GOLDA - Movie Review | BrandoCritic
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- Опубликовано: 21 авг 2023
- Golda Movie Review 2023
Golda is a 2023 biographical drama film directed by Guy Nattiv and written by Nicholas Martin. The film depicts the life of Golda Meir, Prime Minister of Israel, particularly during the Yom Kippur War. It stars Helen Mirren, Camille Cottin and Liev Schreiber.
It received its world premiere at the 2023 Berlin International Film Festival on February 20, 2023.
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I think you maybe miss the historical context of the movie. This was 25 years from the Holocaust. Not even one full generation. The survivors from the camps were literally living in Israel. It looked like it would happen again. That's why golda said she would not be taken alive
No, I got that part
Darling do not condescend. The Exodus is one of my favorite movies.
Haha you talking to me? Or the first commenter?
agree...living it is different than a kid analyszing it.
it’s not on in uk can’t find it on anywhwere
I recommend reading "The lioness" it's about Golda. Really great book if you want to learn about her. Regarding her smoking, she's been a chain smoker her entire life. And very very stubborn. The actress played her so so well, even used her most famous lines. I'm Israeli Canadian, and I will say the movie capture how the war was from Israeli perspective really well. I recommend to watch "the Angle" it's "pre story" to what has happened in this movie. If you recall they had a spy they mentioned in the beginning of the movie. And the Angle is about him (in law of president Assad who became a spy for Israel, to hopefully to help Israel avoid war and protect Egyptians from dying in war against Israel)
Thanks for the insight
I’ll add this to the list. History related films are usually interesting.
Yeah it’s not that bad!
The opening scene with the music was just such a boss moment, and the closing scene and it’s music by Leonard Cohen was chilling. This movie was a work of art
Glad you loved it
Great review man!! All the points you made were great.
I would add, I think the supporting cast (who are all Israeli actors), aren’t quite world class level, which hurt the movie in my opinion (Golda Meir was incredible though).
Also, I’m an Israeli and I appreciate the non-biased review, keep up the good work!!
Thank you very much! Some are angry that I went into this movie being Canadian and not knowing much about the war, but I appreciate your words. This movie made me want to research and learn more... which is what I believe a good film should do
An amazing must see performance by Helen Mirren. I agree with much of your review.
So good!
very good and accurate Review . You hit the nail on the head dude
Appreciate it!
For screen adaptations of the Yom Kippur War itself, I would recommend the mini-series 'Valley of Tears' which came out a few years ago. Thanks for the review!
You’re welcome! Thanks for stopping by ☺️
Just watched it as an israeli, its a great movie but i think that it’s missing some context to people who are not israeli or aren’t aware of the war.
The yom kippur war is gut wrenching to israelis, all relatives i have who fought this war cant speak of it and i think the outside horrors are really missing whilst focusing on Meir.
The Yom kippur war and golda herself have a lot more layers that were not explored sadly, it stayed very superficial sadly- just superficial sadness and politics
Thanks for the insight!
I am glad i saw this movie, and i do recommend it 100% but not for kids . Sensitive people need to prepare for an educational but distressing experience.
Thanks for sharing!
as an Israeli I would definitely watch that movie, it has an added value to us, this war is a milestone in our history, it affected us in so many ways, it shaped our culture, it showed us we are not invincible (like we thought after the six days war in 1967), it changed our collective psyche
Awesome!
This war only proved to the world how fake you are.
You don't have a history bro😢
@@nouroptions4353 sure sweetie
What history?? 😭 Egypt destroyed u on Oct 6 bb what history u lost the war we got our land back plus ur "country" didn't exist up until a man who had no right to promise gave u ,people who didn't deserve, land that is not yours. f stfu in the most disrespectful way possible. Search it up on Google the first link wikipediait clearly says we won plus all other sources say that fa what history u talking Abt here?? Read history books and at least be educated ur not gonna be criminals and ignorant too
This film hasn't made it to my area. I will probably wait and stream it. Yes, Helen Mirren is a talented actor.
For sure
Amazing makeup too!!!
Yes!!!
Very intelligent analysis of the movie. I totally agree with your comments.
Thank you!!
