Lamia Raafat
I accept Eid Al-Fitr on difficult days for sure. Contrary to traditional customs, we will not be able on this annual occasion to visit family and friends or go out to parks, but we were deprived of the pleasure of Eid films, which struck the Arab cinema industry in a killing, especially since during the recent years it was Eid Al-Fitr season And Al-Adha are the most important each year.
But that does not mean that we spend a sad holiday, as the magic of cinema is still able to provide amusing and pleasant times for all family members, especially with the selection of the appropriate movie.
The Martian
The movie "The Martian", despite the fact that it presented a story that may seem very tragic, carries with it hope, resistance and a lot of lightness and joy, as events revolved around a team of space scientists arriving on Mars, but a storm spoils their journey, and they are forced to Returning quickly, they lose their friend and colleague Mark Watney, and they - and all the inhabitants of the earth - believe that he died on the distant planet.
But Watney proved that the cat has seven lives, and not only survived the life of the storm, but he was able to resist death alone, maintain his morale and cultivate the land of Mars pending the return of his team to save him, and that is among many scenes that were filled with lightness and adventure together.
The film was directed by Ridley Scott, starring Matt Damon in the lead role, as well as Jessica Chastain and Naomi Scott, and was nominated for seven Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Actor in a Leading Role for Damon, Best Effects and Best Text.
singing
"SING" is one of the nicest newly released animated films. It presented the story of a group of dissonant animals through an entertaining and stimulating plot. He combined these animals with a love of singing and a great hope to bring their art to the audience. A desperate theater owner is on the verge of bankruptcy, and each discovers hidden aspects of himself during this challenging and pleasant journey.
The film crew is among the top Hollywood stars such as Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Scarlett Johansson, Jennifer Hudson and Taron Egerton. The film has been nominated for two Golden Globe Awards, the best animated movie, as well as the best original song.
Jojo bunny
"Jojo Rabbit" is the latest on this list, as it is one of the most popular films of 2019, which won an Oscar for Best adapted Screenplay, and five other nominations, including the best movie and best actress as a supporting role for Scarlett Johansson, directed and written by Taika Wattiti, He also made one of the nicest roles in the past year and is the friend's imagined main character.
The film took place in Germany during World War II, where we get to know the little boy Jojo, who loves Hitler and wants to become his best friend, and indeed exploits his imagination to create an imagined figure on his body, but when he discovers a girl is hidden in his house, Jojo begins to change His vision of the world.
Taika Wattetti made a film about the war and at the same time starred with a child, and avoided the tragic form of such films, but he extracted many laughs from his viewers as well.
sound of Music
After the most recent on this list we got to the oldest of all, which is "The Sound of Music", a classic movie from the sixties that was very successful then and now when it is re-watched by adults and children.
The events revolve around a large family with many children who need a nanny because of the death of the mother, but the siblings get rid of one by one through dumps and tricks, until the beautiful girl Maria, who captures the hearts of the boys and their father as well, turns them into a small paradise.
The movie starring Julie Andrews, who sang the songs of the movie with her beautiful sweet voice, and this classic icon deserved to win five Oscars, foremost of which is Best Film, Best Director, and Best Music.
fascinated
Enchanted is a nice movie for both adults and children, which revolves in the corridors of antique fairy tales, where the beautiful princess is looking for a prince, while the evil witch is trying to spoil her life or kill her, but this time the rules are broken, when this princess moves from a world Magical stories to our real world, in addition to the usual dangers, new ones and rules that they must cope with, and in the process, they get to know a father and daughter who help them and help them as well.
The film starring Amy Adams, Susan Sarandon and Patrick Dempsey, and was nominated for three Oscars, including two best song awards for two of his excellent songs, as well as a prize for best music.
Save Mr. Banks
"Saving Mr. Banks" presented to his viewers magic and pleasure multiplying through two interlinked stories, each with a side of lightness and joy, as well as touching touch, which are real stories.
The events revolve around Walt Disney, the famous creator of the Disney world, who is trying to obtain the rights to convert the best-selling Mary Poppins story into a movie he produced, but the story writer rejects his tempting shows, because the famous story is not just a story that wants to make money behind it, but rather a biography The story of her family and her father who left in her greatest influence, and seeing this world embodied on the screen may take away her past magic and put her in a confrontation with many of her fears.
The movie starring Tom Hanks as Walt Disney, and Emma Thompson in the role of BL Travers, and was nominated for one Oscar for Best Music, and his hero nominated for the Golden Globe as the best actress in a major role.