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Mateegy norkos (2006)
Egyptian Dancing
I have to give this film a low rating because the dancing is so BAD! The studio is supposed to teach ballroom but the ballroom moves they offer are pretty pitiful. The plot follows the original in some ways, but deviates from it in significant areas, due to Egyptian cultural values. The tension between the husband and wife about her dancing, the presence of a gay couple in the studio, a zany subplot involving muhagabbat (veiled women), and another subplot regarding sex and love out of wedlock, reflect current issues in Egyptian society. I heard that this film took a long time to be released due to government censorship. Maybe they cut out some of the good parts, because overall this was not a good film.
Waterborne (2005)
28 days later, with soldiers and all
okay, the soldiers don't behave at all like those in 28 days later. But there is a dread disease situation, lawlessness, violence, and surprising tenderness. It was a good film and I was touched by the characters' growth. Further, I liked the slippery way of shooting the scenes, especially the traveling scenes. The use of flashback was nicely done, also.
The three groups of people the film follows are two cousins who are living together in an apartment, a mother and son and the son's girlfriend, and an IT guy who is also a National Guardsman, with his wife and daughter. The mother owns a small grocery store. The groups of characters interact at various points in the movie, as in the more famous "Crash". Sure, "Crash" won best picture, but this film is almost as good. Each group of characters has its own internal conflict as well as the general conflict they all share: what to do about the lack of clean water. I recommend this film for those who are interested in disaster films.