Munich
A 2005 film from Stephen Spielberg.
In 1972 Black September, a terrorist Arab organization of
the PLO took Israeli athletes hostage at the Olympic village in Germany.
Eventually eleven hostages were murdered.
The film is a dramatic film, which studies and illuminates issues
of retribution and unintended consequences in a world of conflict. In a special
feature included on the rental DVD, Spielberg points out that while certain
facts form the basis of the film, “Munich” is not a documentary.
The film has particular relevance to today’s war between
Israel and Hamas. It is an intense, agonizing piece that looks inside the
people tasked with finding and eliminating the Black September Arabs who
murdered the Israeli hostages.
The film came in for
some criticism when it was originally released but Producer Spielberg points
out that certain facts are indisputable: Hostages were taken by Black September
and eleven were killed. Prime Minister Golda Meir authorized a team to find and
kill the original perpetrators. That mission was successful.
“Munich,” is an excellent thriller, well worth watching with
fine acting, rich production and stems from a finely researched and written
script.
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