Dramatic mix signed by Karim Abdel Aziz and Ahmed Makki

"Choice 2" ... Art in the service of history and politics

Karim Abdel Aziz and Makki succeeded in playing the championship without fabrication.

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The series "The Choice", with its first part, which was shown last Ramadan, and the second, which is presented during this year, has succeeded in representing a special case for the Egyptian and Arab audiences, as it embodies police and army heroics that have a great impact in changing the course of Egypt and its relations as well.

The "Choice 2" championship will be played by a group of stars, led by Karim Abdel Aziz, Ahmed Makki, Majid Al-Kadwani, Enji Al-Muqaddam, Iyad Nassar and Bushra, and the work is directed by Peter Mimi.

While the first part of the series dealt with the heroism of the martyr Ahmed Al-Mansi and his colleagues in the fight against terrorism, which starred Amir Karara, Ahmed Al-Awadi and Dina Fouad, the second part touched on another chapter, clearly expressing internal politics and genuine Egyptian events, but it reached the audience of the Arab world since its first episodes were shown, Over the course of its episodes, the work dealt with more heroics for Egyptian policemen in confronting terrorism in Egypt and confronting sleeper cells. It also monitored more events in Sinai, Cairo and other regions.

Important episodes

In its second part, the events of the series revolved around a team of special forces in the interior (the police), which included two officers Zakaria Yunus (Karim Abdel Aziz) and Youssef Al-Rifai (Ahmed Makki), as well as Muhammad Mabrouk (Iyad Nassar), who was a specialist in the history of groups, and who was monitoring the largest file Information to prove their betrayal, before he was assassinated.

The series featured important episodes such as the details of the dispersal of the Rabaa al-Adawiya sit-in, as well as the massacre of the Kerdasa section, the bombing of the Abbasid Church, the ambush of Arab Circassians, the arrest of many terrorist elements, and the defected officers such as Khairat al-Sabki and Hanafi Jamal, and the work focused on many important events, and the series is still showing For new models of patriotism and betrayal to focus on the idea of ​​each of us choosing our patriotism or betrayal.

Time difference

For his part, art critic Ahmed Al-Najjar explained that “the second part of the series“ The Choice, despite its great success, lacks a lot of enthusiasm that was present in the first part, ”considering that“ perhaps it would have been better to have a good time difference between the two parts, especially since filming the work requires A great effort and a very tiring work for the makers of the work, and in the series itself is a golden opportunity to shine two stars of a heavy caliber, Ahmed Makki and Karim Abdel Aziz, who made a shift in this work that cannot be underestimated, and perhaps a breakthrough that caused a state of unusual or traditional artistic and dramatic glamor in Egyptian drama.

He added, "The selection series is a national humanitarian and political drama and not just an artistic work, and perhaps by virtue of the compulsory resort to many real events and history, the series missed some drama and imagination in a number of scenes, but the effort made by the team cannot be denied."

Al-Najjar continued, “This part is distinguished because its events in Cairo and the audience lived it more, but in some episodes the drama was few and history completely dominated the events with the exception of some scenes. Perhaps the work would have been better dramatic if it took his time to write, especially since such works require more time in preparation and writing, and of course they require credibility and information gathering. And thus you need more time and effort ».He pointed out that «the drama has finally become a means of political awareness and clarification in light of the misleading of some tendentious parties. Deeper and faster through drama, and therefore the Ramadan drama has become part of the awareness and political works that are dramatically employed, and starring stars who have special popularity and mass audiences and acting abilities and acceptance that give the work a greater value, depth and popular base. ”

He believed that "the state's response to production in the recent period, especially political work, the provision of natural places and military equipment, made the work appear honest, natural, attractive, heavy and transparent of drama."

Humanely

The series "Choice 2" won the admiration of the viewers, especially as it addressed in a humane manner special aspects of the officers' lives, such as their relationships with their families, children and wives, as well as features of their human characters. Although the series presented many real shots such as bombings or assassinations, it succeeded in adding an element of narration. The drama, and the inclusion of events for a comic line with correct employment, especially on the part of Ahmed Makki, who succeeded in that, and achieved his imprint with the usual lightness of his shadow.

While Karim Abdel Aziz succeeded in breaking the wax method for the representation of police officers, and he was demonstrated in a simple performance, away from the convulsions and exaggerations that some dry and serious scenes may require by virtue of their political nature.

Ahmed al-Najjar:

• "Drama has become a means of awareness in the presence of misinformation from some tendentious parties."

• A group of stars are taking part in the work, including Engy Al-Muqaddam, Iyad Nassar and Bushra.

• The second part was distinguished because most of its events were in Cairo and the audience lived it more.