#he named me malala

Honestly, it would be hard for anyone to fuck up a film about Malala Yousafzai because she is such a fantastic, amazing and charismatic young woman. Shot in the head by the Taliban for speaking out about the right for girls to get an education, she has fought tooth and nail for her cause - I don’t bandy the word about too often, but to me, she’s an inspiration.

And the film does a lovely job of capturing her spirit in the little bits showing her at home, whether it’s bickering with her little brothers of giggling sheepishly over crushes on the likes of Roger Federer, It’s nice to see the side of her that is just teenage girl, all be it an obviously remarkable one.

But while Malala herself has none, the film itself does has it’s faults. She is such an interesting subject that I’d rather they went over the back story in a little less detail and just focused solely on her. I could probably watch her talk about her favourite brand of loo roll and I’d still be enthralled. 

Also, Malala is an astounding public speaker, so they missed a trick not showing more of her speeches; the blazing passion and the level of articulation she has is just beyond comprehension, and I really think they should’ve shown more of this.

But, any film that’s about her story is going to interest me, and if this means more people will become aware of her then I’m very glad this film is out there.

☆☆☆.5