Yesterday I watched a film that made Russians monsters in the Afganistan war (1988). I watched "Apocalypse now", when Americans were monsters many years before. Now I watch American movies that tell me about the American heroes in Vietnam. Now I watch Russian movies that tell me the about their heroes. I am confused. At last, are Americans and Russians invaders, or liberators? I have never believed creators of such kind of propaganda. As someone said "The winners could not be judged". I have a friend that told me a phrase - It doesn't matter what we are talking about. Everything is about money. I am Bulgarian. 120 years ago a Bulgarian POET and revolutionary, together with 80 men hijacked a ship on Danube River an said that he is the captain now (a terrorist?). He landed on Bulgarian coast to fight against Turkish empire to free us form Turkish yoke, and of course he died (you can not defeat an Empire with 80 men). He is national HERO, he is not a terrorist. Every year at 2nd of July at noon, the entire nation stands up in honor of him and his cause. Freedom. But another poet said that the freedom is a sweet thing, but hungry freedom is just a slavery. I'm sorry for my poor English. Best regards to Everyone. I'm tired of watching propaganda. Why IRA are heroes for somebody and terrorists for someone else? The only answer is that everything is about money. Nobody kills the slaves. They work for the master. But when a slave rises up he becomes a terrorist. There is no war, and no invasion that is not connected with money. I saw a movie when Nelson Mandela said that Castro is his best friend because in time of trouble he supported him. Now, the rich South Africa helps him. Why? To keep your power you need money (oil, el. power,gold, steel, etc.). It's very easy to live when someone works for you. And I'll do everything to keep "status quo". Every movie of this kind is just a try to acquit the fact that white man (as Jack London writes) pursues (or looks after) the black man "with the bible,gun and bottle of whisky}. That's because I don't trust this movie. P.S. Terry Pratchet writes about "Discworld", a world that is just a fantasy, but strangely I trust him more.
Review of Catch a Fire
