Why so much hype?

Well Deserved Praise

Good start, but then it gets ruined

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

That unusual thing; a documentary on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that manages to be hopeful (if still heartbreaking). It focuses an various groups' attempts to find way to forge bonds and end the hatred. Most touching is the group for bereaved parents from both side of the conflict who've lost children in the fighting and who come together to share their pain. Somehow the film as a whole didn't have quite the overwhelming emotional impact it seemed to be headed for, but still a very good, important and worthy documentary.

I've seen my share of documentaries on this subject, and even toyed with making one myself. But I've never seen one that was this fresh and vital. Mostly it has to do with the characters featured in the film. On both sides, the people in "Encounter Point" are just exceptional human beings who make you glad to be alive. In recent years I've been wearied by the endless twists and turns that day to day events take in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. But "Encounter Point" helps to show that there are stronger undercurrents, driven by people who are both intelligent and committed. And watching it gives you hope that there could be a different way to approach the debate than through series of historical arguments and high-pitched recriminations.Mostly, though, it was just a pleasure to spend time with optimistic, funny, righteous people who made me really care about their situations. Thanks to the filmmakers for bringing them to me.

Thank you, this movie gives me hope.I was at the screening of this film at the Jewish Community Center in Manhattan. The audience laughed, cried and cheered. This documentary presented complex and real representations of people on all sides of this conflict. It makes you think! Ultimately, we see the Other as human...As someone said, it's not about being pro-Israeli or pro-Palestinian. It's about being pro-human! Must see!Thank you, again.

I saw this documentary on the Tribeca film festival in New York, and it's a very impressive movie about the efforts of Israeli and Palestinian ordinary people to try to achieve peace by meeting each other and try to get to understand each other. They all have in common that they lost family members in the Israeli-Palestinian struggle (or should I say war?), but decided to put the hatred behind them and concentrate on saving the living, while still acknowledging their losses.The movie does a good job showing how these people on both side of the fence work to achieve their goals and the difficulties they experience, and try to get other people also to leave their hatred behind, and resist hate and occupation through non-violent means. I found it a welcome glimpse into Israeli and Palestinian society, that shows there is something else possible beside fundamentalism (Jewish or Muslim).If it is showing near you or on TV, see it if you can!