tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8453503290491393866.post4896938934746787967..comments2023-06-15T19:46:44.549+05:30Comments on <i>Onlyne</i>: The Birth of a NationS. M. Ranahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11186829793949408897noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8453503290491393866.post-77760221990281377112010-08-27T20:42:44.848+05:302010-08-27T20:42:44.848+05:30Racism is a fact of history and the fact that the ...Racism is a fact of history and the fact that the director is himself one gives the film a kind of ambivalent, scary, realism, it's strongly disturbing quality. Even in Riefenstahl's movie about the Nuremberg rally, the complete mesmerization of the masses, makes one disturbingly realize, it could have been any of us there, helplessly cheering the despot.S. M. Ranahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11186829793949408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8453503290491393866.post-7433494299838391582010-08-27T17:29:14.949+05:302010-08-27T17:29:14.949+05:30Its weakness is as fascinating as its strength. I ...Its weakness is as fascinating as its strength. I don't like its racistic view, but I could not help myself from admiring its storytelling skill and technical aspects while horrified by the second part. "Oh, F*ck, it works terrific!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com