Some of his fans simply love the druggy tonality of his speech; others just relish his crude attitude and the sneaky ways in which he resolves his conflicts. But the most distressing fact though about El-Limby is that a considerable percentage of Egypt's young men can easily empathize with him. El-Limby is not an entirely unique character after all; men who share similar personality traits with El-Limby populate Cairo's alleyways and other numerous parts of Egypt. In fact, many of Saad's fans claim that El-Limby accurately embodies the spirit of the modern Egyptian man. El-Limby, Okal, Booha, whichever name you choose to call him, is essentially a man of no skills, lacks initiative and ambitions and holds no appeal for any sensible person. His stupidity is legendary and the methods he employs to reach his inconsequential objectives, which are usually formed by unusual, illogical external circumstances, should be studied and gathered into a new textbook about life in modern Egypt.
quote:Originally posted by Korven.: I used to like him but a while ago I started to prefer Ahmed Helmy
The idea is not whether you like the actor or not ..the idea is whether ElLimby character relates to the modern Egyptian man's behaviour. Do you find any kind of treats that you collaborate with him . Is he a real reflection to some of modern Egyptians or is it just farce comedy.
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quote:Originally posted by amon alex: it,s just a movie character . egyptien people not at all like that.
I'm sure that they are not a carbonaited copy of the movie character. But if you look at the comedy as a reflection to what really annoys people in real life (shar elbalia ma yod7ek) and study the differences between the male character during several decades, I think you will notice the change in characters based on the change in social life. I might be trolling anyway
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Do you still think so even if you put his speech impediment aside?
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I can't comment on your comparisons and the reasons why he is poplular. I saw the movie, I don't speak Arabic, so I didn't understand a lot of what was being said, but the movie didn't appeal to me at all. It seemed silly and unrealistic and very low budget.
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quote:Originally posted by The TalkingShadow OF TylerDurden: i dunt like him,,,but he's popular cuz he's stupid in a unique way..
He is supposed to be stupid in a unique way and the audience are supposed to read between the lines.
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