- the first "based on a true story" movie made in Ethiopia, Directed by "Yonee Bree" [yeah- "Yonas Birhane"! hurray!], and produced by EthioVision [or Mission or sommink], would have been quite stomach-able if Yonee Bree hadn't kept interrupting the little "story" there is [with half a dozen voice overs] to stuff us with prolonged preachings of "thou shalt not force love" and something that has to do with women's right--I forgot what. And, ofcourse, if he's given us a reason [a minor one would have done] why "Kassahun" fall in love with "Hermela" in the first place!
It's impossible, I understand, for any one of us to precisely know what kindled passion in the heart of that sick fuck who declared on national tv that if we want the girl alive, we should hand her to him with our blessing. That was ok in real life. But "Hermela" [the one launched at Alem Cinema in March/05] isn't real life. It's a movie! And movies, as books, need good explanations [be]for[e] having an antagonist run around with a "la" shaped sickle-like knife way before the poor chump was told to be "a man".
I mean, things just don't work that way in movies. They don't! Which is why, while watching the very good shot [and probably edited] mini-horror-movie on the silk screen, I kept wondering "why" [bother?!]. I mean.. we know Sophia Shibabaw is diva musician GG's little sister [and I'm afraid she was always Sophia Shibabaw to me--even attired in an "emahoy" look-alike black grab on the wake of her father's death]. I mean, ok, her voice is great when she sings -WHEN SHE SINGS- [but i doubt she's tried singing to "Kassahun"] and she looks kind of cute and innocent [something, I'm afraid, she doesn't have to work much upon] but not as beautiful, say, as the "hooker" for example, to drive a guy with that body and those eyes nuts [some talent Girum Ashenafi--by the way--I'm glad i was born in the same planet with you, man ;)] who seems quite willing to sacrifice his evenings by standing infront of her window drenched to the bones, smoking "Nyala". I felt even the very lame, [yet] very Ethiopian, "enaten meselechin" would have fared if anybody gave the matter a thought.
Katenesa ayker, was filming a reporter lady infront of one of AAU's buildings [or was that "Federal Yemejemeria Dereja Fird Bet"] in a very CCN-ish style and microphone necessary?! Or was that part of the whole short-of-shooting-a-colorful-romantic-scene-at-Langano imitating-holywood deal Ethio movie makers are obsessesing with nowadays [those ridiculous looking caps on those very unsexy "Federals" are good examples]?!
Oh well *sighs* I guess there is always next time.
6 comments:
He's the best director youve ever seen, but you dont know it yet. His sytle is so ahead of of time, it will leave all movies in the dust.
I AGREE, i AM A CLOSE COUSIN AND HAVE SEEN HIM GRADUATE FROM SFSU, ITS A SHAME YOU ARENT BETTER AT ADINNIFING BETTER MOVIES, I LOVED THIS MOVIE. YONAS BERHANE MEWA IS MY HERO.
I CONQURE, BEST MOVIE THIS YEAR
this time was perfect, i dont see any reason why he should have to please you with another movie. he is creative and beyond word the best movie director since spike lee.
goodbadugly, your wrong about yonas, and thats the worst screen name i have ever heard. leave out the good and badd and just leave UGLY, your meen it is a great movie.
dear anonymous-yeskal-rahel-rami-whathaveyou
next time you try posting 5 comments under different names, try checking out the time! Or the trick would be too obvious, like now.
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