Metrowog7 Review of Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion

Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion (2002)

A must see documentary

[10/10 · 7 May 2006]

I've rated this doc. 10 ;howver, I believe that it should be rated 7 or 8 regarding a critical point of view. The reason behind of my rating is obvious: a few people (probably with Chines origin or back ground) have been quite unfair to the movie. You may not agree with the political concept of the film or find some statistics unreal or exaggerated, but you can not deny that it's a good documentary in terms of edit,cinematography and music. Moreover, there are thousands of reports by different people and independent human rights organizations which confirms that a permanent genocide is going on at the roof top of the world. It's the exact story of Middle East conflicts between Palestinians and Israelis.Israel tries to settle more Jews in occupied land of Palestine, treat Palestinians like second class citizens and neglect their rights of having access to the job market,education and professional business activities.The difference is Palestinians fight back Israel (some times with terrorism targeting civilians that results in more violence) while Tibetans prefer a non violence resistance. Back to our movie, I like the accurate and interesting story line of the film, many references to the real witnesses and victims and fusion of the politic with Tibetan's culture and Buddhism which are the main aspect of Tibet and its people.

I guess movie should interview some Chinese who are living in Tibet and ask their opinions as well. But I am not sure how legally it would be possible under the strict and harsh supervision of Chinese government. Overall, I strongly recommend the movie for its beautiful and artistic narration of the history of Tibet under the tyranny of Republic of China.

I hope in the near future more and more Chinese respect their wonderful neighbors and fight for own democracy and freedom.