Fitna
- 2008
- 15m
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A short film in which Quran verses are shown alongside images from terrorist attacks.A short film in which Quran verses are shown alongside images from terrorist attacks.A short film in which Quran verses are shown alongside images from terrorist attacks.
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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
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I am not even going to give this a vote, as it does not even qualify to be judged by any scale. The film is pure propaganda, and is like the Nazis's are replaced with ignorant caucasions and the Jew's with innocent muslims.
I ask you: -Why do I- as a Muslim, raised and born in the west, fully integrated with the culture of my new homecountry- now have to be afraid going out of my home? Is this not the TRUE meaning of Terror?
-Why every time someone speaks of Islam, automatically the terrorism subject is approached? Are terrorists really muslims, or just fundamentally disturbed people, with an understanding that is all to mixed up- just happen to have grown up in a Muslim state?
This move, documentary or what you want to call it, reaches out to those of us who are weak. Those people who have not yet reached the understanding that is needed to take a stand. I am afraid that that is the majority of the people in the world. I pledge you to do not choose your stand from a propaganda film like this, rather go out to a "normal" Muslim, equal to the "normal" Christian, jew, buddhist, and ask him/her about his/her's belief and religion. You will see that our religion is not much different from yours.
The writings in the Qouran are over 1000 years old!! No one believes them 100%! It's like believing that the world was created in 6 days, and hell was created because of Adam eating an apple.
Wake up people, before it's all to late...
I ask you: -Why do I- as a Muslim, raised and born in the west, fully integrated with the culture of my new homecountry- now have to be afraid going out of my home? Is this not the TRUE meaning of Terror?
-Why every time someone speaks of Islam, automatically the terrorism subject is approached? Are terrorists really muslims, or just fundamentally disturbed people, with an understanding that is all to mixed up- just happen to have grown up in a Muslim state?
This move, documentary or what you want to call it, reaches out to those of us who are weak. Those people who have not yet reached the understanding that is needed to take a stand. I am afraid that that is the majority of the people in the world. I pledge you to do not choose your stand from a propaganda film like this, rather go out to a "normal" Muslim, equal to the "normal" Christian, jew, buddhist, and ask him/her about his/her's belief and religion. You will see that our religion is not much different from yours.
The writings in the Qouran are over 1000 years old!! No one believes them 100%! It's like believing that the world was created in 6 days, and hell was created because of Adam eating an apple.
Wake up people, before it's all to late...
In Fitna, Geert Wilders succeeds in taking enormous amounts of old footage out of their original context and fitting them together in a pattern that is really only logical to Geert Wilders.
While not being a very tasteful or entertaining film, to the mature viewer it does provide an interesting perspective on one thing - The grotesque nature of ethnocentric and political propaganda. For this reason, and because of scenes of extreme violence, it should be highly dis-recommended to the immature viewer.
Personally, I have never seen the likes of Fitna since America's paranoid propaganda videos from the Red Scare. I was amazed by the paranoia exhibited in the Cold War, but I am equally amazed by the seriousness with which Wilders draws parallels between extreme Islamic fundamentalism and the billion (probably more) innocent and innocuous Muslims living in and outside Europe.
While not being a very tasteful or entertaining film, to the mature viewer it does provide an interesting perspective on one thing - The grotesque nature of ethnocentric and political propaganda. For this reason, and because of scenes of extreme violence, it should be highly dis-recommended to the immature viewer.
Personally, I have never seen the likes of Fitna since America's paranoid propaganda videos from the Red Scare. I was amazed by the paranoia exhibited in the Cold War, but I am equally amazed by the seriousness with which Wilders draws parallels between extreme Islamic fundamentalism and the billion (probably more) innocent and innocuous Muslims living in and outside Europe.
