What better way to describe life in Lebanon than with movies?
Here are 15 movies that define life as we know it in Lebanon:
1. The Titanic
Never forget that Lebanon is “sinking like the Titanic with no exceptions“. Cue the violins.
2. Inception
Because this all feels like a dream, within a dream, within a dream…
3. 12 Angry Men
You know who they are.
4. Vertigo
La2an saraha, dekhna men hal ajwe2.
5. Groundhog Day
Same shit, different day.
6. The Dark Knight
Darkness and mass hysteria? Sounds about right.
7. Jurassic Park
How much y’all wanna bet that our politicians are older than those dinosaurs?
8. Psycho
This country’s got us going psycho.
9. Fight Club
There’s a fight club going on everyday in supermarkets.
10. It’s a Wonderful Life
Jk, yaret.
11. Apocalypse now
How it feels like to live in Lebanon everyday.
12. Gone With The Wind
Minus the scenic views.
13. The Wizard of Oz
We’re no longer in Kansas Toto, we’re in hell.
14. La La Land
La2an fi ness 3anjad 3ayshin bi la la land.
15. The Purge
We won’t be shocked if they announce the Purge one day.