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2.5/4
"Four Lions" by Yojimbo
Yojimbo - wrote on 10/29/2014
A group of dim-witted working class British Muslims declare a jihad on the establishment. Chris Morris once again prods at the boundaries of good taste with this scatter shot spoof of Islamic extremism and the government's response to terrorism. I must admit that Four Lions was not quite what I was expecting; I was hoping for a witty satire in the same vein as In The Loop but instead Four Lions relies more on farce and belly laughs (although Omar's hilarious tirades in Urdu did have more than a little of a Malcolm Tucker feel about them!) Because of this I found Four Lions a little disappointing, although it obviously contained the inevitable sly digs at religious dogma, the extremist's manipulations of the weak willed and direction less and the state's shoot first and ask questions …
Rating of
4/4
An Irreverent, But Important Film
mitchellyoung - wrote on 01/12/2012
To appreciate this film, I think you have to a.) be able to get beyond the fact that the whole film is about the controversial subject of terrorism and b.) have a rudimentary understanding of Muslim ideology and American politics. The film brilliantly serves as a farce on how Americans view Muslims, how Muslims view Muslims, and how the American government views Muslims. It is out of these conflicting ideologies that the film pulls some strong absurdist and dark comedy, but also some poignant themes. Laughter is sometimes the best medicine for understanding painful subjects at it is from the dark side of terrorism, that Four Lions picks apart its subjects in ways that are both funny and thought-provoking. The underlying theme of Four Lions is the brainwashing methods of jihadist …
