Rite now I am at my workplace. I know this is not the right time to blog but this has been on my mind lately and its bugging me. Last Tuesday, me, Saiful and Kairos watched Son of Babylon. The show made a huge impact on me...
Synopsis: A willful young boy follows his just as obstinate grandmother in a journey across Iraq, determined to discover the fate of her missing son, Ahmed's father, who never returned from war.
April 2003, three weeks after the fall of Saddam. A journey through Iraq, a troubled land where no one knows what lies ahead. On hearing the news that prisoners of war have been found alive in the South, a curious young boy Ahmed and his obstinate grandmother set out to uncover the fate of the boy's missing father, one of the many soldiers who never came home since the gulf war 1991. From the mountains of the North to the sands of Babylon, the pair hitch rides with strangers and cross paths with fellow pilgrims on an all too similar quest. As a grandmother struggles to accept an awful truth, Ahmed retraces the footsteps of a father he never knew. This is a journey that will not only connect them to the past, but will determine their lives forever.
I recommend EVERYONE to watch this show. The show really thought me one thing: To appreciate what i have now. Ahmed was such an innocent boy. I cannot say that i understand his pain eventhough we both lost our father but he went through a much , much more painful experience then me. And the pain he go through was too much for a 12-year-old to handle.
The story was not based on an actual account but it depicts the real world; what is actually happening in Iraq. I have never been so caught up with my emotions when i watch a movie. But this story really opened up my eyes. I am actually thankful i still have a roof over my head, a family, friends, food, water, MODE of TRANSPORT, yes i just said that. Watch the movie and then u will understand what i meant. As much as i think Singapore is so 'unjust', i have to be thankful that i still have a country that accept me. Right now, i'm still thinking what will happen to the boy Ahmed.
And for those of u who say eee..the story so boring...so sloww... eeww so dirteee.. U WHY ARE YOU EVEN LIVING? U SHOULD BE SHOT TO DEATH OMGOOSSSHHH PLS DO ME A FAVOUR N GO N DIEEEE.
One more advice: Before u enter the cinema to watch the movie, don't bring a packet of tissue. Bring a BOX of tissue. If not, u'll get snot and tears all over your hands and arms like i do.
Ahmed, please live on, exercise prudence, practice on your flute and be the musician that u want to be. And don't be a soldier.
The story was not based on an actual account but it depicts the real world; what is actually happening in Iraq. I have never been so caught up with my emotions when i watch a movie. But this story really opened up my eyes. I am actually thankful i still have a roof over my head, a family, friends, food, water, MODE of TRANSPORT, yes i just said that. Watch the movie and then u will understand what i meant. As much as i think Singapore is so 'unjust', i have to be thankful that i still have a country that accept me. Right now, i'm still thinking what will happen to the boy Ahmed.
And for those of u who say eee..the story so boring...so sloww... eeww so dirteee.. U WHY ARE YOU EVEN LIVING? U SHOULD BE SHOT TO DEATH OMGOOSSSHHH PLS DO ME A FAVOUR N GO N DIEEEE.
One more advice: Before u enter the cinema to watch the movie, don't bring a packet of tissue. Bring a BOX of tissue. If not, u'll get snot and tears all over your hands and arms like i do.
Ahmed, please live on, exercise prudence, practice on your flute and be the musician that u want to be. And don't be a soldier.
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