After I watched the trailer I sort of expected what this movie would be but wanted to see it anyway, since there aren't many movies with hijabi girl lead. And it was worse than what I expected.
To be clear it started well. Her liking a white boy was okay, unlike the other viewers I didn't get annoyed with that. That's normal considering she is living in the USA. But I was expecting it to be a sweet romance as it started. They made her the bad girl, dumping him like it was nothing.. and then trying to have something with her teacher. Like seriously?? What was that even?? It was out of context. And the way she acted after troubling his career. I hated her.
At least I'm glad they didn't make her end up with the white boy in the end. Because it would be a shame for the boy. Since he did nothing wrong.
As for my point of view. I am not telling that this is an unrealistic story. I know many people especially teenagers struggling... having a hard time because of their family forcing them on religion. And that's the worst. But I think it was not the case in this movie. What they did was not different from what any other parent would do. (except the arranged marriage part. And actually, her mother later said that she was free to do what she wants about the matter.) So what was all the anger about??? Her father? He was the problem one here.
What I'm trying to say is... there are way too worse parents out there. Clearly, She had an understanding mother. So I didn't understand why she acted like it was the religion suppressing her, and limiting her from what she wanted to do. It was her problematic father... So I didn't get why they portrayed the ending as the taking of the hijab was the solution for all of her problems. I'm not saying that she shouldn't take it off. On the contrary, I'm saying that no one should wear it if they don't feel like it. Because what's the point of doing something reluctantly.
I wish this movie was about the real struggles of a hijabi girl like everyone needs it. Not a weird grumpy girl, letting down the people who cares about her, and trying to ruin a man's career by acting so thoughtlessly. And blaming the hijab for everything in the end.
To be clear it started well. Her liking a white boy was okay, unlike the other viewers I didn't get annoyed with that. That's normal considering she is living in the USA. But I was expecting it to be a sweet romance as it started. They made her the bad girl, dumping him like it was nothing.. and then trying to have something with her teacher. Like seriously?? What was that even?? It was out of context. And the way she acted after troubling his career. I hated her.
At least I'm glad they didn't make her end up with the white boy in the end. Because it would be a shame for the boy. Since he did nothing wrong.
As for my point of view. I am not telling that this is an unrealistic story. I know many people especially teenagers struggling... having a hard time because of their family forcing them on religion. And that's the worst. But I think it was not the case in this movie. What they did was not different from what any other parent would do. (except the arranged marriage part. And actually, her mother later said that she was free to do what she wants about the matter.) So what was all the anger about??? Her father? He was the problem one here.
What I'm trying to say is... there are way too worse parents out there. Clearly, She had an understanding mother. So I didn't understand why she acted like it was the religion suppressing her, and limiting her from what she wanted to do. It was her problematic father... So I didn't get why they portrayed the ending as the taking of the hijab was the solution for all of her problems. I'm not saying that she shouldn't take it off. On the contrary, I'm saying that no one should wear it if they don't feel like it. Because what's the point of doing something reluctantly.
I wish this movie was about the real struggles of a hijabi girl like everyone needs it. Not a weird grumpy girl, letting down the people who cares about her, and trying to ruin a man's career by acting so thoughtlessly. And blaming the hijab for everything in the end.