GamerTab That was an excellent one.

HeadlinesExotic Boring

Sexyloutak Absolutely the worst movie.

ThedevilChoose When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

Raven-1969 Flares illuminate the night sky over war torn Beirut as a group of Israeli soldiers emerges from the ocean after a swim. The quiet and surreal atmosphere belies and obscures a massacre taking place deeper within the shattered hulk of the city.Also affected by the distortion are the memories of some who were there. The film's director is among them. Despite his proximity to the scene, Folman remembers little of the Sabra and Shatila massacres by Christian Phalangist militiamen. The recurring dream of a friend, a pack of wild dogs rampaging through city streets, inspires Folman to revisit the past and his own role in the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon. By collecting memories of others, he hopes to recreate his own.Animation is the chosen medium for the recreation and it is a wise choice, for the skillful art reaches further into our psyche than talking heads, still pictures and bald facts. The story has more impact because it is a personal and honest exploration, and there is no political agenda at play. What unfolds is a dark, but fascinating, revealing and consequential glimpse into war, fear, genocide and the impact of violence on memory.The fact that memory is dynamic and alive, is among the insights provided by this remarkable film. Memory, for better or worse, often fabricates experiences and fills in gaps with things that never happened. It takes us where we need to go. We accompany Folman into the carnage, the burnt bodies and crosses carved in chests, but also into redemption and healing. These stories of darkness, fear and pain - each of us has them - must be told, for it is the only way we heal.

SnoopyStyle Boaz is haunted by 26 dogs chasing him. As an Israeli soldier fighting in Lebanon, his job is to take out the dogs since he's unable to kill people. Ari Folman has blocked out many memories from his days fighting there. Boaz's story has waken something in his brain. He starts searching for his past by talking to old comrades about their time in Lebanon and discover the truth about what happened in Beirut.This is a harrowing animated historical recounting of a devastating incident and a devastating war. The war stories are as powerful as any of the great anti-war movies. It takes apart a war, memories and a massacre. It is a powerful movie.

idanvinter123 Yes, I'm a Jew (an atheist Jew) from Israel. When this movie was released in theaters, I was about 11 years old, and I didn't want to see this film (I can't remember why). Ever since, I've heard many news and reviews and stories about the success this film got worldwide, especially in Israel, and yet- I never watched it. This week I decided to give this film a try- I finally wanted to know the reason for it's success. I just finished watching it, and now I understand exactly what I missed- the best Israeli film ever. The animation is unique and excellent, the story is interesting and was told spectacularly, the dialog is absolutely great, fast and well- paced movie, the opening scene is just brilliant, a great history lesson about one of Israel's famous wars, there was a lot of comedy and humor (to my surprise) which was handled and presented fantastically, the drama is also intense and well handled, can be a little harsh at times but there aren't many harsh and hard-to-watch scenes. Overall, great film, definitely the best movie ever came out from Israel, and like I said before- fantastically-told story and a great history lesson if you're learning about Israel's war with Lebanon.

brchthethird I can honestly say that I've never seen anything quite like WALTZ WITH BASHIR before. It's animated, but it's also a documentary which recounts director Ari Folman's attempt to reclaim long-suppressed memories of his involvement in the Lebanon War. The animation-documentary combination is an odd one, but nevertheless it works extraordinarily well with what the filmmakers seemed to be going for here. Although it mostly deals with firsthand war experiences, the larger theme is the subjective and fragile nature of memory, particularly of the traumatic and painful variety. I don't really want to get into any specifics because to do so would spoil the impact. All I'll say is that this film builds rather slowly as different people are interviewed and details are revealed, and the climax is sure to provoke an emotional reaction. As far as the quality of the film is concerned, the animation is very well-done. The movement is a little odd at times, but this is due to them either using cut-outs or roto-scoping (maybe a combination of both?). I'm fairly certain that the interview scenes were based on actual film footage, but I could be wrong. The sequences in the past are distinguished from the present by having this watercolor-like, washed-out, yellow-tinged and dingy look, while the scenes in the present have more natural-looking color. Back to thematic content, there is also some discussion about dreams and how they relate to memory. And of course, since this film deals with a war (and massacre) issues of morality come up, if in a more subtle way than you might think. What I took away from this is that the Lebanon War (and Palestinian massacre) is something that weighs heavy on the Israeli/Jewish conscience. We as human beings tend to block out things from our memories that we find offensive and overly traumatic, and there probably is some cognitive dissonance between the very real atrocities visited on Jews in the past and the atrocities that they have inflicted, or at least passively observed being inflicted, on others. It should go without saying that this film deals with some very heavy subject matter, but it's very important that we as human beings are able to confront and deal with all memories, even the ones we'd like to forget.