The Oscars, thought of an important business award ceremony within the movie business, was held a couple of days in the past. And after the Oscar night time, it was not the awards, however Jonathan Glazer‘s speech about Gaza that sparked controversy.
THE DIRECTOR OF THE HOLOCAUST FILM CRITICIZED ISRAEL
Glazer gained the award for Best International Feature Film together with his work “The Zone of Interest” Like each award winner, he additionally spoke on stage. Glazer’s movie tells the story of Rudolf Höss, the commander of Auschwitz camp who tried to create a super life for his household subsequent to the camp the place Jews had been killed throughout the Second World War, and his spouse Hedwig. So, it tells the darkish world of the Nazis virtually with out exhibiting any Jews. Naturally, the truth that the director of such a movie referred to as for a ceasefire in Gaza and made references equating Israel with the Nazis disturbed many individuals in Hollywood.
“All our choices were made to reflect and confront us in the present — not to say ‘look what they did then,’ rather, look what we do now,'” stated the Jewish author and director of the German-language British manufacturing.
“Our film shows where dehumanization leads at its worst … Right now, we stand here as men who refute their Jewishness and the Holocaust being hijacked by an occupation which has led to conflict for so many innocent people,” Glazer declared.
“Whether the victims of October the seventh in Israel or the ongoing attack on Gaza, all are victims of this dehumanization. How do we resist?”
THE ACTORS IN THE AUDIENCE REACTED DIFFERENTLY
Already after October 7, Hollywood had divided into two camps: those that supported Israel and those that listened to their conscience and referred to as for a ceasefire, saying that Palestinians had been going through genocide. Glazer’s speech triggered this division each within the ceremony corridor and afterwards.
For instance, in keeping with Variety, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, who gained the award for Best Supporting Actress, didn’t applaud the speech. Mark Ruffalo, who was nominated for Best Supporting Actor, however, enthusiastically applauded. Ruffalo had come to the ceremony sporting a badge calling for a ceasefire, and has been among the many celebrities who’ve been loudly calling for a ceasefire in Gaza for months.
Reactions to Glazer’s assertion have been broadly lined in Hollywood’s news sources equivalent to The Hollywood Reporter and Variety. Criticisms and help have been voiced for days, with condemnations and endorsements flying round.
Asaf Kapadia, who gained an Oscar in 2015 for his documentary “Amy,” supported Glazer, saying, “He stood up and told the truth. This is what true artists do.” Jesse Peretz, identified for his movies and TV sequence in Hollywood, additionally supported Glazer’s actions.
The American Jewish Movement “If Not Now” was additionally amongst those that supported Glazer. The group’s founder, Simone Zimmerman, stated, “For me, the most important line in the speech is the idea that this film should be a wake-up call for us right now.”
INTERESTING NAMES HAVE REACTED
The director of “Son of Saul,” which gained the Oscar for Best International Film as a Holocaust movie earlier than “The Zone of Interest,” had an fascinating strategy. Hungarian director László Nemes stated, “There is a responsibility attached to making such a film. Glazer clearly failed to measure this responsibility, including the extermination of European Jews. And it was horrifying that the elites of cinema applauded him for it.”
Source: www.anews.com.tr
