Mumbai+massacre

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 * Secrets of the dead: Mumbai Massacre** http://video.pbs.org/video/1341327345/

On the internet there are millions of documentaries, and out of many the I’ve watched I chose the Secrets of the d ead: Mumbai Massacre. This documentary, in my opinion was clearly by far the most interesting to watch, so i found myself drawn to this film. In my life of 14 years I have never been part of anything that horrorifying and I hope i never will be. But due to the person i am and what i enjoy i chose the Mumbai Massacre.

The Mumbai Massacre is a informative documentary by Victoria Midwinter Pitt, narrated by Liev Schreiber, produced by Andrew Ogilvie and Andrea Quesnelle, written by Victoria Midwinter Pitt and Phil Craig and the original soundtrack by Glenn Martin and Andrew Bellety created in November 2008.

The documentary displays the terror that happened in Mumbai when the Pakistan terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba launched specific attacks on the Taj Mahal palace & tower, Oberio Trident and the Orthodox Jewish owned Nariman House. Ten terrorists from Pakistan enter Mumbai by a boat on November 28 2008 and without any wasted movements launch attacks in areas where there are lots of people. The terrorists then make their way to the Taj Mahal palace & tower, Oberio Trident and Nariman house.

The terrorists were not after everyone, they were just after the ones with an American or British passport and Muslims were spared. During the terror the most vital thing were smart phones of all kinds due to the fact you could communicate with the outside world. But it also led to the death of a lot of the hotel workers because the leader found out where they were all hiding. The battle lasted for a course of one day but in the end special task forces and the police were available to save the remaining survivors. Even though the terrorists were killed, many were dead and even more were wounded.

The Mumbai Massacre didn't just shoot out random scenes of the action and people talking. The documentary was presented in a smooth flow of the actions and people talking during appropriate times. The Mumbai Massacre isn't just based on one person either, it interviews multiple people of all different sex, age and race who were victims of the horror. The people might have been all different in those categories but they had one thing in common, their comfy vacation turned into their worst nightmare.

To the simplest terms, the point/message of this documentary is that even in the happiest moments of our life, could turn in to the most terrifying and worst experiences so you should always be grateful and live each day as it was your last because for some of this people it was. This documentary made me realize that the world is not the same as it was before and that racism is a bigger problem than ever. For example the London subway terror and 9/11 both happened in this decade and both were caused due to racism. Also it made me consider the possibility that a normal day could turn into the most terrorifying moment of our life.

Still I am pleased to say that the Mumbai Massacre was a personal favorite. It was a master piece of the highest degree and very clearly showed this terrible accident. The only thing I disliked was that at some points, the video was very hard to see but really, that is only a very minor mistake. Overall the documentary was very well created and did not miss out on any of the key moments.

Much better!

20/24