Yehya Saade: An Exceptional Director That Has Become A Bit Too Redundant

Yehya Saade is one of my favorite video directors; his dark side has always infatuated me because it’s the opposite of who I am. It reminds of who I’m not. Whenever I knew there was a video directed by him on TV, I would run to watch it no matter who the singer is. He made me indifferent to the music in the video and so focused on him – on his unique approach. You could spot a Yehya Saade video within seconds; you don’t need any second guesses. It’s no secret that his productions are the best; every singer wants to work with him because they know their work would be remembered. They know that their video is going to be so controversial that it will mark itself in video clip history.
His 2006 video with Amal Hejazi “Baya3 L Wared” left viewers wondering who that NEW director was. The whole thing was breathtaking – it was different than anything ever released before. The colors, the car, the story … everything about it was extremely daring. It defined who Yehya Saade is. And who can forget Nicole Saba’s “Ana Tabe3i Keda” and Iwan’s “Khadtaha”? They were masterpieces – state of the art videos. But has Yehya Saade lost all his creativity that he was forced to repeat himself in every VC?!

Mona Eina, Nawal Zoghbi’s khaliji hit, an amazing video; it’s hands down his very best. The message it sends is so humane but dealt with Yehya Saade style – having a teeny tiny TWIST. It’s those twists – those sinister moments- that make Yehya Saade who he is. If you’d change the colors and delete some of the decorations, however, you’d see Yama Layali released late 2010 by Haifa Wehbe – also directed by Saade.

I’m not saying that Yama Layali was a remake of Mona Eina or that it was complete copy of it, but his usage of dancers doing their thing in groups has become so overused. He did the same thing in Soumaya El Khashab’s “Kellan Bi Akla Radi” as well; it has become so expected in his videos.

Karol Saqr’s chef d’oevre, Jerh Ghyabak, received enormous critical acclaim. It was considered to be the very best of last year. As much as I was annoyed by Saqr’s foot fetish in that video, I have to admit that it wasn’t half bad. Yehya Saadi, according to everyone, had outdone himself once more. To be frank, nevertheless, the video bared a huge resemblance to a video released a few years back by Nawal Zoghbi. Didn’t Jerh Ghyabak’s color, mood, and clothing style remind you of Albi Sa’alo? It did me.
Yama Layali and Albi Sa’alo also have mutual factors: Marching men anyone?
It’s like he’s been sending the same vibe off of his videos.
It’s not that I’m attacking Saade. As I’ve said before; he’s one of my favorite music video directors, and that’s what he will always be. His achievements always leave me with a jaw wide open, but it’s just that his productions have become a tad predictable. I just miss what Yehya is. I miss his extremely creative style that would leave other wanna be’s where they belong.

A Yehya Saade Loyal Fan,
Hebz

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