Modern Relevance of The Battle of Algiers
... This fact makes the film’s viewing in modern-day New York very current and immediate, as it is an effective example of what a motivated native (as well as Islamic) people will do to rid themselves of a perceived oppressive presence. ... Although Battle of Algiers may no longer be viewed as it once was, it remains a remarkably prescient film for the current state of world affairs, and can even be seen as a warning sign to a U. ... Battle of Algiers does this, though its power, it seems, no longer lies with its ability to rally an audience around the cause of independence, but rather with its ability to show, in gripping realism, the determination and ruthlessness of a native population in revolt.