{"id":16602,"date":"2024-10-14T20:24:09","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T20:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naqd-x-naqd.com\/?p=16602"},"modified":"2024-10-14T21:05:07","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T21:05:07","slug":"shamayil-alenez-past-action-leaves-us-hanging-with-a-question-written-by-munira-al-abduljader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naqd-x-naqd.com\/?p=16602","title":{"rendered":"Shamayil Alenez: \u201cPast Action\u201d\u2026 Leaves Us Hanging with a Question! Written by Munira Al-Abduljader"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Translated by: Shamayil Abdulaziz Alenezi\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

What happens when your life is held captive by a video? This is the central theme of the series Past Action, written by Alia Al-Kazemi and directed by Abdullah Boushehri, featuring Shujoun Al-Hajri, Mahmoud Boushehri, and Ali Kakouli. The show is available on Shahid platform<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The story focuses on Barak, a man who preys on women through blackmail. Posing as a lover, he manipulates his victims and secretly records them, later demanding 50,000 in exchange for their silence and dignity. While the title clearly refers to events from the past, viewers will quickly notice the series is filled with flashbacks, particularly involving the relationship between Hind and Saud. These constant flashbacks seem to serve as filler content, despite the show\u2019s limited run of just eight episodes<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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One puzzling aspect is Barak\u2019s repeated demand for 50,000 from each woman for every incriminating video. Given that most of these women don\u2019t seem wealthy, it raises the question of how they could afford to pay such exorbitant amounts multiple times<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

:Plot Reaction<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

When Barak tries to blackmail Anoud, he\u2019s taken aback by her unexpected reaction. Rather than fearing exposure, Anoud uses the situation to push for a quick marriage, even involving the police. By doing this, she turns the tables, revealing that Barak has unknowingly fulfilled her wish to marry him. The series presents Anoud as a model for women in similar predicaments, showing Barak\u2019s growing admiration for her strength and making her the one woman he can no longer manipulate<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Another victim of Barak, Noura, takes a different path. Initially playing the role of a victim, she later exacts revenge by targeting Barak\u2019s sister. With the help of Issa, who is romantically involved with Barak\u2019s sister, Noura orchestrates her revenge through blackmail. Issa uses a video to blackmail Barak\u2019s sister, ultimately driving her to suicide<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

:Gaps in Logic<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

A key flaw is the illogical nature of Noura\u2019s revenge. She hands over the money to Barak without any clear proof of blackmail, and there is no compelling reason for her drastic actions. Despite her scheming with Issa, she faces no consequences, and no one discovers her involvement, even after Barak kills Issa. Additionally, the relationships between characters often lack coherence. For example, Hind\u2019s husband starts getting close to a female colleague at the clinic, then takes her to an apartment where his friend and a foreign girl are staying. After receiving videos of Hind, he divorces her and marries his colleague\u2014an abrupt and illogical turn of events<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

:Dramatic Awakening<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Throughout the series, Barak seems indifferent to his sister\u2019s struggles. Even when she enters the police station after a confrontation with Issa, Barak shows no concern for her well-being or her talk about karma. His personality is defined by exploiting women\u2019s vulnerabilities, making it hard to believe that he would suddenly develop a conscience or regret his actions<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Although Past Action tackles the important issue of blackmail, the series falls short in its execution. The portrayal of such a serious issue could have been more grounded in reality, with more thoughtful, believable character development <\/span><\/strong>English Language and Literature-Kuwait University<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Translated by: Shamayil Abdulaziz Alenezi\u00a0\u00a0 What happens when your life is held captive by a video? This is the central theme of the series Past Action, written by Alia Al-Kazemi and directed by Abdullah Boushehri, featuring Shujoun Al-Hajri, Mahmoud Boushehri, and Ali Kakouli. The show is available on Shahid platform The story focuses on Barak, …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16604,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16602","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-31"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/naqd-x-naqd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-10-14-at-10.22.22-PM.jpeg?fit=889%2C1200&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/naqd-x-naqd.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16602","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/naqd-x-naqd.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/naqd-x-naqd.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naqd-x-naqd.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naqd-x-naqd.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16602"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/naqd-x-naqd.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16602\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16623,"href":"https:\/\/naqd-x-naqd.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16602\/revisions\/16623"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naqd-x-naqd.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/16604"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/naqd-x-naqd.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16602"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naqd-x-naqd.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16602"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naqd-x-naqd.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16602"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}