Syrian hero boy
Recently on the internet we can see the heroic attitude of the Syrian boy.
The video has been available from Monday and has been re-uploaded many times
Let’s watch:
What is your first thought?
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I have to say you that it is a fake movie and everything was directed.
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The whole idea was created by a Norwegian directors Lars Kleberg, who was inspired by the events taking place currently in Syria. He says he deliberately presented the film as reality in order to generate a discussion about children in conflict zones.
"It was not a cynical way to get attention. They had honest motivations," - Lars Kleberg
A professional team and young actors, everything closed in a low budget of about £27,000£. It was filmed in Malta
What is more interesting, the video was posted on YouTube twice. The first time it wasn’t a spectacular success”. Adding the word "hero" to publish the movie again began the waves of comments and publications on Twitter. The film was shown even in many TV reports that present the current situation in the Middle East. This time the film gained publicity, and creators felt they achieved something.
The purpose of the project was to show the problem without the need of filming drastic scenes in areas of the conflict.
The director says it is easy to record a video showing the reality, it is harder to direct life.
In my opinion, according to the filmmakers:
"We are really happy with the reaction,"
"It created a debate…"
Sometimes the Internet, beyond the wave of hatred, can get people’s attention. A laudable purpose that shows the problem of children in the middle of war. It's not their fault that adults instead of talk, often reach for a weapon.
Questions:
Do you think this is a good way of getting people’s attention?
whether we, free people, can somehow help them?
Do you know any other way to get international attention?
Comments
Do you think this is a good way of getting people’s attention?
It worked, so it must be a good way to get people attention, altough I am against fakes of any sort and they annoy me very much.
I would answer to last two questions if my answers weren't too politically incorrect.
Robert, you don't believe in people :)
Go ahead, but try not to use illegal words :D
Can we help them? Most of us don't have a chance to help them directly, but we should all focus on changing our local environment, rising awareness of what is going on in the world.
It's hard to get international attention when there are so many areas of conflict. it's not possible to focus on all of them at the same time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y027OLiE9Pw
This one is a description of the viral and has some ot the scenes from the original one.
I know that there are exceptions from what I said, but lets be honest everyone. Did you send a text or gave a like on facebook for those in need and felt good about it? Have you really done something to help those people?
Well, I think that it's good that someone is trying to bring up some discussion, get some attention on this, but I have some doubt's he chosen the good way to do it. Generally, people feel angry when they realize that someone tricked them into thinking that something fake was real ;)
Whether we, free people, can somehow help them?
It's really hard to help unless you get really involved.
Do you know any other way to get international attention?
I dont think that "getting attention" should be considered as a main goal, I would rather say that making people reflect on something should. Getting attention is easy and has "short-time" effects.
I think there is no way to help, because they are living in such reality. We can see the same thing with Ukraine and what is going on the East - children are suffering because of some guys decided to play real war, but there is no actual way to help them because they are living there. Money and humanitarian help will not help them to return broken childhood, will not heal theirs wounds and definately will not return their lifes. If someone wants really to help - he should go there, however there is a very small chance that person could change something a lot. The only thing that we should face - is reality, that it is great that we are living in the place where human and personal dignity are no repressed, where human rights are combined with actual law, where you can walk on the street and not to be afraid of some cut-throats that will decide to hunt you down like an animal because they are feeling like that and we should face the fact, that there are places where human rights just an empty sound, law is the power of the stronges and the way how easy you can kill is the way how you are respected in society.