I loved this movie because of the realism that it portrayed with the guerilla conflict that had ensued during the 1940’s. Based on real events, the storyline is based in the French occupied city of Algiers. Algerians are treated as outcasts and the French soldiers desperately try to keep them in place. The beginning is mind blowing because we start out with the ending first. As the story continues, we begin to see the evolution of the revolution. The movie starts out small, and then progresses with each strike by either the French or the Algerians.
When the French cafes are bombed and destroyed, there is so much realism that the scene looks like it was caught on the nine o’clock news hour. These scenes are what heightened the story for me because they seemed very authentic and it helped create a tense moment. These tense moments between the realistic bombing sequences and the militia that France forces into the ghettos of Algiers were terribly captivating. All in all, this movie is a very intense and sweeping drama about the conflict and betrayals during a revolutionary time.
At first he was obsessed with Hollywood and the movies that came out of Hollywood, and then Peter saw David Lynch's 'Eraserhead.' The mind blowing surreal movie changed his perception on movies forever, and he hounded for more. Because of the dark tone that David Lynch incorporates in his films, Peter generally seeks out films that are identical. His favorite films tend to be politically based, dark and surreal, and have a sense of realism or poetry in them. His favorite genre is horror, but he does enjoy a comedy (more dark than light) now and again. There are times, however, that he does enjoy a little entertainment. 
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