Munich

I was curious to see what ths movie was about, exactly. I saw previews and from that I knew it dealt with the killing of Israeli athletes at the '72 Olympics, but that wasn't much to go on. The story follows a small group of Israeli and Jewish men sent by the prime minister to find and kill anyone responsible for the murders. I suppose it was meant to show how these men, while set upon this task with fervor, were still humans who would not kill anybody other than was necessary (simply in an on-going war with Palestine). Spielberg tried to show that they felt remorse about what they were doing, even as they were doing it. I guess it didn't really strike any chords with me, other than the scenes where they showed what probably transpired between the kidnapping at the Olympic dorms to the arrival at the Munich airport, where most of the hostages and most of the terrorists were gunned down. There was a scene or two that were intense, but I can't say the entire film resonated with me. It might mean more to people of Jewish faith, or anyone of Israeli or Palestinean heritage. Maybe I just don't think Spielberg is as good as he used to be. I would still recommend seeing it...maybe you'll get more from it than I did.