Roger Ebert, certainly never mistaken for a right-winger, gave “Traitor” three stars, which is the equivalent of a Thumbs Up™. Unlike the other critics, he doesn’t obsess on the fact that the film portrays some Muslims as terrorists. His bow to political correctness in his review was as follows: “Of course the great majority of Muslims are against terrorism and any form of murder. Others, as we have seen, are not.” This is a pretty accurate (thank goodness) and realistic recognition that, for all our good will to peaceful Muslims, if we pay any attention to the news, we cannot ignore that there are a significant number that have no qualms about using any methods, including extreme violence. Hollywood often defends itself by saying that it is just portraying real life. When it bends over backwards to avoid portraying any terrorists as Muslim, perhaps it is actually acknowledging the danger that cinematic honesty may create (think Theo Van Gogh).
