Emerald Johnson
Matthew Quest
AFST 236
October 12, 2015
Battle of the Algiers Review
The Battle of the Algiers was a thought provoking film with many focal points for discussion. It was intriguing albeit hard to watch due to societal expectations of higher quality films. While watching it I could see how it could possibly be controversial at the time due to the fresh events that happened a few years earlier (upon which it was based). After looking up more information out of curiosity I read that apparently the film had been used to train members of the Black Panthers which I thought was quite interesting. Another point of interest I thought worth mentioning was the active involvement of women in the film which, again, could possibly be a
Matthew Quest
AFST 236
October 12, 2015
Battle of the Algiers Review
The Battle of the Algiers was a thought provoking film with many focal points for discussion. It was intriguing albeit hard to watch due to societal expectations of higher quality films. While watching it I could see how it could possibly be controversial at the time due to the fresh events that happened a few years earlier (upon which it was based). After looking up more information out of curiosity I read that apparently the film had been used to train members of the Black Panthers which I thought was quite interesting. Another point of interest I thought worth mentioning was the active involvement of women in the film which, again, could possibly be a