Comments on: Kabul Transit http://www.chapatimystery.com/archives/imperial_watch/kabul_transit.html what is the vertiginous chapati saying to me? Fri, 05 Dec 2008 13:37:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: johnny dollar http://www.chapatimystery.com/archives/imperial_watch/kabul_transit.html#comment-136926 johnny dollar Sat, 19 Jul 2008 16:42:28 +0000 http://www.chapatimystery.com/?p=1603#comment-136926 I know little about Afghanistan, but I really liked Kabul Transit (saw it late last year). The approach is "different" but, I thought, definitely does it well. I can still remember individual characters and scenes conveyed in fantastic, captivating detail. All it asks for is your active attention. I agree that might be offputting to some, but I also have to admit I have a hard time understanding some of your criticisms, like the bits about the film being geared toward "US audiences" ("others" might see it too? and have different reactions even in the US?) and lacking "personal histories", hiding more than revealing, etc. Well, true, though one could say that of most films, including documentaries. I guess I don't really see how it connects to this one, but then again, I should see it again, lots in it to discuss. Either way definitely worth watching. I know little about Afghanistan, but I really liked Kabul Transit (saw it late last year). The approach is “different” but, I thought, definitely does it well. I can still remember individual characters and scenes conveyed in fantastic, captivating detail. All it asks for is your active attention.

I agree that might be offputting to some, but I also have to admit I have a hard time understanding some of your criticisms, like the bits about the film being geared toward “US audiences” (”others” might see it too? and have different reactions even in the US?) and lacking “personal histories”, hiding more than revealing, etc. Well, true, though one could say that of most films, including documentaries. I guess I don’t really see how it connects to this one, but then again, I should see it again, lots in it to discuss. Either way definitely worth watching.

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