Saleh Al-Diwani
Al-Watan
It is highly deplorable that certain movements and their followers use their media outlets to produce a film with the intent of tarnishing the Saudi media as a whole, making false accusations to intimidate them. The film attacks the natural relation between the Saudi political leadership and the media accusing them of its agent, spreading rumors. These movements do not hide their enmity toward Arab countries, especially Saudi Arabia.
The “romantic” film is devoid of the scientific media concepts, while jumping absurdly from one idea to another, thus reflecting wickedness of its producers. The racist film that creates vengeance and hatred has been rejected by the whole world.
The producers of this destructive film titled “Al-Mal Al-Haram” (Prohibited Wealth) have ignored the important national role being played by the Saudi media and those behind it over the past years in defending the Kingdom and its prestige. The Saudi media has projected the glittering picture of Saudi Arabia, which should not be undervalued in this disgusting and irrational way.
The film’s producers wanted to mislead the viewers by showing info-graphics with poor content, denoting a lack of professionalism. It proves that they don’t have an idea about media reports and power of figures and statistics.
The film focuses on the Saudi media’s coverage of antinational demonstrations in the Eastern Province on March 11, 2011, drawing from the writings of two columnists in two Saudi newspapers and it describes the Saudi media’s stand on the issue as shameful. How can this primitive and absurd work, which does not show any justice to the acceptable media standards, give its verdict on a huge organization that represents the Saudi national media?
The film lacks the basic principles of professionalism beginning from its title to its unrelated scenes. Its non-objective fabrications aim at arousing emotions of the movement’s followers to give the impression that it is their only savior and the only window of light, credibility, success and truth.
They have filled the film with religious personalities but did not show even a single photo of the grand mufti. It repeatedly shows a single personality and describes him as an impregnable barrier, and this is one of its weak points. Moreover, the film’s content contradicts with its title.
The real tragedy is that the film tries to deepen some negative and dangerous thoughts in the minds of viewers and the general public about the Saudi media to create confusion.
Over the years, the Saudi media has been playing a significant role in projecting the Kingdom’s noble picture. The move to discredit this endeavor shows the wickedness of people behind the film, whose objectiveness and credibility have been questioned by critiques.
We have to understand the hidden agenda behind producing the film, which mainly aims at maligning the government and tarnishing its image. The film’s content shows the Machiavellian principle, highlighting the theory of “If you are not with me you are against me” to create division and enmity among citizens of the same country. This racist and extremist culture does not have the credibility to criticize anything in the world and this is the problem of opportunist movements.
It has become now clear that the Saudi media is bedrock, which cannot be broken or overpowered by anybody. The production of this silly and shaky film indicates that their capabilities are limited. When attacking the Saudi media persons, the film’s producers have forgotten the fact that they are in the same boat and the difference is in looking at the scene from a different angle.
The Saudi media and its professionals do not need anybody to defend them. I have written this article because I am living among them and know their noble vision and capabilities. The film reflects the producers’ sheer ignorance of Saudi and Arab public, its main audience. No doubt it’s a desperate attempt to discredit and hijack the Saudi media and this is really shameful.
