Great Film: The Siege
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A solid film about paranoia and extremism
I still can't see why this film was looked down upon objectively by the Arab-Americans living in the USA. Granted, this was before all of the Sept. 11 bombings, but the way the people were depicted in the film was objective. You had the extremists, capable of destroying building with no remorse from life, and you then had the other side. The innocents, the legal Arabs who love this country as much as the next person, blindly being lumped into one group without any provocation. This film isn't about anti-Arab sentiment, its more about paranoia and hasty decision making brought about by reactionary leadership. Interesting and enthralling, this film is better than what most people give it credit for.
Cast
- Agent Frank Haddad played by Tony Shalhoub
- Anthony 'Hub' Hubbard played by Denzel Washington
- Major General William Devereaux played by Bruce Willis
- Khalil Saleh played by Aasif Mandvi
- Elise Kraft played by Annette Bening
- Danny Sussman played by David Proval
- Samir Nazhde played by Sami Bouajila
