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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
How to convey five years captivity in one hour and a half with the whole range of contradictory feelings. This is what Blind Flight is about: Beirut 1985, the true story of Keenan and McCarthy kidnapped by a militant Muslim fundamentalist group. One expects immediately a vision of "baddies V Goodies" but the film is a lot more subtle and fairer than that. The Muslim guardians, despite their violence (Lebanon was in a state of war), remain human, and not stereotyped. In fact they appear as victims of politics and in the same time they reproduce the system they are fighting. What is remarkable is the way John Furse maintains your interest throughout an almost static film; for instance one of the kidnapper is proud to show them his new born baby but he is also proud of his new kalachnikof.
The film is intelligent, moving, funny and thought provoking. My thought was "what would I do in their place?". McCarthy and Keenan give us a lesson of courage and wisedom we have been longing for for decades. They don't save the world, they broaden its mind by undergoing the kind of test that enlightens what is important in life.
The film is intelligent, moving, funny and thought provoking. My thought was "what would I do in their place?". McCarthy and Keenan give us a lesson of courage and wisedom we have been longing for for decades. They don't save the world, they broaden its mind by undergoing the kind of test that enlightens what is important in life.
We were very lucky to meet John Furse the director and McCarthy at the end of the show. They were as genuine, interesting and lucid as their film. John Furse's talent makes me look forward for his next film.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Gosh ,this film was quite outstanding and true to the core, having read the book John and Jill wrote together, its a true insight into the ordeal of what John and Brian went through
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This representation of the infamous kidnapping of McCarthy and Keenan was glowingly described in the sales ad.(the movie won awards) but viewing it fell rather flat for me when I found that there was no audio. Video looked great but lip-reading is not my forte. I live in the USA but have an all-region DVD player and own and enjoy many British(Region 2)DVD's but, for some reason, this one doesn't put forth any sound. I E-mailed the manufacturer to see if they had any advice but got no response. The price was so reasonable that it wasn't worth trying to return it, so it will be chalked up to experience.
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