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I was assigned to view this movie for class. From what I have learned
thus far, this movie is the best representation of the truth about Islam.
With all that is going on in the world today and many people's
misconceptions about Islam this is a must see for all.
Not only is it an educational masterpiece... The Message has a
brilliant musical score, beautiful cinematography, a wonderful script, and
terrific acting. If your video stores do not carry it, order it from
Amazon.com and learn the truth about the origins of the worlds fastest
growing religion and what it stands for.
I saw this film when I was working and living in Brussels in 1979. Most
of my friends were North African, ergo Muslim. When this film came out,
we all went to the Bourse Cinema. The film itself was very
enlightening, and the fact that Mohammed himself was never 'in the
picture' (so to speak) I found contributing to the profoundness of the
film. What really struck me was that when in the film religious (holy)
verses (like psalms) were sung or played, the whole audience would
reverently sing along. Very moving.
Of course, it was 25 years ago, and I cannot remember a lot of it, but
it was my first encounter with Islam and made a major impact.
If you are a muslim, you must see this, if you are interested in Islam, you must see this, and all others should still see this. It's an experience of a lifetime! It shows the true meaning of Islam, its roots, its basic beliefs, and so much more... When I first saw this film, it left me in tears and speechless for quite some time after. When I watch it today, it still does! I don't believe anyone can watch this film and not become moved or even shaken by what he/she sees and hears! If the movie has one shortcoming, it's that the main character, prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him), is never actually seen or heard, as it would have been a deadly sin to have an 'imposter' playing Him in the movie. Although this takes some getting used to and creates some lengths (i.e. dialogs which are rather more monologues with pauses), the rest of the movie compensates in full! Watching this movie will probably not make you go out to become a muslim (although I have read that most of the cast/crew involved did so), but certainly put some thought and understanding into you. One of the must see movies or all time!!!
This is a great film. I'm a history major who took several courses in
the history of the Middle East and Islam, so nothing is going to be
good or accurate or trivia filled enough for me, but it certainly
didn't contradict anything I'd learned (for cinematic purposes or
otherwise), and that's more than I can say for any historical epic I've
seen in several years.
This film starts with Muhammed receiving the Koran from the angel
Gabriel and ends at his death. It was filmed in accordance with Islamic
political correctness, so The Prophet himself is never depicted,
visually or vocally. While this is well affected, it unfortunately
removes him from a lot of the story. I would like to have known a lot
more about his life from the film, not his mannerisms or speech as
depicted by a particular actor, but at least the major events of his
life, his children, his wives, and so on.
Having said that, however, the film is still a very good depiction of
the birth of Islam. The plot focuses on the historical events rather
than the Koran itself, which contains almost no history from its own
period, and is therefore different from a lot of Biblical epics which
present the historical events IN the Bible. It's accurate in that it
tries to present the birth of Islam as most people today probably learn
it. Definitely not a propaganda piece, but it's not a movie filled with
facts, truth or fiction, more a movie of character and tone. It's more
similar to Braveheart than it is to Ben Hur or the Gospel of John. The
movie presents a decent snapshot of the times and the attitudes and
lifestyles under which Islam developed.
The acting is fantastic, the music is good (won an academy award), and
the cinematography, filmed in Morocco and Libya, is beautiful. Costumes
are cool, and there's a few scenes with a set of ancient bagpipes for
you Celtic history buffs.
Anthony Quinn is no doubt one of the greatest actors of the 20th century...The strange thing is that he fits to the muslim roles with such a perfection that, with his contribution "The Message" and "The Lion of the Dessert" both have been masterpieces which are still watched by many people. Though the theme of this movie is the birth of Islam, I think it should have a variety of audience from many religions and cultures. I think the things that are emphasized, the struggle for the cause you believe, the sacrifices you have made for the beloved, are all universal values that have been emphasized with a rather outstanding casting and directing...I think everyone should watch this movie no matter what his/her religion, thought, culture is... Thanks Moustapha Akkad, Thanks Anthony Quinn, Thanks Irene Papas....You have made an excellent movie.....
This is a truly excellent movie. It is quite long, but has a beautiful score and engaging story.. Anthony Quinn is terrific.. The movie also provides a short overview of the early years of Islam and the story of its prophet Mohammad.
I must say that Anthony Quinn is one of the greatest actors of the 20th
century.
The movie is about the birth of Islam in the 6th century.
Moustapha Akkad did a great job with this picture. The locations where
very good, good actors, beautiful photographed by Jack Hildyard (he was
also director of photography in "the bridge on the river kwai"), and
the beautiful music who was conducted by Maurice Jarre!! I must say the
music in this movie is one of the best film scores in the film
history!!
one last thing: Moustapha Akkad, I like your 2 epic movies very well
but I don't understand why you have not make a movie since 1981?? You
are a great director but you should be make more movies!
I don't think this movie has been shown in the United States for about
twenty years, it was shown in theaters, then on the limited cable systems of
the time, and then poof, haven't heard much about it. I'd be curious if it
is continued to be played in other parts of the world. As I recall, it was
difficult to follow, though Quinn is almost always entertaining to watch.
It seemed a minor epic, though taking on a tough topic.
The sad part about this movie is that some Islamic extremists engaged in
some terror attacks in protest of the film -- protesting that one should
never show the likeness of Mohammed, Islam's tenets deeming it blasphemous.
They never bothered to find out that the film didn't show him at all.
This film is about how Islam began from the beginning until its
establishment. Anthony Quinn stars as the uncle of Prophet Mohammed
(p.b.u.h) Hamza who is the leader of an army of a few loyal men against
an army of thousands. The film is not about offence but about defence
and ends with peaceful armed less walk into the city of Mecca after
many years of suffering.
This film explains how the Prophet Mohammed start his message with a
few men and eventually gaining thousands and as you can see today
millions. The film talks about the establishment the spread of Gods
message and the story of the men who had to give away there lives for
the sake of Gods words including the sacrifices that are made is the
death of Hamza (Anthony Quinn).
To date this is the best film about the beginning of Islam with hollywood
production values.
It's very entertaining, has lot's of action and also manages to inform
about
Islam in a positive light, as bettering the peoples lives the religion
touches.
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