In Forbidden Lie$, Anna Broinowski and Norma Khouri critique the book Forbidden Love and the falsehoods the book describes. Norma participates in the creation of the documentary by sharing her creation of the events captured in her book by the director, Anna Broinowski. Throughout the documentary it becomes apparent that Norma has changed the facts in the story various times. This revelation demonstrates the stereotypical manner that Norma views Jordanian individuals while captivating the American audience. In Forbidden Lie$, Anna and Norma utilize the teachings of Edward Said theory of Orientalism, bell hooks’ “Eating the Other” and the Guy Debord idea of “the spectacle.” Forbidden Lie$ explores the book Forbidden Love through the viewpoint of Norma being made the main
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Anna’s goal for the creation of the film appears to raise awareness by bringing familiarity to the practice of honor crimes; however the directors use constant imagery of the orient in a barbaric manner to reconfirm the stereotypes by constantly undermining the Jordanian society.
Norma relies on the craving of fantasy from the occident to show the gap between America, western culture and Jordan eastern culture. By the documentary showing Norma in both America and Jordan it differentiates the two, one being where she is most comfortable and the other being a mysterious place that could potentially harm her. Norma purposely took 37 years of her life to develop her knowledge of the Jordanian people, but she already should have this knowledge since she is a dual citizen that was raised in Jordan. Norma states in the commentary, that the book is fictional about true issues in Jordan which could have been substantial if this was the first story being told yet since the book itself was a lie why should the audience trust that the documentary is ay different. Instead
Anna’s goal for the creation of the film appears to raise awareness by bringing familiarity to the practice of honor crimes; however the directors use constant imagery of the orient in a barbaric manner to reconfirm the stereotypes by constantly undermining the Jordanian society.
Norma relies on the craving of fantasy from the occident to show the gap between America, western culture and Jordan eastern culture. By the documentary showing Norma in both America and Jordan it differentiates the two, one being where she is most comfortable and the other being a mysterious place that could potentially harm her. Norma purposely took 37 years of her life to develop her knowledge of the Jordanian people, but she already should have this knowledge since she is a dual citizen that was raised in Jordan. Norma states in the commentary, that the book is fictional about true issues in Jordan which could have been substantial if this was the first story being told yet since the book itself was a lie why should the audience trust that the documentary is ay different. Instead