The Indiana Jones still suggests that the Arab nation is against the western nation. Indiana is standing down 30-20 arabs, the central antagonist wearing all black and wielding a scimtar. It is an extremely imposing image - the lone white hope herocially facing down the hordes of non-christians.
The Lawrence of Arabia still, however, suggests an entirely different conclusion. Lawrence is standing with the arabs, wearing thier clothing. They all look concerned, as if they are trying to sort something of great importance out.
The portrayal of arabs in western film and TV continues to decline on the path that Indiana Jones has layed. I don't watch TV (I rarely go to the movies) but from snippets of programs I've seen I have to say I've been quite suprised by how openly arabic people are ostracized and killed. 24 is the only show that comes to mind at the moment. I wonder what American citizens would have say if they found out that arabic television stations were/are broadcasting westerners being killed by patriotic arabs?
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