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Waltz with Bashir: Why Does it Matter?

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This chapter recounts the most horrific episodes in the history of the Middle East conflict. It talks about the kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teenagers by members of the Islamist militant group Hamas, followed by a brutal revenge attack that triggered a fifty-day war between Israel and Hamas-controlled Gaza. It also analyses the function and value of films, such as Ari Folman's animated documentary Waltz with Bashir and examines the yawning gap between global consciousness of Israeli politics and that of Israeli culture. The chapter points out how Waltz with Bashir struck a chord on the international art house scene and became a roaring success, winning a Golden Globe award for Best Foreign Language Film . It discusses the heart of why Waltz with Bashir was such a phenomenon and questions whether its is still as significant now as it was when it was first released in 2008.

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Studying Waltz with Bashir

Title: Waltz with Bashir: Why Does it Matter?

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This chapter recounts the most horrific episodes in the history of the Middle East conflict.

It talks about the kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teenagers by members of the Islamist militant group Hamas, followed by a brutal revenge attack that triggered a fifty-day war between Israel and Hamas-controlled Gaza.

It also analyses the function and value of films, such as Ari Folman's animated documentary Waltz with Bashir and examines the yawning gap between global consciousness of Israeli politics and that of Israeli culture.

The chapter points out how Waltz with Bashir struck a chord on the international art house scene and became a roaring success, winning a Golden Globe award for Best Foreign Language Film .

It discusses the heart of why Waltz with Bashir was such a phenomenon and questions whether its is still as significant now as it was when it was first released in 2008.

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