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Title: Slanted, yes, but why?
Review: I read all the reviews on this page before I found a place that carried Midnight Express and rented it. I'm no more racist towards Turks than I was after viewing "Lawrence of Arabia.' Yes, it's somewhat exaggerated, but why? Because these guys had nothing better to do than sit around and say "I hate Turkey"? The movie's purpose, as I see it, is to discourage the use/sale of drugs of any sort, because this is the sort of situation you'll wind up in. Another purpose, to show the value of human life, life of any sort, and that people should be forgiven. (Though I would have enjoyed seeing the smugglers of "French Connection" end up in this hellhole.) On another note, why must all movies be political statements? This stands on its own as a fine dramatic piece, regardless of any "attitude" it might have. If Parker were racist, would he have directed "Mississippi Burning" ten years later? It's a good movie, with good intentions.
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