Response to the Flute Player

Powerful is probably one of the few words that could be used to describe the experience I felt after watching the Flute Player. The mix of tragedy of Arn's haunting childhood experiences with a silver lining of hope that all is better now for Arn as his Master Musician program is taking off, and he has been able to get in contact with many of the old masters of Cambodian music carried through a profound effect onto me. Watching and hearing Arn's story which probably only revealed a surface of what really he experienced, for we can never really know what pains and tribulations he truly endured, was enough to make me realize and aware of an issue that happened in the world; something perhaps which I would have never known or found out about on my own. Perhaps the most moving scene in the Flute Player would have to be the one where we see Arn visiting the memorial field where many of his fellow citizens were executed, and just to envision that moment and what was going on in his mind, since these were his countrymen having injustices done to them by others was very intense. All in all, I look forward to watching the next movie as I hope it will provide me with some revealing insight as well.