The Battle of Algiers -- What Makes This Movie Great? (Episode 38)

CORRECTION : the director is Gille Pontecorvo. I misspoke in the video!

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What movie depicts urban warfare like few others? The Battle of Algiers, one of the great war movies ever made. Disturbingly relevant, "The Battle of Algiers" depicts some of the events of the 1954-1962 Algerian War, between the French and the Algerians.

The movie was released in 1966, looking like a documentary composed of newsreel footage. "The Battle of Algiers" has been called realistic or considered to be a "neo-realist" movie, though I question that in the video.

I also discuss Plato's Republic and the concept of "thumos," considering why revolts like the ones in "The Battle of Algiers" take place. Why are people willing to kill themselves in a revolt? Why form mobs? Why create scapegoats? The movie asks and depicts these questions and more.

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