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The Square: Cinema Verité and Egypt's Revolution
Beginning In late January 2011 a
revolution was brewing in the corrupt and violent country of Egypt. At this time Egypt was controlled by a
deviant and destructive government ran by president Mohamed Morsi. Morsi was hated by the people because
of his unjust rule and violent police force that was known to torture and
persecute innocent people in the country.
Facebook twitter and other social media, along with other forms of
Internet communication, served as a way to set up rallies and spread the word
of corrupt political activity, which fueled this revolution through to its end
with the 2013 Egyptian coup d'état.
Unfortunately this coup did almost more harm then good resulting in
increased terrorism, unwarranted arrests, and the suspension of Egypt from the
African Union.
However, the documentary The Square is an excellent history of
the Egyptian uprising starting in 2011 with clear, gory and informative footage
of police and military brutality.
Huffington post writer Corinna Clendenen uses anecdotes of people the
documentary to engage the reader into wanting to see the documentary. One such anecdote speaks of Ramy Essam
who was beaten for making anti-government music by the police but continues to
sing on for what he believes in.
The anecdotes also take another turn by showing the other side of the
spectrum of how Magdy Ashour, a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, disagrees
with many agreements made with the military. The writer, Clendenen, uses these detailed “characters” and
anecdotes to show her audience, much of the western world, that this
documentary is worth watching.
Corinna Clendenen is a writer for Huffington
Post’s own website and is known for writing reviews on movies and television
shows, various essays ( mostly on contemporary culture), as well as a few
novels that she has written.
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