What makes Fauda different from Munich or Tehran is its ultra realistic portraying of the chaos between Israel-Palestine. Be it Doron or Captain Gabi or Maya or Shirin’s character; or the method acts of the most; representing the circumstances revolving therein, as an experience itself.
Albeit, one wouldn’t see the bonding alike of Faraz-Nahid or some parts of Tamar-Milad in this; Fauda, moves beyond the fantasy world of unity or bonding, whilst portraying the realism of different evolutionary traits surrounding at the same time. The starting of S1/E1 with marriage ceremony would tell the aesthetics one would be witnessing in the remaining episodes. The scene in which a child singing a memorial day song in front of Shirin in S2 elucidates the situation more lucidly. The nailbiting barbar shop & hospital extraction scene would keep you riveted. And what in modern times, meaning of family or having children has become, one would find more perturbing. And it’s not restricted therein, it’s everywhere around world. For politicians, it’s to continue their own political legacies. For terrorists, to continue holy wars. For billionaires, to continue benefiting. For middle class, to continue serving as qualified slaves.
There’ve been series/hollywood flicks revolving around similar storylines; But with the exceptions of the likes of The Hurt Locker, not many were made in as much compelling realistic portrayal as in Fauda; without dissecting poverty porn. It’s like reading a book rather watching any serial drama.
Zoomers might not relish. But older Millennials & Gen-X would certainly be captivated as & when the story gets kneaded.
Honestly, the whole chaos started with Proselytism couple of thousand years back, &, it’s the root cause of most of the global turmoil. If not directly, indirectly. From coerced religious conversions thousand years back, to, wars, to, colonialism, to, religious expansionism, to, in-verbatim comprehension of texts, to, multiplying; it’s only metamorphosing to a far worse affair today, everywhere.
A pinch of Bourne series direction in it, but, more gripping in the Chase. S4 finale’s ending was unexpectedly dark, & somehow bizarre, as amongst all, they made that sniper, the supervillain?
All said & done, worth a watch!
© Pranav Chaturvedi
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