The Gatekeepers is a documentary about the history of the Shin Bet, the Israeli secret agency involved with anti-terrorism, as told by six of its former heads. The film moves fast with shockingly honest interviews from the six heads juxtaposed with found footage and animated sequences. The film doesn't presume you know a lot about the the Israeli-Palestinian conflict but doesn't spend a lot of time outlining it, it drops us in at the beginning and tells us how it was from the Israeli perspective.
The film moves incredibly fast but never outstrips its audience. The amount of information presented is astonishing but the real finesse of the film is that its all conveyed successfully. Coming out of the film you feel like you understand or at least you have the beginning of an understanding. The honesty, directness, and unapologetic attitude that all of the men have is also a strength of the film. It raises interesting questions on the idea of life and death, politics, and espionage.
But in the end, like most documentaries, it leaves us with questions not solutions.
See It.
Beautiful Creatures is a teen fantasy romance movie based on the book of the same name. The film follows Ethan, a small town boy, as he falls in love with witch-to-be Lena. The big conflict in the film is that as Lena approaches her 16th birthday she can either be chosen for light magic or dark magic depending on her true nature. Is it good or is it evil? Where does Ethan fit in?
In the vein of
Twilight but with far superior dialogue, characters, and plot. It's an enjoyable coming of age romance with magic.
Rent It.
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