The Battle of Algiers

While watching The Battle of Algiers in class, I was both moved by the message of the film and deeply saddened by the class's reaction to it. Seeing the Algerian people's struggle for freedom really struck a chord for me. All I could think about while watching the film was the war in Iraq, in my mind we were no better than the French. It is my humble opinion that every American citizen should see this film and then reevaluate their feelings about our quagmire (my favorite word for it is definitely not school appropriate) in Iraq. Since this film resonated so strongly with me, it really pissed me off to see the class react so vehemently against it. Who gives a damn if the film is in black and white??? Does it really change anything about this film??? And so what if it has subtitles??? How can you people expect the rest of the world to speak English??? You're all a bunch of metathesiophobes! Pardon my French, but... A mon avis, vous etes tous des salles idiots qui ne pourrait pas reconnetre la culture meme si c'était devant tes yeux!! Vos idées d'une bonne filme sont a peu près égal au merde!