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Capharnaüm (2018)
Heart-wrenching film!
I cried several times watching Capharnaum, I was so struck by the cruelty depicted in this film. It's frightening that Zain, Rahil and her beautiful infant are only a few examples of the suffering in this world.
It is one of the very few films that make you seriously consider making real steps towards changing the world to a better place. The cases that were shown are serious in the Arab world and must be worked upon!
Hats off to Nadine Labaki and the whole cast and crew! She should've won that Academy award!!!
Safe Harbour (2018)
How pacifying it is reaching your Safe Harbour!
This mini series is a beautifully made reminder of human power of forgiveness and developing self-consistency. It delivers a very important message: focus on what you have and not on the past and what you've lost. Moving on isn't easy after traumatic incidents like the ones depicted in this series, but once you face the facts and settle things up in your head you'll be able to move forward. Grudge only deepens your hurt feelings and makes daily life harder.
What bothered me as an Arabic native speaker is the actors speaking Arabic in this show, they kinda strive hard to speak the language; I wish they had only spoken English since many scenes in Arabic sounded a bit inauthentic, especially when it's very obvious that each one speaks different accent despite being one family that all of its members came from the same place, Iraq.
7.0/10
Lion (2016)
Meaningful Heartwrenching Story
What a film! Kept me all in tears all along till the last second. Profound emotions. Powerful story. Explores humanity at its best. Nicole is at her best yet. I rarely get that way watching films; deeply touched by LION! Felt compelled to write this out here! Highly recommended!!!
Felony (2013)
A Film That Makes us Deeply Consider Humane Issues
Felony is not an easy movie to discuss and talk about. It prompts us not only to consider such confusing dilemma, but also to think about the wide-range human behaviors and how they differ from one to another. Questions are raised by this phenomenal picture; Can we make the right decisions in critical situations? Do we even know what is the right thing to do in such conditions? Could the discreet steps lead us to even a harsher life than a lie followed by nothing more that an agonizing guilt?
Besides, this movie brings us the truth about how judgmental people are! They strive to expose the truth when it has nothing to do with them, and try to cover it up when they're involved or experiencing similar incidents.
I got a bit irritated by the very fact of our world shown in Felony; our world is becoming, day by day, a more brutal and frightening place to live in. Criminals and culprits are freely wandering outside, while innocent people (or those who made bad things unintentionally) are being charged and thrown to jail, not to mention cold-blooded murders and misdeeds (Mal felt guilty at least, although he didn't do anything bad, while those savage pedophiles were far from remorse).
The acting is a first-class. Tom Wilkinson is an accomplished master (I think his part from the script was the best among the others), and Joel Edgerton should be proud of himself for his gripping performance and astounding writing. The screenplay written by him is obviously due to his open mind and prosperous skills. Melissa George was utterly outstanding depicting Julie, Mal's wife, that did what a smart woman would do to keep her family up together. However, I expected watching more on-screen of hers, but she is never short of brilliant, skillful actress. She simply shone with her minor role.
In Felony, The right is wrong and the wrong is right, and maybe not. It's a great picture showing a humane issues and a puzzling dilemma that if you consider carefully, you would most definitely drive safely and cautiously!