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User Comments for: The Promise

faithful soul says...
7 years ago
The film has garnered a lot of negativity, but I think it is unwarranted. The film doesn't hinge on the love triangle, as others have suggested. Rather, they provide human context as we see the horrors of the Armenian Genocide through their eyes. The movie flopped and lost money, but the film still holds value by bringing a piece of history that is rarely documented to the screen.
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FinFan says...
7 years ago
They should have gotten more out of this.

Yes, you need a personal story within the histrocal context for people to take interest. After all it is not a documentary. But the love triangle takes to much center stage.
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Saint Pauly says...
7 years ago
The main message is the film is, "Yes the Armenian genocide was serious, but not as serious as this melodramatic love triangle!" WTF?!

To use the attempted extinction of a race of people as a backdrop for a romance is criminal. The subject merited a 3-hour, big budget epic film rather than whatever this was.

P.S. If you do see this film (and you have no one to blame but yourselves), wait around for the credits to listen to #ChrisCornell singing the film's theme song, 'The Promise'.
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Reply by kaayo
5 months ago
@saint-pauly good criticism of the film's misguided priorities
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Kevinjmk says...
7 years ago
Set in 1915 (Armenian genocide by Turks)
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kuzeyboy says...
2 years ago
Maybe there's something wrong with me but I considered this film to be outstanding, informative and very touching. It certainly contextualised the history a lot for me.
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