In the movie Don't Mess with the Zohan, a superhero Israeli soldier named the Zohan and a legendary Palestinian terrorist called the Phantom find their way to leave warfaring behind and make peace between themselves. In this comedic parody, the two protagonists find inner and outer peace through following their passions. For the Zohan, it is cutting hair. For the Phantom, it is selling shoes. They learn to respect each other for being strong enough to follow their deepest tilting-toward-the-feminine dreams. In doing so, they break away from the mythology of their societies and create new definitions of what it is to be a man.
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