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“Al-Deeb” in the face of criticism .. “horror or comedy”

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The presentation of the promotional video for the series "Al-Deeb", produced by "Synergy Productions", starring the artist Yasser Jalal, sparked a wave of controversy on social networking sites, where Jalal appeared sitting on a chair in a dark room, his eyes turned blue and the features of his body changed to turn To a wolf, which indicates that the work belongs to the category of suspense and excitement and deals with the character of the "werewolf", which was previously addressed by several international works of art.

The propaganda video managed to achieve a viewing rate of more than 300,000 views within two days of its release, and the audience participating in commenting on it was divided between a category that praised the video as revealing a new and different work from the previous works of Yasser Jalal, especially since he cooperates in it with scriptwriter Omar Abdel Hamid, and director Ahmed Nader. Jalal, noting that this type of work is still rare in Arab production, and some of them expressed confidence in Yasser Jalal's ability to play various roles and personalities.

At the forefront of those who welcomed the work was the artist, Ramez Jalal, the brother of the hero, who republished the clip through his personal accounts on social media, commenting: "A thousand congratulations, dear, and God is always in success and brilliance."

Attack and sarcasm

The other group of the audience received the video with a wave of ridicule and criticism that affected the idea of ​​​​the work, considering that this type of work needs advanced global techniques and artistic methods far from what Arab drama makers are accustomed to, likening the new series to the movie “Forbidden for You”, which is the first work. Egyptian and Arab deals with this idea, and it was presented in 1953, and it is adapted from the story of the werewolf and Frankenstein, starring Ismail Yassin, Abdel Fattah Al-Qasry, Lola Sedky and Istvan Rosti, written by Jamal Hamdi and directed by Issa Karama. While some tended to compare “The Deeb” to the movie “Wolf Man” or “The Wolf Man” that was shown in 2010, and the movie “Wolf” or “The Wolf”, which was presented in 1994, starring Jack and the most famous work that dealt with this idea .

For his part, Yasser Jalal said in a press statement that "Al-Deeb", which is expected to be shown in mid-August on the "Watch It" platform, consists of eight episodes.

And that the series “Al-Deeb”, which is expected to be shown on the “watch it” platform, is one of the works of art filled with elements of dazzling and suspense that kidnap viewers, whether in terms of writing or directing, adding: “A different series and I expect it to have many reactions about it, and it is enough that it is far from stretching and lengthening, but All of its events are attractive.

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It is noteworthy that a similar controversy took place on social networking sites after the announcement of the Egyptian horror movie “Khat Dam”, which was released on one of the digital platforms in conjunction with the celebration of Halloween holidays last year, and is considered the first Arab work dealing with the world of vampires, where the film was met with a wave of criticism and comments. Satirism on social networking sites, so tweeters called it the “laughter line,” and some described it as a comedy movie about vampires, and some commented: “You lost the prestige of vampires in Egypt.”

The film, starring Nelly Karim and Dhafer El Abidine, directed by Ramy Yassin, revolves around a ploy devised by a father and mother to save the life of one of their twins after a tragic accident, but this plan undermines the peace that the family is experiencing.

"Yasser learn from his brother"

The appearance of the artist, Yasser Jalal, without the beard that he was famous for, and with which he appeared in most of the works that he starred in in recent years, was a topic for some who made comments, including: “Yasser Jalal in every work the beard grows longer, and in the last work he decided to let it cover his entire body.”

Some expected that the level of technical techniques with which the work will be presented will make it “comedy” and not horror, commenting: “When did Yasser Jalal present a comedian”, and “Hanchov is a comedy horror work”, and “Why do I compete in a place where I do not know the result?” Some of the participants in the comments linked the promo and the quality of the dumps program that Ramez Jalal used to present, such as a comment: “This is Yasser Jalal, seriously, not the new Ramez program,” “Yasser learn from his brother.”

• Yasser Jalal turns into a wolf and provokes a wave of controversy on social media.

• The promotional video achieved 300,000 views within two days of its release.

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