The Battle of Algiers analysis

The main point the director of the movie want to put across is that united people can come together and fight the vices perpetrated by even the might in the society.  Despite the Front de Liberation Nationale (FLN) being overwhelmed by the French military , it is able to mobile the Algerian people  to oppose the colonialism and against its constant injustice experienced by natives.  The people were able to come together to fight against colonialism and occupancy towards independence and self-rule.  While such injustice may not be explicit to the view it is depicted in various ways such as physical living spaces for natives and European, the occupations populations take part in and arrogant attitudes of the occupants towards native Arabs.  The Algerian Independence movement was the major driver for self-rule in the country and was driven by individuals who had been radicalized by their experience in the hands of colonialists.   This seems to be the case of Ali who had witnessed the beheading of an activist of FLN while in prison.  The movement involved even women who would disguise themselves as European to gain accesses to places where they could plant explosives.

The most striking scene from in this movie is when three women from the – movement toss aside their views and take on a Western appearance so as to gain access to the European quarter. Such an infiltration enabled them to place explosives in a ticket office of Air France and two café. In the scene various people including waiting passengers, business people at a bar, a baby with an ice cream and dancing teenagers are blown up. This highlights the role played by women in the struggle.

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