Thursday, October 8, 2009

The Road to Love: Homosexuality in Algeria

This film was awesome I can't even explain how good it was. For the average American it is sometimes hard to get excited about a movie in subtitles, especially documentaries. However this film paralleled so much of the current American attitudes toward homosexuality that it redemmed itself. A western oriented student could very well understand what was going on in the movie whilst still learning about Algeria and other Middle Eastern attitudes about homosexuality and its history. Arab countries are often depicted as undeveloped and narrow minded, but despite their religious obligations they are considerably tolerant in comparison t the United States.

1 comment:

Andrew Rhodes said...

I really appreciate your positive attitude toward the movie and this subject in general. I agree with with what you said in class and on your blog about the comparisons and parallels between the Middle East's and America's views on homosexuality!!!