The full title of this animated film is called Muhammad, The Last Prophet - Peace Be Upon Him. It is the first animated film that has ever been produced about Muhammad. It has just been released in movie theaters. The film is produced by Badr International Corporation, a British company who specialized in Islamic productions.
It is interesting that the only Arab involved in the film is the executive producer and his assistant. The film itself was made in California by American artists and the animators are all Eastern Asian.
One report says:
"Technically though, the film dealt cleverly with presenting the characters that cannot be shown on the screen according to Islam, such as the character of the Prophet (PBUH), his household members and the ‘Sahaba’.
"The Prophet (PBUH) for example, is present through the camera’s angle of vision, placing him supposedly behind the camera like the audience, so that we feel his presence through his addressees being in focus of the camera. Also, the presence of his uncle Hamzah is symbolized by the bow he’s always carrying, being an Arab knight, so that he is behind it as he points it forward."
For those that know these things, it is said that the film is really a look at pieces of Muhammad's life and not to be taken as an animated biography. Still, it's an interesting production that may possibly be a forerunner of more to come.
Obviously the producers are pro Arab and attempting to portray Muhammed in a positive light.
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