Readers assured «Emirates Today» that it revealed the weakness of Arab production

The work of international platforms embarrass Arab drama

The platform works are characterized by high technical specifications such as plot, rhythm, photography and music.

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Viewers considered that artistic works from series and films presented by digital platforms were able to pull the rug from works shown on satellite and television channels, due to their high technical specifications, such as plot, rhythm of events, photography, and music.

They considered that Arab drama needs to be re-calculated, in order to get rid of the defects and problems in form and content.

Readers of "Emirates Today", who participated in the poll published by the newspaper on its social media platforms, by answering the question: "Do you see that the series of international platforms revealed to the Arab viewer the crises and weakness of Arab drama production?" Al Arabi is a strong alternative and competitor to traditional channels.

no way to compare

Reciter Maya Najjar indicated, through the Emirates Today account on Facebook, that there is no room for comparison between Western production presented on international platforms on the one hand, and Arab production on the other hand, stressing that she and a large part of viewers have stopped watching Arab works and TV channels. .

On the other hand, Laila Ali indicated that there is indeed a clear difference between the level of artistic works presented on global digital platforms, but also the recent period witnessed a good development in the level of Arab drama, after its makers found that they had to review their accounts, and avoid the mistakes that led to a decline The level of their production, and some of them tended to present works similar to what is presented on international platforms, in terms of the topics they raise, the speed of their rhythm, and the quality of production and production.

It considered that the evidence of the high level of Arab artworks is the trend of international platforms, such as «Netflix», to display works of Arab series and films, as well as the production of exclusive works for them.

Critical awareness

In her participation in the poll on Instagram, the reader bint Mohammed touched on the impact of digital platforms on the public’s awareness and raising their taste, noting that these platforms not only revealed to the Arab viewer the crises and weaknesses of Arab drama production, but rather enabled him to follow the works with a critical eye. And to monitor the output errors in it.

Whereas the reader Muhammad Al-Taif believed that the Arab viewer was able to monitor the errors of Arab drama, even before the digital platforms and their spread, considering that the reason is that these errors are often obvious and easy to discover, which is due to the rush to implement these works, or Difficulty monitoring the details related to the timing of the events, the circumstances in which they occur, and other reasons for committing mistakes.

The reader, Sultan Rashid, attributed the decline in Arab production to the aging of the stars, while the works presented on the platforms depend on the youth, whether in their heroes or in the works they provide.

Insufficient content

Reciter Muhammad al-Qadi and the reader Maha criticized the content provided by global digital platforms, considering that many of these works, despite their distinct level in terms of technical elements, however, the content they present and the issues they present contradict the customs and traditions of Arab societies, and what they contain. Scenes that scratch public shame and cannot be accepted.

• A large portion of the viewers have stopped watching Arabic works and TV channels.

• The platforms enable the follower to view the works with a critical eye that detects errors.

• The platforms provided the Arab viewer with a strong alternative and competitor to traditional channels.

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