I will classify the movie as a movie with a high production value, a very bad movie, there are many attempts to increase the duration of the movie until it becomes disturbing, the shooting is very old and the movement of the actor in front of it. And the actor is in the back so we can see their expressions together when they talk. This is an old thing that no one does in modern movies. There are scenes where the shooting is uncomfortable as if it was filmed on the phone. A trip from their home to a farm has worthless events like a gas station, grandpa driving a car, a lemon tree, smoking and many other things that are useless, nothing helps the story The villain character is one of the worst characters I've seen this year, although it's the only character that made me interested in the story, unlike the rest of the characters who felt empty. I did not grieve for Muhammad, nor did I feel that ismail had Alzheimer's disease. I felt like he was mentally retarded. You had to watch the father to see how you played a character with Alzheimer's disease. Mesquil's burial was unwarranted and that's bad because that way you literally.
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"Before We Forget" movie, is the lemon tree real?!
mohamedkT4 January 2022
We are used to seeing lemons cut on the dining table, or in the orchards, but a fruitful lemon bush next to a window in a house similar to the Japanese bonsai plants was a different thing and an idea that I liked a lot because it was a symbol. Ibrahim Al-Hasawi,"Ismael" who suffers from memory lost, is in the film the father of "Mohammed" Mishaal Al-Mutairi, a frustrated and indebted man. He is Omar's grandfather, Ghazi Hamad, an ambitious young man, but he is hampered by his father's selfishness and his unfulfilled promises to him. Ismail buried a huge amount of money in his farm, but he forgot where it is, and Muhammad and his son are trying to find it.
Symptoms of the disease The character of "Ismail", who appeared as a man in his sixties and in good health -as it seemed to the viewer's eye- nothing in the film indicating that he had an accident or mentioned his age as a convincing reason for the symptoms of memory loss - as stated in the movie plot -, so I found it difficult to accept the character at first, and then I had doubts, a ambiguity that made me follow the movie to the end and watch it more than once - which is normal for someone who wants to write a review of a movie - maybe this is what the director wanted because you will discover that in the end. But one of the most beautiful scenes is the moment when "Ismail" tries to remember the names of people in an old picture brought to him by his son, "Mohammed". The distortion radio waves sound as a metaphor for Ismail's memory lost. Magnificence. The scene here made me convinced.
Although from the beginning, the picture , high quality of the sound, and a good screenplay script, although it was scarce. The script was written by Ron Thomson and Nawaf Al-Janahi "the director of the film" and the performance of Ibrahim Al-Hasawi and star Mishaal Al-Mutairi played a major role in not feeling bored of watching the film. It is a qualitative leap in the Saudi film industry - in my opinion -. I say though, but I wish the black screen wasn't long at the opening, and the daytime outdoor shooting the light was annoying to the eye. Some scenes, despite their quality, such as the meeting of "Mohammed" with "Hana", the woman in the café. I wished the role had remained like the present - the absent (Omar's mother). Who is Hana? Then, did "Muhammad" life is miserable this much to fall in love with such a character in front of whom "Muhammad" seemed to have no personality? The background of the sounds in some scenes was loud and was sensitive to the sting that it picked up the sound of a fly at 19:30, was it necessary?! Or I don't know and I still don't understand it. Then "Ahmed al-Hassan" who played the role of "Fahd", the blackmailer who did not take into account friendship, what happened to him is not enough.
Other than that, you find yourself in front of a new and qualitative style that simulates the level of Hollywood dramas.
The course of the film is dramatic, but you find laughing in some clips with Ibrahim Al-Hasawi's performance and the expressions on Mishaal Al-Mutairi's face. A question came to my mind, what if the two met in a comic movie, what would it be like? I expect the place will be filled with laughter.
Before I forget (I mean myself) I still have a question that I haven't found an answer to, is the lemon bush real?! I think that to a large extent it is true, but we want confirmation, I may find you an answer.
I say with pleasure that this film brought me back to the serious follow-up to Saudi cinema.
Thank you.
Symptoms of the disease The character of "Ismail", who appeared as a man in his sixties and in good health -as it seemed to the viewer's eye- nothing in the film indicating that he had an accident or mentioned his age as a convincing reason for the symptoms of memory loss - as stated in the movie plot -, so I found it difficult to accept the character at first, and then I had doubts, a ambiguity that made me follow the movie to the end and watch it more than once - which is normal for someone who wants to write a review of a movie - maybe this is what the director wanted because you will discover that in the end. But one of the most beautiful scenes is the moment when "Ismail" tries to remember the names of people in an old picture brought to him by his son, "Mohammed". The distortion radio waves sound as a metaphor for Ismail's memory lost. Magnificence. The scene here made me convinced.
Although from the beginning, the picture , high quality of the sound, and a good screenplay script, although it was scarce. The script was written by Ron Thomson and Nawaf Al-Janahi "the director of the film" and the performance of Ibrahim Al-Hasawi and star Mishaal Al-Mutairi played a major role in not feeling bored of watching the film. It is a qualitative leap in the Saudi film industry - in my opinion -. I say though, but I wish the black screen wasn't long at the opening, and the daytime outdoor shooting the light was annoying to the eye. Some scenes, despite their quality, such as the meeting of "Mohammed" with "Hana", the woman in the café. I wished the role had remained like the present - the absent (Omar's mother). Who is Hana? Then, did "Muhammad" life is miserable this much to fall in love with such a character in front of whom "Muhammad" seemed to have no personality? The background of the sounds in some scenes was loud and was sensitive to the sting that it picked up the sound of a fly at 19:30, was it necessary?! Or I don't know and I still don't understand it. Then "Ahmed al-Hassan" who played the role of "Fahd", the blackmailer who did not take into account friendship, what happened to him is not enough.
Other than that, you find yourself in front of a new and qualitative style that simulates the level of Hollywood dramas.
The course of the film is dramatic, but you find laughing in some clips with Ibrahim Al-Hasawi's performance and the expressions on Mishaal Al-Mutairi's face. A question came to my mind, what if the two met in a comic movie, what would it be like? I expect the place will be filled with laughter.
Before I forget (I mean myself) I still have a question that I haven't found an answer to, is the lemon bush real?! I think that to a large extent it is true, but we want confirmation, I may find you an answer.
I say with pleasure that this film brought me back to the serious follow-up to Saudi cinema.
Thank you.
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