Change Your Image
DaveFeingold
Reviews
Just Like You Imagined (2003)
One Great Ride- Excellent film, talented director
A colleague of mine in the film industry urged me to see this short after it won several notable awards at regional film festivals throughout the U.S.
I'm not easily impressed, but this film blew me away. This is not your typical short film fare and it's easy to see why critics at many festivals have hailed the work.
Moreover it's certainly clear that the negative comment posted here is motivated by jealousy back in Mr. Alhusani's homeland and that is unfortunate. Anyone who knows anything about film or the cinematic craft could hardly call such a piece of work as "Just Like You Imagined" either "meaningless" or "flawed."
Indeed, it is rare to see a work so original, so groundbreaking, so well-done, come out of a new filmmaker. It was visually captivating and the story is certainly new. We can only hope that this short becomes adapted to a full-length feature at some point.
Usually, student filmmakers and first-time directors piece together their work from various inspirations or the work of other filmmakers. Not so in this case.
Mr. Alhusani has created something wholly original and unique. He has done an excellent job of translating his vision and world onto the screen, and then drawing the viewer within it.
Kudos to him- I hope that he continues to develop his craft and that we are allowed to see more of his talent on the big screen here in the West.