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he is just as frustrated as them, they begin to like him. In his own imagination, people are
actually more frustrated with what has been happening but they are gagged to silence and rub
it under the carpet. The protagonist helps some of the hostages to get their errands done. They
later join hands to correct the bureaucratic error that marred the government offices. The
good work done by Ahmed makes him cease being a terrorist, and no death takes places in
the film.
Analysis
The film is both effective and not effective in addressing its mandate. Because it is a
comedy, it should amuse more than it educates. It is an action comedy, but most of the scenes
were very difficult to stomach because they neither amused or thrilled. When the guards haul
off Ahmed, they engage in a physical confrontation that should have been funny. But it was
not. The drama for holding people hostage does not suffice. It did not work for the film. It
lacks practicality because it is hard to believe that the officer who was disarmed by Ahmed
was the only one who was armed. Again, this could have been portrayed with humor but it
was just confusing. In normal action movies and even comedy movies, it is better to have
more realistic actions and self-explaining scenes.
Another fatal error with the film is when Ahmed asks for kebab for the hostages. The
film implies it as a punishment to the government for failing in their bureaucratic duties. On
the contrary, nothing changes. At the end of the movie, Ahmed fails to get the papers, the
mess in the government remains uncorrected, and the lives of characters suck. Anybody
would be very willing to see the end. However, the movie does succeed in commentating the
modern the Egyptian life.
Protagonist
Ahmed is the protagonist in the play. Most of the action revolves around him. He
needs to transfer his children to a closer school and is willing to go to the Mogamma to do so.
