5 Hollywood movies with Islamic nuances that are suitable to watch while fasting
Seputargamemoba.com -During the month of Ramadan, many people are looking for activities while waiting for iftar time. One of the most common leisure activities is watching movies with the family.
Well, for those of you who are looking for a spectacle that is safe to watch while fasting, quoted from Kompas.com, here are 5 recommendations for Hollywood movies with Islamic nuances that are certainly safe to watch with family.
1. The Massage
The Massage is a film about the struggle of the prophet and his companions in spreading Islam. One of the actors who starred in this film is Anthony Quinn. He plays Hamza, the prophet’s uncle.
2. American East
This film tells about a Muslim family who plans to open a Middle Eastern culinary business in Los Angeles, United States. The film focuses on the challenges and problems facing the family from the point of view of the three main characters.
3. Ali
Ali is known as a boxing legend. As the title implies, this film tells the biography of Ali, played by Will Smith. This film focuses on the story of Ali’s life from 1964-1974. During that period, a lot of controversies occurred in Ali’s life. He was expelled from the world of boxing for criticizing the Vietnam war. It is known in that era, Ali also converted to Islam after fighting with Liston.
4. Malcolm X
This film highlights the story of the struggle of Malcolm X who is a human rights fighter.
Malcolm was born into a black family where at that time there were still many groups that were racist towards black people. Malcolm’s family became victims who took his father’s life when Malcolm was a child.
As a result of this incident, his mother began to lose control of him, so Malcolm was forced to be taken over and raised by another family. Malcolm dreams of becoming a lawyer so he can defend his oppressed people. However, his dream was broken by a teacher at his school even though he was a very smart student.
As a teenager Malcolm committed various delinquency until the peak he and several of his friends carried out a robbery which unfortunately failed. Malcolm and Shorty were sentenced to 8 to 10 years in prison. In prison, he became acquainted with Baines, who introduced him to the teachings of Islam.
5. Kingdom of Heaven
The story in this film focuses on the Crusades that took place in the Middle Ages. . Kingdom of Heaven takes the point of view of Belian, an expert blacksmith travels to Jerusalem and joins the war against the Islamic warriors who want to reclaim his city.
