He Named Me Malala

He Named Me Malala" is a poignant documentary about the young woman's rights activist Malala Yousafzai from Swat Valley. Pakistan. The documentary tells the story of Malala's life, both before she was attacked by the terrorist group Taliban by being shot in the head, and after, for a cause as simple as lighting for girls right to education. It addresses themes such as terror, feminism and human rights in a manner that is simple enough for most people to understand. The movie alternates between showing Yousafzai's old hometown in Pakistan and her new home in England. In between these scenes. the director placed haunting. fable-like animations that reflect on why Malala was named Malala. and give you more background information on other main people in her life. In the animations. we get to see little bits of her and her families past and learn what made them the people they are today. The director, Davis Guggenheim manages to present Malala as both a modern-time saint and an awkward teenager who worries about fitting in and has crushes on tennis …show more content…
I think it has the perfect balance between light and dark subjects, the positive and the negative. It is thought-provoking, attention grabbing and full of suspense leaving the viewers aching to know more about this young Nobel Prise winning prodigy called Malala Yousafzai. It portraits her in an intimate way we've never seen before, and is packed with details and information that are delivered very gracefully and don't make you feel overloaded with new knowledge. One thing that I didn't exactly dislike, but I wasn't a big fan of either, is the cinematography. I enjoy visually pleasing movies a lot, and "He Named Me Malala" just didn't intrigue me in that department. Apart front the animation scenes, the visuals are quite dull and typical, something that disappointed me a tiny bit. Apart from that, I consider this to be a great, enlightening movie and would definitely watch it