As far as blessing the Jews is concerned we are probably best leaving it to brother Nathanael to explain. He is himself a Jew who converted to Orthodox Christianity:
‘We curse Christianity three times a day’: Can Jews and Christians truly reconcile? https://t.co/U6XpZvlrB8
— Haaretz.com (@haaretzcom) August 14, 2020
https://rense.com/general60/domn.htm
This may seem completely out of left field but I believe this film deserves a place on this blog. First, if you have a problem with bad language or violence don’t watch this movie and secondly it comes with a spoiler alert because we discuss the ending of the film. Perhaps it is best if you watch the movie first on NetFlix and then come back and read this blog.
I have seen some pretty good reviews of this movie and I will place the two best reviews on this blog and then I will add my own comments because although the reviewers do an excellent job they miss (in my opinion) one of the main themes.
Uncut Gems EXPLAINED: Chance, Chaos and Randomness (Ending, Symbolism and Character Themes)
And then there is this very good review which explains the ending of the movie:
A major theme that has been missed by all the reviewers is the essential Jewishness of the movie. Whether or not it was the intention of the writers / directors they have told a modern day parable.
Let me explain; The crime thriller drama is directed by Josh and Benny Safdie, who co-wrote the screenplay with Ronald Bronstein. It is therefore a Jewish production. The Safdie brothers are Jewish and their father is a Sephardic Jew. Adam Sandler is Jewish, his family descends from Russian Jewish immigrants on both sides. The movie is set in the NYC diamond district which is Jewish and one scene in the movie shows his wider family celebrating Passover. It is therefore a thoroughly Jewish movie.
This is important because the reviewers have missed the theme that connects everything, namely, that the character of Howard is based on Jacob. Now, Jacob was a deceiver and a trickster all his life and Howard is also a hustler and a swindler. He cheats and deceives everyone, his wife, his lover, his friends. And just like Jacob his life is hard. With Jacob that is reflected by “stones” – Jacob has a stone pillow on which to rest his head, he removes a great stone from a well mouth etc. Howard also has a stone, but it is an uncut gem. When he rubs it and looks inside he can see the glory and beauty of the universe. A bit like Jacob dreaming of angels ascending and descending from the heavens. However, Howard (Jacob) cannot help himself….he must control his destiny….he must impose order on chaos. He deserves the blessing…he deserves grabbing the main chance. He has the will and the power even to wrestle God to a halt. The universe will not stop him attaining what is rightfully his.
Howard’s self belief even rubs off on the basketball athlete (goyim) who also peers into the gem and draws almost supernatural confidence to win the game just as Howard had predicted. Howard has taken full control of the debt collectors and manages to lockdown (sic) his enemies in an event which appears to be random. The debt collectors watch helplessly while Howard executes his play. Howard is on a roll with the help of his basketball friend he has imposed his will on universal chaos and achieved order. His triumph is “godlike” and he is ecstatic with his victory. In his hubris he opens the door with which he constrained his enemies in the deluded understanding that they would not resent his manipulation. They shoot him in the face and also kill his Jewish family member.
The camera then pans into the bullet hole in his face and the wound also gives a view of a vast universe cosmic and raw until the viewer ends up in space. This is indeed a complex movie linking the gem with the universe and also the wound to the universe. It is true that Howard is himself an uncut gem. It is also true that Howard’s moment of greatest victory was also his moment of greatest defeat. However, whether intentionally or not the universe theme says the opposite of randomness to me. He believed he could manipulate his universe not realizing that he was himself only a small part of the universe. In the end everything lives and moves and has its being in God and no one (even Jacob) can impose their will on God. Howard (Jacob) nearly overcame his old self in the third act when he was almost completely and utterly a broken man when he declared that nothing ever goes right for him. Alas, that moment was not one of reflection but of self-pity and it did not last. The opportunity for real change was lost.
This is not a movie that will appeal to everyone. It is frenetic and stressful and induces anxiety rather than relaxation. However I thought it was a cracker of a movie and Adam Sandler was exceptional with his portrayal of Howard. We know Howard is a scum bag but we can’t help rooting for him, pitying him wanting the best for him. It is the mark of a great actor to make us care for such a flawed character.
In my view Howard (Jacob) represents the Jewish people. They are their own greatest enemy. It is not that everyone hates them but could you imagine living with Howard? He would drive you nuts. The Jews will never rule the world by deception. The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob does not appreciate megalomania, hypocrisy and deception nor does he condone it in the Torah. Nor does he appreciate your traditions (Talmud, Zohar Kabbalah) and your deceptive reinterpretation of his word. The Howard’s and Jacob’s of this world will never gain control of the universe through an act of will. And before you say the theme of deception and control etc is just another stereotype…….
Must read article in the UNZ review. Sighing at the Secrets of Jewish Genius Rebuttal to Bret Stephens’s The New York Times Column by Vladislav Krasnov (February 3, 2020). This is exactly what I have been saying all along.
"Besides, the Bolshevik “triumph” in shoving away the popularly
elected Constituent Assembly was almost at once marred– at first
symbolically and eventually fatefully–by the Balfour Declaration
that was made virtually at the same time. Thus, now for more than
100 years the Jews of Russia—and of the world–have been drawn
in opposite directions and forced to make a fateful decision:
Communism or Zionism. I believe the majority of Jews would prefer
never to have to make such decision between these two diametrically
opposed extremist and violent positions".
And the following…………
"Alas, the 20th century showed that, very tragically,
the most dynamic young Jews of the world were attracted
to two opposite extremes: either exclusive race-based
Zionist nationalism or all-embracing abstract Communist
internationalism. Both extremes rely on violence. Both
pretend to have a strong popular mandate. It does not
help that lately Zionism got a tremendous boost from
the American Neocons trying to turn it into Zionist
globalism".
My reply to a hostile comment at UNZ review (screenshot):
To keep some balance I thought it would be good to post some videos where Jews talk about Jews. That way we can avoid the charge of antisemitism. In the first video we have Sasha Baron Cohen talking about internet censorship and in particular he singles out Zuckerburg. Cohen’s ADL address is deconstructed and analyzed by the Corbett Report (see there for further links).
In this video Rabbi Yosef Tzvi Ben Porat tells the truth about why Hitler hated the Jews. Watch it until 8:50 after which it is prefaced with a silly introduction and repeated.
Rabbi Dovid Weiss: Zionism has created ‘rivers of blood’ | Talk to Al Jazeera
Gilad Atzmon produced an article for the Unz review based on the following newspaper article that appeared in Haaretz:
All I can say is that Gilad must be a “self-hating” Jew. Personally I can’t wait for a decade of sorrow Soros. This is the image that accompanied Gilad’s article entitled; “Burg, Soros and the ‘Jew-niversal’”
In honor of Gilad’s excellent article I have taken the liberty to animate his image:
“All nations, with the exception of Israel, lack understanding
[intelligence], and because they lack understanding no country
can forgo Jewish leadership.
Patai, R. (1996) The Jewish Mind Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 324
http://www.unz.com/article/do-jews-think-differently-aspects-of-jewish-self-glorification/
An article about Jewish exclusivity and Jewish superiority. The nation has betrayed its missionary and priestly remit by substituting it for a racist and nationalist ideology.
Food for Thought