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During his interview with Lincoln, Changez says he was approached by a terrorist cell to become a mujahid and was tempted to accept, angry and disillusioned by "the arrogance, the blindness, the hypocrisy" of the US. He refused when told about the "fundamental truths" of the Quran, echoing a phrase from Jim Cross during their first encounter, "focusing on the fundamentals." Changez explains that both Islamic fundamentalists and blind capitalists like Underwood Samson similarly simplify and exploit people for their own means.
The first part of his biography is all too familiar. A poor immigrant from a colorful family abandons his roots to dive head first into the American Dream. He stumbles into love with sullen artist Erica (Kate Hudson), coping with the loss of her previous boyfriend. He seizes a major corporate job under the stern tutelage of Jim Cross (Kiefer Sutherland). Khan outshines his colleagues with a combination of aggression and brilliance. Including some unnecessary coincidences, we have seen this first act before in many other movies.
The movie, based on a well-received novel by Mohsin Hamid, charts the political and spiritual journey of Changez, a driven young Pakistani who arrives in New York determined to succeed, American-style.
With author Hamid's help, Nair and her co-screenwriter, William Wheeler, have ironed out some crucial ambiguities in the novel's account of the uneasy relationship between the two men. In the book, the identities of both remain tantalizingly undefined; in the movie we learn early on that Bobby is an ambivalent CIA operative, torn between his sympathy for the protest movement and his growing conviction that the United States has a role to play in the war-torn region.
Nair likes to have fun even when her material is somber, and for this movie she deploys a rich palette and a multi-culti but mostly kitsch-free score that fuses old and new with a lovely Sufi devotional piece, and is peppered with Pakistani pop. She indulges her sensual side with a wedding, as well as a cheeky turn by Pakistani singer Meesha Shafi as Changez's America-obsessed sister.
In Ahmed, Nair has a splendid partner. His Changez is layered and complex -- a strange man at the crossroads of two cultures, buffeted between both. Schreiber's Bobby is on murkier ground; though the actor does a fine job imbuing the role with as much gravitas as possible, he's simply not as clearly conceptualized as Changez, and the character suffers in comparison. In fact, the film whispers in the end when it's supposed to crescendo' we can spot the denoument a mile away. (Okay, maybe three.) Still, The Reluctant Fundamentalist is a beautifully filmed, well-performed drama that pushes viewers to take a look at issues we may feel reluctant to examine. That it does so with a sometimes obvious hand is forgivable.
The Reluctant Fundamentalist is a 2012 movie based on Mohsin Hamid's 2007 book of the same name. It is about a person who comes to the United States with some ideas, but these ideas change after the World Trade Center terrorist attack on September 11, 2001.[1]
When the movie was over, my friend and I walked towards our car in quiet contemplation. As we made our way home, we passed a few security checks, slowly snaking past steel and concrete roadblocks, as armed young men with alert, suspicious eyes looked into each car, simultaneously flagging down motorcyclists and suspicious vehicles with tinted windows.
I saw The Reluctant Fundamentalist recently and was blown away. I had no pre-concieved notions upon entering, nor had i ever read the book. I loved it. I thought it was a really important movie, with a perspective of terrorism, America, and American society as well as Pakistan that is rarely ever touched upon. I thought it was terrific.
I was not aware of this film or the book until my brilliant professor suggested these important pieces of work. I believe the movie is now streaming on Amazon Prime, so now I have the film, the book and the soundtrack I was very impressed all of these talented people. Thank you for your support Liza.
However, when Changez is chosen to work in the corporate atmosphere we see a change in Changez. Here is aggressive and ruthless in the name of capitalism not fundamentalism. On the other hand, after the 911 incident things changed for Changez. He was seen by his friends, colleagues and strangers as an outsider, an enemy. He endured mistreatment due to his nationality. This could have enraged him to lash out in a fundamentalist manner. The opportunity was ripe; yet, the book did not promote a fundamentalist response.
Is there any sad sense of deja vu for you right now, promoting a movie while America is jolted by terrorism? Back in 2001, you were in the middle of promoting Monsoon Wedding when the attacks occurred.
The Reluctant Fundamentalist was a Limited release in 2013 on Wednesday, April 24, 2013. As a Limited release, The Reluctant Fundamentalist will only be shown in select movie theaters across major markets. Please check Fandango and Atom Tickets to see if the film is playing in your area.
The Reluctant Fundamentalist was first published in hardcover by Harcourt in 2007. That same year, the kindle edition was also released, and BBC Audiobooks America published the audiobook edition. In 2008, Harvest Books published the paperback edition. The most recent edition of the novel, the movie tie-in, was published by Mariner Books in 2013. The Reluctant Fundamentalist was also translated into at least 25 languages, including Arabic, Dutch, Bosnian, Estonian, Finnish, and Hebrew, amongst others. Many of these translations were released in 2007. 2b1af7f3a8
