Connection: Once and protest in Egypt

A few weeks ago we watched the movie Once. At first I thought it was terrible because the main characters do not end up getting together and I thought the story was left hanging in the end. But upon further discussion I found out they did that on purpose and that is why I did not like it at first, it was not as predictable as the other love stories. They challenged the Status Quo and they made the characters go their separate ways and that is what changed my mind about my the movie. It is a better movie knowing that now that they did that on purpose and the two characters just stay in love and live happily ever after.

This reminded me of a rather recent event that occurred in Egypt. The same situation occurred here too. If the people were going to take the predictable route, they would have been quiet and lived with their government the way it is and seemed to live happily ever after, because it would have been quiet. But no, due to the protest in Tanzania the Egyptian decided their government needed changed too and used the adjacent possible to protest all over Egypt. They challenged the Status Quo and took the unpredictable route and are rioting to get a better government. They are out on the streets lighting government building on fire and throwing things at military vehicles etc.

Even though Once is a much less violent these story than the Protest going on in Egypt, they are very similar. Both challenge the Status Quo and use their adjacent possible to either make a better film or get a better government. The insight on challenging the Status Quo gave me a better understanding and appreciation for the movie Once. Also gave me more insight on the protest in Egypt and Tanzania, which I saw on the news but did not care but now I realize it is rather important. Now I am more aware watching the news and appreciate the film Once more.