A theme so delicate as this is hard to portray and to talk about. Which side is in the wrong? Which is in the right? No side is either wrong or right, because war isn't about being good or bad, but it's about people making decisions. Those decisions are made to help their own country and will be seen bad and evil by the other country.
I had to skip the last 10 minutes of the show, not because it's heartbreaking or whatever, but because it's not right torwards the Syrian counterpart in my opinion. The whole show isn't actually. I'm not Syrian, i'm originally from Morocco, but born and resident in Italy. I am not a Muslim since i don't belive in a god. Whith these premises said, i do not take a specific side on this matter, but i have eyes and i see that Syria is pictured as this undeveloped, eager on war country, that wants to hunt and exterminate every Israeli, while Israel(a modernized and civilized country)sent Eli to save lives of children and civilians by boycotting the evil syrians.
I know that the show focuses on Eli and his love for the country and the fact he died for it. On the other hand he was a trusted man and he betrayed many people who cared about him and respected him, he was a menace to syrians and helped killing many of them. Why would he be a hero? In Israel yes, he died serving his country, but why would we see him as a so? He was a spy, it was legit for syrians to do what they did because the Israelis(or any other country) would have done the same exact thing. His country and he himself put his person in danger and they knew the risks, of course they did. Why would you free a spy? Someone that stole intels from you? Why would you feel bad for someone that betrayed you in such a cold way your trust?
The show creator definitely takes a side and that's unfortunate because it's always important to analyse the two and then actually understand that both made wrongs and goods. Maybe add a character that would humanize the syrian side and not give them that horrible tone of evilness. I'm not going to get political on this, expecially because i am no expert on the matter, but these are my thoughts as a viewer.
I had to skip the last 10 minutes of the show, not because it's heartbreaking or whatever, but because it's not right torwards the Syrian counterpart in my opinion. The whole show isn't actually. I'm not Syrian, i'm originally from Morocco, but born and resident in Italy. I am not a Muslim since i don't belive in a god. Whith these premises said, i do not take a specific side on this matter, but i have eyes and i see that Syria is pictured as this undeveloped, eager on war country, that wants to hunt and exterminate every Israeli, while Israel(a modernized and civilized country)sent Eli to save lives of children and civilians by boycotting the evil syrians.
I know that the show focuses on Eli and his love for the country and the fact he died for it. On the other hand he was a trusted man and he betrayed many people who cared about him and respected him, he was a menace to syrians and helped killing many of them. Why would he be a hero? In Israel yes, he died serving his country, but why would we see him as a so? He was a spy, it was legit for syrians to do what they did because the Israelis(or any other country) would have done the same exact thing. His country and he himself put his person in danger and they knew the risks, of course they did. Why would you free a spy? Someone that stole intels from you? Why would you feel bad for someone that betrayed you in such a cold way your trust?
The show creator definitely takes a side and that's unfortunate because it's always important to analyse the two and then actually understand that both made wrongs and goods. Maybe add a character that would humanize the syrian side and not give them that horrible tone of evilness. I'm not going to get political on this, expecially because i am no expert on the matter, but these are my thoughts as a viewer.