This film I've seen about 5 times. I am waiting this long to finally write about it. Why you ask? Because I needed to understand the points in it before I could give a good analysis on it. There is a well-known Indian actor, Kal Penn, Dr. Kutner in Fox's House M. D. television show. The story is complicated, but yet very simple. I don't really want to give the plot away. But the story starts out with Ashoke Ganguli, in 1997 Calcutta traincrash while reading The Overcoat by Gogol. An older man saw this, and gave him advice to go, while he's young to travel the world. His response is "I can travel the world without moving an inch," while lifting the book up. Later, we see him meeting Ashima, his future wife. They meet, and have children. Gogol Nikhil, and Sonia. 
They are born and raised in the US, but they have never had the culture shock until they go to India as a family, and he sees the Taj Mahal. He grows up always having to deal with his name, and he learns many lessons throughout his life. I am in dire need to read this book that it is based on, most of the time the books are better, and this was pretty dang good.
They are born and raised in the US, but they have never had the culture shock until they go to India as a family, and he sees the Taj Mahal. He grows up always having to deal with his name, and he learns many lessons throughout his life. I am in dire need to read this book that it is based on, most of the time the books are better, and this was pretty dang good.The first time I saw it, after reading the back about 10 times I finally picked it up. I didn't quite understand it, but after catching bits and pieces at random times in my life I am understanding it more and more. The film is fantastically done, and shows many, many points anyone could understand, just make sure to watch it more than once.
I also dream of travelling to India one day, all the colors and flavors and variety of people. I think it'd be a sensory overload, but so different from Times Square in New York. I want a different kind of overload, maybe that's just it. I want to see the temples, the gods they worship. It's a world so far from my own, and that makes me more curious to see it. I've been fascinated with the culture since I've been in middle school too.
This film also brings this a look into Bollywood, with the costumes, setting in India. It also is directed by Mira Nair, who is the director of the new movie, Amelia, which I will see just because she directed it.
No comments:
Post a Comment