"The Bubble" by Eytan Fox

I just got back from seeing the movie "The Bubble." It was so amazingly powerful in its message about love, war, and Israel. I was supposed to be having this pseudo date, but I had to get out of there after the movie because I just needed to be alone and cry a bit. She said to me: "There wasn't any way of it. You could tell that it was all going to end badly." I said "that's the way with a lot of Israelis now." I thought about how its been this way since Rabin died. Movies about the conflict never tend to have any sense of the conflict ending. They're more about how the system is so entrenched that there's no way of overcoming it.

There was a scene with a pigua, and it really makes me freaked out about my friends who live in Israel. It reminds me of the times when I was there and there was a bombing and having to call the 8 people I'm closest to, just to make sure we're okay. The movie made me feel like I can never go home: the conflict will never end, and I don't want to get sucked up in it.

I would say that this movie is the Israeli "Brokeback Mountain." It was amazing. But sad as hell.

Rapist Doll: Disgusting!

This really grosses me out. They're actually marketing this doll across the country and all over the internet. See the link for a posting by Bitch PhD about it. It is from a Quitin Tarintino movie character who commits rape in the movie.

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Volver

Last night, I saw the movie "Volver" with a classmate, which I really enjoyed. The movie deals with death, incest, family relations, and inheritence in a very interersting way that is at times humorous. I highly recommend it. The incest is dealth with in such a way that I didn't find it triggering, but instead somewhat empowering.

Watching the movie increased this feeling that I've been having, which is that I just want to be with my mom for as long as possible. I don't care anymore about my career, although I know that at some point I will again. I just want to be with my mom.

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Campfire: Warning for Survivors

I just finished watching this Israeli movie. I thought I'd take some time off for myself. And then, halfway into the movie, there is this scene of child molestation which becomes a central theme throughout the rest of the movie, although not handled well, which probably happened a lot. Probably happens a lot. But still, not what I needed. Any other survivors of sexual violence may want to avoid the movie, even though it is otherwise a good movie.