El-Asliyyin (2017)
9/10
Symbolism is the key here
12 September 2021
Warning: Spoilers
This movie is brilliant and it probably needs to be watched a couple of times and each time you will discover something new. I will admit I didn't get all of its intended meanings on the first time. It is amazing how Camera methods change across the story to give certain meanings. The music. Khaled el Sawi is wearing clothes for different job titles in Egypt, again to signify meaning to who he is in the story. The whole movie symbolizes the lives of Egyptian people and how a person is 'watched' in everyday life. Do they choose to fight for freedom or not? Is the question. Maybe other people might see different symbolization there but this is how I saw it.

Unfortunately this movie is not for everyone. It's too sad to see how people gave it a bad rating without even trying to understand the meaning behind it. Definitely under-rated.
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