Golda Meeeer. Jesus. Golda My-ear.
Excuse my Canadian accent
Thanks for reviewing this :)
I wonder if as an Israeli I’ll have a different view of the movie because I know the historical context
Got it
After watching it, as an Israeli: It's a great movie, had me emotional. Im a big fan of Golda, I love the foreshadowing that the movie did, especially with Ariel. The movie although did show her stubborn attitude just a little... It didn't show it as it actually was (super fucking stubborn). Either way, I admire her and the movie met my expectations. Although I hoped it would show her whole life not just the war. She had a very interesting and difficult life (they mentioned it in the movie).Strong woman, her leadership of strong hand but soft heart was shown really well. Grandma to Israelis, Iron lady to the rest of the world.
We need another Golda.
Awesome!
I am one as well and I loved it and I think Helen was amazing amazing as Golda. But my bf is also one and had a similar critique as this video (loved parts but thought the overall structure needed more)
I'm an Israeli, I saw the film yesterday. I think this film failed to highlight the utter strength of PM Meir and the IDF. And all that stupid smoking .... give mt e a break. She is an icon and still a very beloved woman and poliitcal figure for us. I shall alwasy love this woman
A great movie that, at last, honestly portrays the historical fight Israel has been in for her survival since they became a nation again (by a narrow U.N. vote that would never happen in the antisemitic climate of today’s U. N. )Truly of biblical significance. Golda was a lion of a leader, showing more courage in her baby toe than the war “hero” Moshe Dayan who gave over the Temple Mount to Arab control after his forces bravely took it in the 7 day war (a real miracle, that war). I would love to see a movie that depicts the miraculous victory of Israel in 1948 when surrounded on all sides by her enemies and deserted by Britain.
Thanks for the insight!
What victory, you occupying thieves??
That is why they today turning fascist with Netanyahu is so demoralizing. They are abusive and turning into their own enemy.
I loved it. It was a movie about a remarkable woman who helped to put together Israel in 1948, grew up in Ukraine, and moved to the United States. Was she perfect? No, no leader has been perfect, but I would take her today over my leader in this country of the US. She may have been a heavy smoker, and in those days, many people smoked a lot; you would see it in the movies, etc. Some people don't like it because they don't like Israel. I thought it was a good story about a time in history when I was a young teen, and it made us want to read more about it. I believe she was put in that place because God put her there. I liked how they put real clips from that time and showed her how Helen M. was fantastic as always. If I had been the prime minister then, I probably would have taken up smoking. Israel just wants to exist, and since the first four days they became a nation, they have been at war. I have been to Israel several times, and I have served people in the Palestinian areas as well. I love all people. But, our country today only looks at one side and doesn't consider there are two sides. But that is another conversation.
Thanks for the insight
What Ukraine are you talking about?
@@tatianalyulkin410
At the time, Ukraine was part of the Russian Empire.
That's where Golda was born.
@@tatianalyulkin410 She was born in Ukraine. Israel was not a country until 1948, so she was born in Kieve,
Ukraine and then came to the states later on.
I think there is only one Ukraine, and if not, I am referring to the one we know now.
I think like a lot of other commenters I am outside your demographic. I am old enough (66) that I remember this in real time. I'm not Jewish, but one thing you have to try to understand is for so many of us Moshe Dayan and Golda Mier and others were heros. I really enjoyed the movie but I had to wonder if it was because this history is meaningful to me. I got home from the theater and read the reviews and most seemed to feel obliged to ding the movie for Helen Mirren laboring under excessive prosetthics. I didn't foind that an issue at all and I thought her performance was Oscar worthy. I agree with you that somehow it's not truly great but it's very good.
