The Message (1977)
Director: Moustapha Akkad
Cast: Anthony Quinn, Irene Papas and Michael Ansara
This film has raised much controversy while being made and after being released. Director Moustapha Akkad was to hire 4-5 members of the Islamic clergy to make it properly. Ultimately, film winners final. Personally, I do not follow a particular religion.Try to absorb the correctly intrepretted, things justified them. Which are more or less similar in all religions! The Message tells you how to correct and highest life as the ten commandments, Bible, Ramayan etc. The film depicts the birth of Islam and why the world need the guidance of the Qur'an. In a materialistic level, focuses on the circumstances that led to Islam original knowledge idolatry, pitiful state of women and poor in 600 A.D.
If you always ask why prophet Mohammad is never given a physical form, then watch this film carefully and interpret it correctly - you'll have the answer. My interpretation is as follows:
"Prophet Muhammad received God's Message, by Gabriel.He that wanted the world to know the message but was unwilling to his fitness to be adored directly." At the time of the Prophet idol worship was at its height, and was used by the wealthy in society in an inappropriate manner, as it was by the Roman empire before the arrival of Jesus. So if the Prophet was also idolatrous then its mission would have proved futile.Instead of this, he chose the message given in the form of the Qur'an, without any idolatry. »
Best part about the movie was direction. Director gave the exact message in a manner that is intact. For example, it has shown in a scene how a mother/wife starts to believe in Prophet. That was simply perfect and covered the need to show how and why others start to the Prophet. Engineering Director. This is a wonderful feeling to witness first Mecca-Medina Hujh to film. The origin of the appeal of Islamic prayer has beautifully explained in the movie.Some praying place use bell, some trumpet, but here it was decided that a human voice would be used for calling on followers to offer their prayers. This scene is awesome as well.You really feel like praying! There is also a battle scene, and the Prophet also took part in it was the need of the hour and therefore warranted. Lord Krishna, Guru Nanak and many others approved such a battle justified. Some used spiritual figures battle and some used miracles, like Jesus Christ and Buddha to make men to realize the extent of ultimate supreme power. (One of the reasons that I love Mahatma Gandhi, he used neither!) Choreography, depending on the time and the technology is good acting is nothing spectacular but precise. Although Anthony Quinn is a revelation as always! It is a Director movie.He managed to say what he wanted.
A must watch 8.2/10.
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