alpolcay

I am an admirer of the James Bond films. Sean Connery was a monument of masculine Englishman style. In the cold war days of sixties to tell about the agent stories was accepted as normal. But in the global era there is no Soviet Union which threatens democratic world. Dreams are different nowadays. The film producers think James Bond must survive in a different way. The cinema technology of the sixties is not comparable to our times. But human imagination is shallow in 2000's. I think James Bond should be preserved as an historical event as created by Ian Fleming. I don't want to mourn for a British Empire which doesn't exist.

In Europe it is possible to go to a far place in the new era. But there are many dangers for the one who does not know to live as a Gypsy. Theft, drugs abuse, smuggling and bribe are abundant in many countries. Dare to go by land... Turkish German director Fatih Akin tells us a fairy tale about our times in a very humanistic and humorous style. The film ends in an optimistic way. Is there a different way to talk about the bureaucracy of the former Eastern Block countries and Turkey in a more pleasant way? In a few words Im Juli is a good road film I think.

I congratulate the Irish producers for a very good film. Self criticism is a main virtue which makes human civilizations developed. If you bravely criticize yourself you deserve to join the democratic world. Under the pressure of religion billions of people are muted. Silence because of repression in the middle of Europe... Realistic films are nearly forgotten among the fantastic films. Why shall we escape from the truth? We must tell the truth to our people who think the best is in religious life. In many Islamic country women are accepted as the source of all the evil in sexual means. Because of this they are in danger of being accused in every moment. But fanatics from every religion thinks in the same manner. I hope Irish women aren't endangered by this type of human beings now.