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Armenian Genocide Controversy

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star ratings (IMBD). This is in spite of the fact the movie has only been shown publicly on three separate occasions. This shows that there is still continued, albeit a one sided one, controversy regarding the Armenian Genocide. These are just two examples of the dozens of films made about the Armenian Genocide, but there are also many other pieces of music and art that commemorate it.
Surprisingly, the first piece of recorded music that are either dedicated to or references the genocide was in 1915, the same year as the genocide took place. This piece, called Children’s Prayer, was recorded by renowned Armenian scholar and musician Komitas (). There continues to be music produced about the Armenian Genocide, including the System of a Down …show more content…

While there has always been some sort of censorship in Turkey, it is now harder than ever to successfully get a western film into the country. This is further exacerbated by Turkey not acknowledging the Armenian Genocide as ever happening(). Officially, Turkey claims that the Armenian Genocide was not actually a genocide and it is against the law to refer to it as such. This means there is a virtual media blackout regarding any coverage of the Armenian Genocide, as merely talking about it constitutes charges. In addition, the Turkish government has shown that they are willing to cut off access to the internet in order to ensure the population cannot share or access information that they do not want. This means now more than ever a piece of media has to break through these barriers and be seen by the public of Turkey. While it will be difficult to pass through censors, making a film from the perspective of a Turkish soldier during WWI may be …show more content…

Ostensibly, this will be a film about a Turkish conscript from a small town that becomes a war hero while fighting the Russians. What this film is going to be is the Turkish equivalent to Saving Private Ryan, it will be a gritty and realistic take on the war film genre. Getting funding for the film will not be extremely difficult, as the Turks will be fighting against the Russians and not the other allied forces. Hollywood loves war films and one that can be marketed as the successor to Saving Private Ryan, would be a pretty easy sell. The plot of the film would be relatively simple, it would follow a conscript from a small town in the Ottoman Empire throughout his service in the war. It would cold open during the Battle of Sarikamish, which was during the Caucasus Campaign. This battle was a decisive Russian victory that also served as a prelude to the Armenian Genocide, as the battles loss was blamed on the Armenians. The hero of the story will fight valiantly, with the actual opening being a bayonet charge on the Russians. He will be wounded during the battle, but still manage to drag one of his compatriots back. The compatriot will be Armenian and there will be no actual mention of this besides a Bible that slides out from pocket. From there he will continue serving in the Caucus front going from battle to battle, all of which will be gritty with

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