From my favorite movies..

This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film

Blistering performances.

THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILER First of all, the cinematography, scenario, thrill musics that reflects the atmosphere of the prison was excellent. Other than that, Audiard studied the history of religions very well. And, this movie is not about a man goes to prison and challenges to survive. This movie must watch to be considered all the religions and prophets at the history. In the beginning, Cesar Luciani should be considered the god of the prison and Malik is his eyes, ears, arms, legs to spread his words to people of prison and outside. At the beginning of the film, you can see how he uses Malik cruelly. And, Malik had no choice except doing what he is told for surviving. That is his fate. But then, he is got a revelation from the man's ghost(or angel whatsoever) he killed. He learns to read, learns new languages, communicate with everyone surrounding him. When the movie ends, he gets revenge from Luciano and becomes the prophet of outside of the prison. The movie has some bold references from Bible, Quran, Tevrat, and lives of Muhammed, Jesus, and some other known prophets. All in all, a perfect crime-drama about the birth of a prophet.

I'm not fan of most gangster movies, but Audiard's audacious A Prophet is stunning, involving and unlike anything I've ever seen. Tracing the roots of a poor French Arab teenager as he goes from having nothing to having everything, A Prophet is a rich, multi- layered movie that is part fairy-tale, part prophecy, and fully engaging. The movie begins with Malik El Djebena (Tahir Rahim in a star making turn), entering prison. He is 19, illiterate and has no friends on the inside or the outside. He spends his free time in the courtyard alone making him easy prey for those who want to steal from him, though the only thing of marginal value he has is his shoes. His luck turns when a new prisoner, an informant, notices him as a neighbour and offers to procure hash for him in exchange for oral sex. Malik is offended, but a group of Corsican gang members who have noticed the exchange offer Malik a deal. Kill the informant and have the protection of the Corsicans, or refuse and be killed. Strange as it may seem, this threat and brutal choice is the beginning of Malik's rise in the world of the prison and the world at large. An absolutely engrossing movie the lengthy running time of A Prophet allows Audiard time to really explore Malik and his life and the dilemmas he faces. A fascinating film it has a lot to say not only on the brutality of gang life but also on the shifting culture of France.

I mean, I guess this is a better film than I'm giving it credit for. Also, it's not American, so I can't fault it for following every other film of its ilk here. Still, the plot and characters never really rise above being sort of archetypes, and the lead character, although decently played by Tahar Rahim, just isn't very interesting. His arc isn't terribly unrealistic, but it also doesn't go places we haven't seen before, and taken as it is, not terribly effective. However, there are some good things in the film, and despite the weak script, the directing really does do its best to make this rise up. Yeah. not very recommended on my part.

A Prophet contrasts between gritty prison drama and romanticism of crime's luxuries. A Prophet in despite of this contradiction in terms was an engaging film whose atmospheric and hard-hitting qualities on prison life were transfixing.A Prophet's atmospheric qualities lied with Malik's experiences, a fresh prisoner transferred from youth offender to adult prison. A Prophet was decisive in establishing prison's harsh environment with Malik experiencing numerous harrowing moments which are bleakly toned, essential for A Prophet's narrative style. Such scenes' tone were perfected as they were left to settle for audiences to contemplate Malik's scenario. The hand-held cinematography's irregularity personified Malik's humiliation and anxiety within prison. Yet A Prophet also focused on other aspects of Malik's life. Malik lacked formal education which makes his prison life more difficult, adding to the tragedy of his situation. A Prophet again perfected bleak atmospheric tones to let audiences contemplate Malik's lack of formal education as a tragedy. It showed great direction from Jacques Audiard as capturing a bleak atmosphere effectively.A Prophet's representation on crime was mostly direct and brutal. Malik's time throughout prison involved him in various horrendous and dangerous tasks which were horrific not only for audiences but to Malik himself. Later Malik is shown to be increasingly haunted by his actions giving consequence to criminal activity. However A Prophet somewhat contradicted its' representation on crime as Malik became established into criminality, there were certain scenes of sensationalism. This dented A Prophet's representation of crime through taking away the gritty realism previously conveyed.A Prophet in regards to sensationalism was familiar by delving into such territory. Yet A Prophet's atmosphere and skillful direction concluded it to be a hugely satisfying drama capitulating the difficulties of prison life.