Innocent Serial Killer of Iran: Review of Holy Spider
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- I review the movie Holy Spider and lay out why I think it's an orientalist propaganda film.
For the UK Government's stats on the sexual abuse of women see: www.endviolenc...
For the interview with the Iranian journalist Sajadpour, giving an outline of the operation that led to the arrest of the killer, see:
www.asriran.co...
Why did you think that the killing of the last sex worker was comedic? I didn't see it that way at all
I've noticed that movies about oppression in a country but made by people not from that country tend to go very cartoonish with it, and then non-natives just take it at face value because they don't know any better. It's actively spreading misinformation. Another example I saw of this was a French-made crime show set in northern Sweden, and the director clearly wanted to depict the prejudice and discrimination Sámi people sometimes face. However, because they weren't Scandinavian themselves, they had no idea what it's really like, and portrayed it as this very over-the-top thing with people yelling slurs at Sámi people on the street and accusing them of satanism an witchcraft, which might have been accurate if this was set in the 1700's, but it was meant to take place in the modern day, where discrimination and prejudice against minorities tends to be far more subtle and well hidden.
This is a very thoughtful comparison
_made by people not from that country_
That's a weird criticism to aim at a movie by an Iranian director.
Can't agree with this assessment:
1. It's a great scene at 8:30. It is a good comment on strength, that ultimately the hierarchy is rooted in biological capabilities. The women are not that weak, but it's the difference that counts. She gives the killer quite a fight, but ultimately even such a wrestler of a woman is defeated by an elderly man with a damaged hand. It also shows how he suffers damage but continues trudging on. Her fight is not in vain as she wounds and ultimately defeats him. She is portrayed as zesty and vulgar, as free people might be, while the previous victim is completely beaten down and already dying from drugs. The previous victim takes punishment passively and ends up making much less of an impact. And why is it odd to teaste? It's part of the trade, she is supposed to be sleazy.
2. The killer is a great character. It's especially believable how he is not dehumanised at all. We see his fragility often, including the carnal temptations. He is not especially bright or powerful. But he is a genuine believer and sees himself as prosocial. By the way, I am not sure a society can be a serial killer. The point of serial killers is that they defy society. It's just a vigilante society, which is pretty common and a natural reaction of a traditionalist society to international pressure.
3. The police and society are not evil if you are a traditionalist. Those are not innocent women, they are drug dealers and major blasphemers. Many men with some resentment against women would see such a society as 'based' rather than evil. That's even if we disregard Islam. When the religious authority pushes complaints aside, we see that the authorities are also constrained by formal law. We see that the clerics also have convictions but they must navigate the political terrain.
4. The final scene makes sense. The government must be practical. But the killer, even though he protests, dies a martyr, as he wanted (he says so in an earlier dialogue in the car). What's more, the government maintains his legend and helps him retain composure by giving him a white lie that he would escape. His resolve would have broken down if not for it. So both the government and the killer come across as achieving what they ultimately want, and that aim is good if you are a traditionalist.
You're sick
The end of the video where the narrator say's that the film acts as a reassurance to western audience that we are lucky not to live in a misogynistic society where brutal acts against women occur is a false one. Anyone with a scrap of awareness knows this is an international problem not a geographic or race based issue. It's worth bearing in mind that the film wasn't a documentary. The narrator also demonstrates a lack of understanding of the language of cinema.
great video, I had so many realizations from listening to you talk about this movie.. You are on point.
So if the events in the movie are not accurate, what actually happened?
can you do vido abuat the Orientalism adia
20 و 30 با انگلیسی سلیس و لحن اکادمیک
Bety interesting.
Are u here to describe the world's History of movie?😂😂😂😂
This wasn't just a brilliant review, but a needed speech on the entitlement of western production companies in the film/movie and tv business as well as in modern literature. Serving an own cultural or political narrative, seems more important than education and understanding of different cultural backgrounds. Unfortunately massively supported by a specific search engine's algorithms, to nudge content in favour of the digital agenda and to manipulate individual conclusions.