This is the result of a complex mix of upbringing, environment, media and well - an acute deficiency of reflection. Why some of us don't see the the slap as a natural act of the character is because we miss out on the signs. How is it that everyone else is way less shocked than the one getting slapped? This is not a critic of the story but a question for most of us who relate the story to real life. At what point do we get enraged? Do we wait for the slap?
Reviews
5 Reviews
Panchayat
(2020– )
Oh, the brilliance of this one.
13 June 2020
Are you looking for genius in simplicity minus all the crude language, crime and bloodshed in other shows? Please watch this. You'll be infected with the life and thinking of these simple people. And Indian. oh so Indian!
Freud
(2020)
Not a crime thriller for me. Much More.
13 June 2020
Can we love madness, gore and the whole person? Can we see more than what's showing? Can we embrace the dark to shine? Fictional but so close to reality. Look underneath, not just what you see.
One may feel a little lost in the middle of the series but stay with it and discover. That's one thing the characters are doing - discovering.
Alias Grace
(2017)
That talking haunts you.
13 June 2020
Like Atwood's writing, the dialogues here are so gripping that I can watch it all over again just for that. If I was in this story, I too, would love nothing more than 'sitting down and listening to Grace'. I too, would not fear the outcome of it all. Thank you for this.
Midnight's Children
(2012)
Disconnected and at times illogical
9 May 2020
Warning: Spoilers
At the risk of having lost some cryptic or hidden messages I'm going to write my honest reflection of the movie.
If I have to sum it up in 2 words - I would call it incomplete and strange.
It's incomplete because most of the story does not connect and seems to miss important events that make it hard to stay with the emotional flow of the characters, especially when we are shown the magic powers of the midnight's children.
If the fate of these children is tied to that of the country - it does not come out clearly. How exactly are they a threat to the nation as perceived by Indira Gandhi - that's a kissing piece too.
Some parts are illogical too like Mary'a feeble and utterly bizarre act of choosing to be Saleem's nanny, when she could've done so much more to change Shiva's life. Also, Parvati sleeping with Shiva looks like an act of vengeance but the development of thy vengeance (towards Saleem) is not understood.
Overall, for me this was an incomplete show.
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