Who really “knocked up” Katherine Heigl’s character in the film of the same name? Was it co-star Seth Rogen’s character? Or was it really a film character crossover from Steven Spielberg’s controversial film “Munich”?If you’ve seen the film, you know what I mean. Those of you who haven’t can watch the clip below:If we think back to the release of “Munich,” Jewish men weren’t hailing Bana as their long-awaited post-biblical Jewish action hero. Jewish writers were unhappy, denouncing both Spielberg and his film as anti-Israel (although the ADL’s Abe Foxman later released a statement that he did not consider the film to be either anti-Israel or as a moral equivalency between Israelis and Palestinians).Still, I can state with some certainty that before Judd Apatow/Seth Rogen committed the thought to film, no one thought to “reclaim” the film as an inspiration for Jewish singles that would encourage them to feel like they deserve love. Perhaps this is Apatow’s way of courting Spielbergian clout for his next film. (Very clever, not that he needs it–after “The 40 Year Old Virgin,” “Knocked Up,” and with the imminent release of “Superbad,” Apatow’s got a home in Hollywood with or without Steve.) Or perhaps we just needed the simplicity of a Ben Stone(r) and the bad-ass attitude of the Mossad to show us the way to love.
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posted July 1, 2007 at 12:04 pm
Huh?
posted July 1, 2007 at 4:37 pm
no no no. Munich was referenced in Knocked Up by the characters.
posted July 1, 2007 at 5:09 pm
That entire movie conversation is ridiculous and no meaningful insights can be gleaned from those moments. So what is your point about linking Munich to this movie??? Re Munich: It was a dramatization of an historical event about which there has been much discussion. The movie makers never said it was meant to be historically accurate. Anyway, I look forward to your response to Jane’s earlier comment. Judith
posted July 2, 2007 at 12:11 pm
Yes, the boys of Knocked Up are boneheaded. They are not capable (or willing) of having the kind of debate that inspires any really meaningful dialog. But, in the context of what heroes that generation in America has had available in the media, I think it’s valid that they recognize and appreciate a more physically powerful Jewish protagonist. Think about it. It’s the same thing the main characters in the Pulitzer winning “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay” yearned for and then created in their comics. Apatow presented it in the language he’s best at, and that may be too offensive for an effective opening. But there are more sides to Munich than whether or not it’s characters were right or wrong.
posted July 2, 2007 at 6:32 pm
Well now…I won’t have to watch either film now…Thanks for the “heads” up…this certainly doesn’t Bless Anyone!!!
Merciful Heavens…
posted July 2, 2007 at 6:50 pm
will wait to see this when it gets to tv. it is most likely a silly summer movie and nothing more. then there is the new Robin Williams movie with him as a priest.
they are comedies for those who enjoy light stuff, and babies out of wedlock are evidently light stuff nowadays!
Laura
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