The bearded men are terrorists in European and American movies-this customary "identification" "To a certain extent, the film is hampered everywhere. For Jacques Odia, he is precisely trying to break this habitual mindset. He said: "We always like to portray an Arab as a terrorist or a very social character. I don't think this is correct. So we decided to do it the other way around and make a purely genre. The film allows these people to express their nature in a new social system—not the sociality we give them. My screenwriter partner Thomas Bidegain set up a prison environment, In this environment, we can create characters that are out of the crowd, social customs and identification patterns. In other words, we can create characters that are not customary in the film system."
For many people, Taha Raheem, who plays the protagonist Marek El Decabanna, is a completely new face. Why can he enter the eyes of Jacques Odia and participate in a movie based on the subject matter, with the ambiguity and ambiguity of three points? Jacques Odia said: "In the final analysis, "The Prophet" is not a prison film in the true and complete sense. It is a'moral' film. I am also tired of prison movies. Unchanging patterns and structures, exaggerated muscular men, hot prison guards, and frantic fights. These are too cliché and too boring, and I have no interest. In this movie, the criminals are mostly normal people with a good posture. They are not so strong. They are not born in prison, so they don’t have to look like criminals. This is my logic, otherwise the movie would be too unreal. In the movie, Malik is always looking for his own characteristics. , To become the person he wants to be. It can be said that his growth in the film is provided by him, not given by us."
Not only "non-mainstream" prisons and criminals, Jacques Odia also wants to This role expresses the process of acquiring a concept and knowledge, as well as the way of acquiring rights. He said: "From Malik, what you see is the life of an ordinary person, a motivated young man. He has grown from nothing and nothing to a real criminal, a big boss. These are enough to subvert everyone's criminals who are full of evil. Understanding. Those preconceived concepts are actually unreliable. In him, I showed a good adaptability. He uses this ability to grow and change slowly."
Perhaps in today’s film industry, those with personality defects are the darlings in the eyes of directors. Using them as the protagonist can make the story of the film more "fascinating". Maybe everyone is more willing to see people who are not as good as themselves on the screen. Out of extraordinary achievements. In "The Prophet", Malik is such an illiterate, cowardly and very inexperienced person, but he is slowly making his own choice, and finally embarked on the path of self-salvation. Jacques Odia said: "Marik’s first priority in the film is to live. If he dies, everything is extravagant talk. Perhaps it is this harsh environment that makes him look at six ways and have his ears. The ability to listen to all directions. The theme shown in the film is the word'learning'. And you must pay attention to observation, talk less and do more, have reservations in everything you do, and you can't achieve the ultimate. Remember, it's time. The extreme is the beginning of decline. It may be that in the struggle to survive, Malik began to redeem himself-he learned to write and read from scratch. Although the final result was that he became a big drug lord, but I want to say this is As a result of the environment, can he still become a saint in prison? Even the most noble salvation still depends on the environment."
In the film, Malik's bloodliness caused him a big trouble. On the one hand, the Arabs thought he was a Corsican; on the other hand, the Corsicans excluded him and thought he was an Arab. Jacques Odia said: "He can exist in two camps at the same time, and he can exist independently. This feeling of being outside of society and the system makes him even more lonely. A person needs to be recognized by the society before he can have Destiny and security. But his sorrow is that he has suffered endless neglect and endless indifference. In him, there are two characteristics that intersect with each other: one is the scumbag of the gangster, because he is the system A lonely person outside; the other is a devout believer who has faith and religion, because his bloodlines determine that he is different from ordinary people."
Perhaps it is the lack of embarrassment and ambiguity in this identification that makes Jacques Odia believe that this is a "moral movie." He said: "If a person is in an uncontrolled and unrestrained state, and he no longer exercises any restraint on his behavior, then he is a complete villain and bastard. There is no spiritual and moral requirements. There is no spiritual and moral burden. But Malik knows what is good and what is evil. The darkness and evil forces around him are attacking him, which purifies his soul and morality. So, this is why I prefer The reason for calling the film a moral film instead of a prison film. "
I really like the final ending. I can really experience liberation, rebirth, freedom, and sunshine. When
watching this film, my heart has always been in a state of tension. It's really as exciting as personal experience!
I am ashamed that I didn't understand his plan from the beginning to the end. It may be completely different from my own life. But his strength and self-confidence have always moved me. Life is really true. It can
force you to report to death for everything! His every action is hanging by a thread!
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