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Best movie of this year hands down!

It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

I expected to learn a lot more than I actually did. The acting was terrible with little conviction. I wondered how they shouted Allah hu Akbar at the beginning of the movie when no one was yet converted to Islam and Mohammed had not yet started preaching his message. The movie went into Islam superficially in my opinion. It purported to deliver the message. If it did it did not come through. The message deserved far far better than the movie delivered. I was excited to watch it in the first place, but in the end I was unmoved

This chronicles the rise of Islam led by the prophet Mohammad. Director Moustapha Akkad got the backing of Al-Azhar in Egypt and respecting Islamic tradition, Mohammad is not portrayed in the film. Anthony Quinn plays Mohammad's uncle Hamza. Irene Papas plays Hind, an enemy of the new religion.There are issues of accuracy and religious propriety which are beyond my purview. I don't have anything to judge a large part of this movie. Quinn is the big name but he's only a supporting character. In fact, the leading character is not portrayed at all. This leads to an intriguing aspect of this movie. Without a lead, the movie is not a focused narrative. What it is is a fascinating recounting of a religious movement. There are big action scenes for the battles. The actors are experienced. I am reluctant to give this a rating since a lot of this is beyond me.

I had watched very few film on Islam but it was best among few. Mustafa and Anthony did brilliant work. Best thing about The Message is, it teach message of Islam with all modesty and respect. After watching this movie i become fan of Anthony Quin, he played his role very well. Considering the release time of movie, war scene and KAABA depiction is superb. Even though i am disappoint because there was no role of Hazrat Ali which is one the biggest character in Islamic history. Expansion of Islam was immediate after initial hurdle and it was helped by Allah. Islam is the need of time and it need more exploration in cinema which easier medium to connect masses right now.Thanks Mustafa for making such a masterpiece.

Plot SummaryThis amazing historical epic is concerned with depicting the birth of the Islamic faith and also the story of its Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). This film not only depicts the life of the Islamic Prophet with accuracy but also respects the Islamic principle and belief that the Prophet Muhammad should not be depicted through any form of imagery or through an actor, instead the film uses the view of a camera and background music to depict his actions and presence within each scene. In general, the film portrays the Prophet's visit by the angel Gabriel, who brings him revelation to spread the message of monotheism and to remove the 300 idols within the Kaaba, speak out against social and political corruption, and to also stand against those leaders of Mecca who are causing all of the corruption.World Religion This movie falls in almost perfect synchronization when it comes to the related material we will eventually learn in the World Religion's textbook on the topic of Islam that can be found in the twelfth chapter. Within the movie, the story of the prophet's family life, social life, and political/military life is portrayed in great detail. With his family life, his story is told by a sahaba (companion) as to what he experienced up in the cave. One of the characters spoke to the prophet's uncle as to what happened up in the mountain when the angel Gabriel visited Muhammad, How the angel commanded him to "read in the name of his Lord who created man from a clot of blood", how scared Mohammed was of the situation, how he went to his wife and best companion Khadijah, and how she attempted to comfort him through good facts of his character (truthfulness, trustworthiness, etc.). The companion explained most of the story within the film because the prophet's image and also the image of Khadijah could not be portrayed. All of these statements and facts portrayed by the film coincide directly to the descriptions of Muhammad made through multiple historical documents and also within the book (Pg.462; Muhammad and the Revelations, Khadija; pg. 463).The film also portrays in great detail the death of the Prophets uncle, the harassment he suffered while he attempted to preach his faith (being pelted with stones in one scene), and great portrayals of major battles in which Muhammad partook in. The film also displays the nature in which the Muslims were commanded by God to preach to the common public. In that scene, the Muslims formed rows and locked arms while saying the Shahadah, "There is no God but God and Muhammad is his messenger." Overall, this film is relative to the topics discussed within World Religions because it gives a visual portrayal of how Islam formed, its significance in history, the tribulations that the Prophet and his followers underwent, and how the message was received to the Prophet and how it was spread. All of the events that were portrayed in the film accurately portray the scenarios known to historians and philosophers and most importantly educates the audience of the stories and teachings that came along with Islam.