The Cell Movie as Cinema 2 Paradigm

Abstract

Cinema is an overarching art that can be categorized into different types of locomotion. Cinema 1, for instance, refers to entertainment and consumption cinematography, while Cinema 2 represents intellectual filmmaking. This distinction occurred owing to many historical metamorphoses and impulses. This article focuses particularly on Cinema 2 as an elitist film industry that has increasingly spread worldwide, including Morocco. Furthermore, this paper provides a clear-cut analysis of the Moroccan film The Cell (2022) by the filmmaker Rabii El Jawhari. It offers a breakdown of shared traditions between Cinema 2 and El Jawhari’s aesthetics as one of the proponents of intellectual cinema in Morocco.