a masterpiece.
what a gorgeous account of what was going on at the time. The way he represented his experience [which a lot of was very similar to everyone else's] was so simple yet effective, The shots were clean and the lighting was INSANE, like I really did not expect this to also be pretty. I have been listening to the album itself since 2020 and I can't believe that I just got to this. I wish some of the…
INSANE watch and sister agnes is a diva.
every single shot is crazy, maybe to the point where it felt like the shots ARE planned to be beautiful instead of a natural setting that happens to be beautiful . BUT I do think that that was kind of a play into the rigidity of the situation and the 'ideal' they are expected to be held up to.
The monologues made me want to pull my hair out [in a good…
I went in expecting a movie about attitudes towards animals [esp strays] in egypt BUT OH MY GOD.
It discussed themes of poverty, hegemonic masculinity, family dynamics, displacement, etc. And it covered most of them in such a simple way. And all with beautiful cinematography + the shagar el lamoon was an insane choice.
And some random thoughts in no particular order:
1. Cairo was made her own character with places and roads being easily recognisable and you can see…
