Last Words of Majidi

Watching “Beyond the Clouds” in 36th FIFF was a great opportunity to watch for me. As an author, experienced, skillful filmmaker, Majid Majidi became interested in Hindu culture and has tried to narrate his story with Indian actors.

I count “Beyond the Clouds” as the result of all stories of Majidi. When you watch the film, you can see the trace of all of his works in “Beyond the Clouds”. Of course, there are some single-sequences that are masterpiece in “Beyond the Clouds” and stick the audience to his seat, especially the last one that you can watch it again and again. Acting of Indian actors that you can find Iranian substitutes in your mind is fascinating and believable too.

Another point that I should mention it and I just heard of it before watching “Beyond the Clouds” about its similarity to “Slumdog Millionaire” is that I want to assure the audience of Majidi’s film that there is no similarity to Danny Boyle’s film unless the location. The las point also is that Majidi is walking on the narrow dangerous line of repetition; if his next film has no new words or dramatic creativity, he will face to losing his audience nationally and internationally. The only harsh comment I can say about “Beyond the Clouds” is that some of the fascinating sequences of Baran had been fully repeated in “Beyond the Clouds”. Repetition can be walking on the blade for Majidi and this kind of things for a filmmaker that wants to mix enthusiastic with techniques in this age, can be unrecoverable; hope to not be so…