tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951989.post8516485436939123853..comments2024-03-13T06:02:45.251-05:00Comments on Cinema Romantico: WadjdaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951989.post-1789359048638234342014-01-22T18:49:00.561-06:002014-01-22T18:49:00.561-06:00Nikhat! Jessica! Thank you both so much for the lo...Nikhat! Jessica! Thank you both so much for the lovingly honest comments!<br /><br />I understand what you're both saying about the ending, and I like the way you put it, Jessica, to say "The world awaits her." I can see that reading too. I guess my reading of it kind of comes from the same thing you're saying, the oppression the women of this culture have to endure. <br /><br />I always hesitate to bring the word 'important' into film critiques, but this really is an important film, a window into that culture, to understand their plight.Nick Priggehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17895803287589438170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951989.post-33417604813085871432014-01-22T09:38:42.378-06:002014-01-22T09:38:42.378-06:00I saw the ending in a slightly different light, mo...I saw the ending in a slightly different light, more hopeful about the future of Wadjda. Eventually she gained the support of her mother as well as the bike. She's heading out for something. The world awaits her.<br /><br />But I was infuriated and saddened to see the oppression that women and girls in this culture lives under. I'm far less forgiving than you are in this matter. <br />The leaf on the tree, the note with her name that doesn't count. This made me burst into angry tears. This is no less upsetting than the slavery we see in 12 years a slave. And it exists here and now. We need to do everything we can to support them in their struggle to get rid of their chains.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951989.post-74929696292366624812014-01-22T07:12:40.863-06:002014-01-22T07:12:40.863-06:00I really, really adored this movie. Coming from a ...I really, really adored this movie. Coming from a similar kind of culture and belief system, which isn't as extreme but nothing much in the film really surprises me either, I just kept wishing that I was in an audience while watching this movie so that I could stand up and applaud. And I think I take a more hopeful view when it comes to the ending.<br /><br />What both Mansour and Wadjda have done is remarkable. Most inspirational movie of 2013 for me.Nikhathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10379713171889712078noreply@blogger.com