Daily Amusement

I first saw this music video playing on a TV at my local shawarma restaurant. I had no idea what on earth it was, but it was hilarious. I asked some university friends about it later, and they explained that it's from a new movie called Amir al-Behar (Prince of the Sea) starring Egyptian comedian Mohamed Henady.

Here's a plot synopsis (my translation from the Arabic wikipedia page): "The film tells about the student Prince Nour Eddin, who fails to graduate from the Naval College every year, and about his love for his neighbor Selwa (the daughter of the college dean). She doesn't feel anything for him because she considers him like her brother. When he graduates from the Naval College (in his thirteenth year) he takes his father's private ship--Prince of the Sea--out to sea with his mother and brothers and Selwa (who fled from her engagement ceremony). They run out of fuel, then pirates come and hijack the ship."

I hope this is definitive proof for any haters out there that Arab culture consists of far more than wiring explosives into suicide underwear.



P.S. I haven't seen the film yet. Getting to the theater is a challenge with a newborn, but maybe I can pull it off... although if I make it that far, I'd be tempted to just go see Avatar again!