian Empires and conquered them. Muslims ruled over many religious groups including Jews, Christians, and Zoroastrians. As the Muslims became powerful, they created laws that taxed other religious groups to practice their faith. In the “Pact of Umar”, Christians agreed under extreme circumstances in order to practice their faith. They agreed to not fix the damages done to their churches, to not display any religious ornaments, to not spread the faith, and many more. The Muslims conquered and progressed in
The Islamic Golden Age began in the 7th century to the end of the 13th century. The Islamic Golden age is the era in which the Muslims created one of the largest empires. The Golden Ages started with the Prophet Muhammad. There were two Islamic Golden Ages. The first Golden Age lasting about two centuries from the 7th century to the 9th century. In the first Golden Age, society is being integrated in political, social, and moral dimensions in Islam (Lapidus 14). The second Golden Age lasted about five centuries from the 9th century to the 14th century. During the second Golden Age the state and religious institutions were separate, leaving the political and religious elites divided (Lapidus 13). Muhammad, not an immense influence starting out,
made in. Some incorporate them into the plot, some use them as allegories, and some satirize them.” Without an influence or connection to relate with the audience, the film would have no dimension. When seeing a movie, viewers are always going to search for an underlying meaning or message that could connect to their lives today. Although most
...ds to film, the religious stories surrounding the scenario are more than likely far less exciting and more straightforward than what is portrayed. The depiction of Christianity in a melodramatic fashion aims to keep people interested but it is not taken into consideration that the events that had taken place in Christian texts such as the bible could be equally interesting and exciting if they are depicted accurately within the story being narrated. Movies are over eager when they get a religious topic to work with and place it unnecessarily over the top, so that the religious undertones and lessons are almost lost and to get them, one must pay extremely close attention.
While the movie was released after the event of 9/11, the film made a bold move to show equality. The movie portrayed the Christians and the Muslims being one of the same. Balian made a point to the people he was protecting during battle, that the Muslims where no better than the Christians who took Jerusalem from the Jews. The movie made the point that both the Christians and the Muslims were the same, looking for the same prize as one another. The only difference between the two was they were on different sides of the battle. The film showed how there can be differences in the multiple kinds of religions, yet on a simple, basic level, there are many familiar traits. It is important to come to the mindset of learning of the different cultures, and hold onto the humanity of treating others how one would want to be
When people think about Mecca one of the first things that might come to their heads is the pilgrimage or the black stone. Muhammad is one of the reasons that Mecca is what it is today. Muhhamad was a prophet born 570 in Mecca. He was orphaned as a child and sent to ended up living with his uncle. Muhhamad would get away from everything by going to the desert to meditate. One night while alone at Mt. Hira he was visited by an angel named Gabriel. After this Muhhamad began to accept Allah and started to believe. Some of the things Muhhamad believed was Jihad, holy struggle. He also began to believe you live for Allah. He believed all those who did would be rewarded and the rest punished. Not everyone believed the way Muhammad did. People at first thought that his teachings were a threat to the religious and material order. He was accused of making up what the Angel Gabriel had told him. He got followers from the poor and people who thought they were being unequally treated. Muhhamad took these people and then left and went to Medina to find more followers. He then returned to Mecca later and took over the city and converted everyone to Islam.
On the board on Monday morning, there were numbers one through five and they each had a religion written next to them. 1 was Hinduism, 2 was Christianity, 3 was Judaism, 4 was Buddhism, and I was lucky enough to get 5: Islam. Oh, I know so much about Islam culture and their religion, are you kidding? I don’t even know where Islam is. I’m just kidding, it’s not a country. There are many differences between Islam and the United states like our religion, clothes, and food, and becoming a Christian or a Muslim, but Islam is the second largest religion in the world, so it’s important to a lot of people. The followers of Islam are called Muslims. Becoming a Muslim is not an easy process. You must do a long list of tasks. After you become a Muslim you must do everything in your power to try to have a good Muslim lifestyle.
The Road to Mecca is one of the book that make me realize too many things that I have overlooked before about the essence meaning of my life, my beautiful religion and change my perception a lot. For me, this book sits easily among the world's best travel and adventure writing that I have read, providing unforgettable descriptions of black, starry nights in the desert, oases, bustling bazaars, Mecca and Medina, the idiosyncrasies of pampered kings and the customs of the Bedouin. It is not only about that, but it’s about his thought that make me cannot stop from thinking everything relates to me. From that, I can relates the things happen around me for a reason and I need to think deeply, being critical and creative to imposed the good for my