
Husin and Hasan were given early exposure to learning the Quran since childhood because their father hoped his children would become the best Qaris. However, their father Munir's somewhat harsh teaching methods caused both of them to rebel. Munir wanted to see his sons win Quran recitation competitions. Their lives were filled with the Quran, but Munir's intentions were feared to be only about showing off his children's abilities to society rather than for the sake of Allah. Misfortune befalls the family when Munir's wife dies from illness, and this begins to make life increasingly difficult for both of his sons.
This film was filled with great plot points. Unfortunately, they all contradicted each other and clashed. Had the premise of Awake been more consistent and accurately portrayed the real world aspect, I think this could have been an extreme success.
These confines won’t really encourage you to read the film as a metaphor for the nerve-inducing experience we’ve all been through over the last year, however — and in the interest of maintaining your dignity, you probably shouldn’t. While the sociopolitical commentary may have worked for the similarly-themed Buried (2010), in which we find Ryan Reynolds on his own buried alive in the Middle East, but this futuristic take on the premise is best left as a piece of distracting entertainment. Nevertheless, the atmosphere is no less suffocating, literally and dramatically.
A code adopted by gay men and LGBTQ+ individuals in general to subtly disclose your identity to another, “friend of Dorothy” is widely considered to originate with Judy Garland.
The original Mothra is a fun monster movie that has way stronger lore, music, and special effects than most of its contemporaries.