The Image Of Somalia Essay

The Image of Somalia In this movie script, Ken Nolan as the screen writer constructs the image of Somalia based on European perspective which is represented by Somali revolusion warrior. There are several images that he tries to construct in this work, Somali regarded as primitive peaople as well as European “Others”. In other place, this country is depicted as dangerous and unpleasant place. These images are believed because this movie is adapted from the true story. Eventhough most of images that he tries to develop in the story are presented negatively.
Somali as Primitive People Primitive is one of some major in Said’s theory where the European county (occident) judge Eastern country (orient) as primitives and mystique people who are still uneducated. Primitivism is closely related to that called (orient) who is considered as European “others” assumes as primitive and irrational. Primitivism and marginalization arise as an attempt for colonizer to dominate the colonized country. The colonizer is trying to
We were trying to catch you. Me? But am i that important? I hardly think so. You’re just a businessman. Trying to make a living. Yeah. Selling guns to Aidid’s militia. You’ve been here, what? Six weeks? Six weeks you are trying to catch general. You put up reward posters. $25,000. What is this? Gunfight at the K.O. corral? It’s the O.K. corral.” This conversation describes that Somalia country is too dangerous for the world. It is too easy to sell the weapons and guns in this country which is use for attacking civilians and the people who break the rules that the have made. Even if they are non native if they do not obey the rule, they will get the hard punishment. So many black markets that sell the gun in this country, selling the gun is such selling the peanut in this country. This negative image that Europe try to construct in this literary