Thanks for the insight
Haven’t seen the Brand so high 😉
Haha just tired I promise
Very thoughtful review. I just saw it yesterday and agree completely with all of your comments. Topic of style was interesting. It is a dark picture with heartwarming moment. The atrocities committed against Israeli prisoners of war contrary to the Geneva Convention who were brutally tortured and killed were only weakly mentioned in the film, which was a lean 100 minutes. I think the big takeaway is go and learn, which you mentioned. We must remember this was a war of two countries against one. Sadat was ultimately assassinated of course. The 1948 war of independence which was fought as a result of the Arab nations rejection of the UN partition act was one in which Israel was even more vastly outnumbered by all of her neighbors. The same goes for the 6 day war in 1967. The story of Israel and her people has always been one of great tragedy and great triumph. I hope others will see the film and have your reaction. As you may already know Ingrid Bergman played her in 82 before she died. The film is available on RUclips as is Goldas balcony with Valerie Harper. A 1986 film called Gideon's sword featured Colleen Dewhurst as Golda. Nice work. Thank you.
Thank you very much for the kind words!!
Great review! As an Israeli whose parents fought in the Yom Kippur War, I genuinely appreciate your objective perspective, especially coming from someone outside of the region. It's refreshing to see a take on the movie without any leaning towards pro-Israeli or pro-Arab stances. Your fairness shone through, and I found myself nodding in agreement with most of your points. I understand that some nuances might've been missed due to the lack of historical context, but that's more on the movie than you. Oh, and that bit you mentioned about the radio chatter giving you chills? Those are authentic recordings from the war, which is probably why it resonated so deeply. Keep up the great work!
Wow! Thank you so much!!! Really appreciate that!
They occupy our land and then make a movie about how sad they were while we were taking it back
Thanks for commenting
Great movie
Awesome! Glad you loved it
I really 'enjoyed' this movie. very intense and wretching.. am yisrael chai.
Nice!
This kind of looks like a "Darkest Hour" type of movie, where it's a movie being made solely for the main performance. I can't speak on whether that's true or not because I haven't seen it but that's what the trailer said to me.
It's a good movie
I knew nothing of it it surprised me it was interesting to me the acting was really good
For sure!
Very slow paced movie. I thought it spent too much time on her and the military advisors and what was the plan and how they reacted etc. Also ok we get it Golda liked cigs but my goodness every shot of her lighting up i thought was ad nausem. But overall im just interested in movies with historical context and thought it was solid.
Thanks for the insight!
Loved the film. Was not surprised how brilliant Dame Helen is, but I was pleasantly surprised by Liev’s effective portrayal of Henry Kissinger. That the director felt able to cut from archive footage of the real life people to the movie’s characters is testament to their performances and make up, hair and wardrobe etc. The movie gives a very strong sense of the loneliness of executive power and the immense stress of conducting a life and death war from the bunker of government. The scene between Golda and Henry with the soul is expertly written and performed, it is the kernel of the movie, it’s all there. Excellent.
Totally! Good movie 🍿
I enjoyed it. She was a tough chick.
For sure!
As an Egyptian I think That movie is totally a zaniest propaganda.. the acting was good but any thing else is avredg
Thanks for sharing
Hey Brandon, there is an interesting film coming out called The Great Escaper (2023), the film stars Michael Caine and Glenda Jackson in her final film performance. The film is releasing in cinemas on October 6th.
Got it
@@BrandoCritic Thank you Brandon, it's one of those uplifting feel good films.
you will learn that it is one sided and you have to listen to Egyptians to get the real story , we do not lie , better you see documentaries and i can recommend a few
Thanks. Just reviewing the movie
Just saw it not bad. B-
Thanks for sharing
as a movie, It is a good movie, with beautiful cinematography, and good acting performances, but as a narration of a real event, it contains many inaccuracies.
As most "true stories" do...
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Thanks
Why dont you go to the beach?
I go to the beach…
You knew nothing about the Yom Kippur war? You mean you didn't have an extra 10 minutes to read the Wikipedia entry?
You didn't watch the 20 minute academy award winning film of the Director from 2018 free on you tube?
Please do a little context. It might deepen your reviews.
So I did agree with you on many points.