No Religion in the world teach People to hate & kill others. I totally agree to this. Please stop talking negative about other religions. There is no religion in the world that supports terrorism. Islam is a very peaceful religion and it teaches love not hatred, peace not terrorism, justice and harmony not injustice. This movie does not prove anything against Islam. It only proves that Geert and Scarlet themselves have a sick mind and are full of hatred for other people. So stop all this propaganda against Islam and work on improving yourself first. Acts of terrorism have been done by criminals belonging to different religions, then why put the blame on Islam?
Reading a lot of comments that this movie is racist. Labelling it as such is to completely remove oneself any critical thought which objectively looks at the material and point made and to ask yourself if it's message is legitimate. Non Muslims might find it scary and indeed the premise posed by this documentary will invoke such feelings. Muslims may feel marginalised by it's targeting of selective passages in religious text that they believe in while not being fanatical as those presented in the film.
Both have legitimate arguments but to dismiss the documentary as racist is arrogance without forethought. Indeed this short documentary poses very provocative sharp messages and In this it can be considered that it addresses a highly complex issue very simply, it doesn't seek to delve deeper.
However,current events with Islamic state and it's atrocities, a viewer cannot be blamed if a lot of what is posed in the video is coming to fruition. Take a walk through Mosul park in Northern Iraq and the full display of what living in a caliphate is like- that's if you can bear the sight of decapitated women and children. Documentaries like this are confronting and as such it helps address an issue. It is provocative, it can inspire hatred and anger but it demands us as non Muslims and Muslims to open a dialogue on how we live together. This movie is blatantly partisan but regardless any view needs to understand that this movie is not targeting peaceful Muslims but the fanatics it depicts.
Both have legitimate arguments but to dismiss the documentary as racist is arrogance without forethought. Indeed this short documentary poses very provocative sharp messages and In this it can be considered that it addresses a highly complex issue very simply, it doesn't seek to delve deeper.
However,current events with Islamic state and it's atrocities, a viewer cannot be blamed if a lot of what is posed in the video is coming to fruition. Take a walk through Mosul park in Northern Iraq and the full display of what living in a caliphate is like- that's if you can bear the sight of decapitated women and children. Documentaries like this are confronting and as such it helps address an issue. It is provocative, it can inspire hatred and anger but it demands us as non Muslims and Muslims to open a dialogue on how we live together. This movie is blatantly partisan but regardless any view needs to understand that this movie is not targeting peaceful Muslims but the fanatics it depicts.
Please watch this video response to "Fitna"; Hope it make things more clear please just remove the spaces so as to be able to embed it http:// www.youtube.com/ watch?v= oA97Kx 0hfZ8& watch_ respon se&loc ale=en _US&persis t_locale=1 If you were not able to embed it just open video Fitna at You Tube and watch the response; it is about 9 min; 37 sec
If you want to judge something; c both sides ... else you have to know you were not listening to find the truth but just to be lead by a person who believe "You are just a follower"!!!
It's to clarify some misconceptions, people have towards Islam open your eyes, your heart and your brains and don't let only one of them drive your judgment. And seek the TRUTH not what SEEMS to be like it. Be fair and logical! It's a matter of Heaven or Hell .. Think it deserves !!!
If you want to judge something; c both sides ... else you have to know you were not listening to find the truth but just to be lead by a person who believe "You are just a follower"!!!
It's to clarify some misconceptions, people have towards Islam open your eyes, your heart and your brains and don't let only one of them drive your judgment. And seek the TRUTH not what SEEMS to be like it. Be fair and logical! It's a matter of Heaven or Hell .. Think it deserves !!!
Did you know
- TriviaThis movie was directed and edited under the supervision of Geert Wilders, a Dutch right wing politician. The Dutch public broadcasting network companies refused to air it, and Wilders had declined an offer from the Moslimomroep (MO) or Muslim Broadcasting Company, who wanted to air the film in its entirety. Seeing no other options, Wilders had the film posted on Liveleak, and can now be watched on-line.
- GoofsInstead of Mohammed Bouyeri, the killer of Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh, this movie shows a parody of a news photograph featuring Dutch rapper Salah Edin.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Pauw & Witteman: Episode #2.139 (2008)
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