Like you don't have to see it but it's good
I looked it up afterwards. I wholeheartedly believe that if a movie is good, it can be watched and enjoyed by anyone, REGARDLESS of it they know anything about it's context or subject matter. A good film will make people WANT to learn about these things. If a film REQUIRES you do to homework before watching it, or extensive prior knowledge about it's subject matter, then I believe it fails at its job
I'm sorry for comparing apples with oranges, but I came back here after watching your Barbie review to say this: Barbie could take a page out of Golda. A movie that is rooted in an extremely politically charged subject plays down the politics and instead makes more emphasis on it being a war movie. But what makes this stand out from other war movies is that the person in charge is female. The fact that Golda is a woman in a man’s world is palpably noticeable in nearly every shot. And enough so for the movie to never feel like it has to spell the obvious out. The character not once makes a sexist crack at the men she is constantly surrounded by (imagine this never happening in a 2023 movie!). This is because the movie has its priorities straight, she and her generals were there to do their job which was to protect their country not to whine about the patriarchy and the lack of female representation in the war rooms.
This is the kind of movie feminists should be hailing as their movie of the year. It could have been Barbie if they had just told the true story about Ruth Handler.
Very good observation! Really like that point! It didn't even occur to me that "she's a WOMAN in a man's world..." I just thought she was a charismatic leader...
Love these points!
Just saw the film and thought it was some of the worst storytelling I have ever experienced, Don't know how they could botch a story of such a significant woman in history, but they did by not giving any context to her previous history and successes. It was completely one dimensional and was a disservice to Golda.
Sorry you felt that way
Golda Meir was NOT controversial at the time (unless you were an Arab trying to conquer her country).
I'm just saying that she is controversial in general. Look at some of these comments haha
Not her country you idiot.🙂
I watched it, disagree, (not totally, your too nice) thought it was really bad. It communicates war is tough on the leaders, everyone chain smokes, and there are a LOT of slow close ups. It did almost nothing of her personality, historical context, etc. It did adress some to the politics behind the scenes if accurate, but it made Arial Sharon look inept, which is innacurate. Wasted opportunity of great historical moment and actors imho.
Thanks for the insight!
@@BrandoCritic I suppose it's just this new trend of immersive style of movie that isn't really a story with a plot, or characters with an arc, or traditional acting, or information. It just tries to get you to subjectively feel the situation, but to me anyway, it's all just the same damn thing...and I suspect the real reason is it's CHEAP. It worked at times as an oddity definitely not as the norm. Barf.
Thanks for sharing. I liked the movie. Not LOVE… but enjoyed my time with it
A nice movie if you are in your late 60s and want to start smoking!....Just finished it, it is either a brilliant movie that highlights how powerless the prime minister was, or a rubbish movie that missed everything about the personality of Golda Meir, I d opt for the 2nd option.....very disappointing piece of work.
Sorry you didn’t like it
Israelian critics consider this film non accurate.
Okay great. I liked the movie
That’s because the wanted Golda played by a Jewish actress
The idea of Israel itself as a country is inaccurate😊
Yes, it does. Big time. I'm boycotting because I'm fed up.
Haha why??
Don't you think that an adult thing to do would be to hear a person out- and then laugh? I never realized that the majority of us Americans are still in Junior High- emotionally and mentally. Oh, well...
Huh? I gotta laugh too. Are you triggered?
@@tatianalyulkin410 Trump is the proof
I’m sorry… I’m lost
The thing it's missing is relatability it was a movie made for the Israeli people
Perhaps. As a Jewish none Israeli I connected with it as well. So maybe for Jews, not just Israelis. But I can see how it may be hard for others to relate.
I don’t know… I think any great movie can be enjoyed by anyone. I’m not Jewish OR Israeli but I liked it
^ this.
I liked the movie also.
Mind you, that I'm Russian (non-Jewish), and Russians (Soviets, to be more precise, but the movie itself doesn't differentiate much) are kinda behind-the-scenes villains here.
I laughed extremely hard at the literature joke though... cause it was true 😂
This movie is a natural remedy for insomnia. I was literally knocked out within the first 15 minutes. I would wake up, just to see more lackluster nothingness and fall right back to sleep. I’ll make sure to play it every night, just to get a good nights sleep.
Thanks for sharing
It sucks fr
Sorry you didn’t like it
So how do you rate this from 1 to 10?
Did you not watch to the end of the video?
Dude, score of 3 is a fail from 10.
It's 3/5... So multiply that by 2... and you have 6/10...
@@BrandoCritic hahaha. Indeed . Indeed. I concur. 🤔