"I thought people die in two ways...either while screaming...or dying in silence...but I know of a third kind...who die smiling..."....
(if you want to improve things in your nation) "either tolerate things and shut up OR start taking responsibilities for change" (don't just nag and complain)....
"No nation is perfect...YOU have to make it perfect and work for it"....I am no movie buff and I don't memorise dialogues from movies....hindi or english...but these three lines from the movie were engrained in my brain after the 3 hour experience at the last show of 'Rang de Basanti' at Woodgreen cineplex. I know people say that after all its just a movie, don't take it seriously, people will forget about it after a while etc. etc.....but I disagree, I mean come on you have to be serious about atleast something worthwhile in life! If you keep on overlooking the compelling, subtle messages for change and improvement from day to day life, how else can you expect to prosper? Movies are meant for entertainment, but they are one of the greatest social tools for education, for learning, if after watching a movie like 'Rang de Basanti'...your thought processes are not transformed, if you remain the same person you were before you entered the theatre, then I am afraid I find no difference in living life like a tree...you have a life, you grow, you inhale and exhale, you bear fruits and flowers and spread smell and color...and you die....BUT...you do not think...its the air that moves you, its the sun that feeds you, its the soil that holds you...and you...just live and live and die one day...similarly if we keep on waiting for things to happen in our lives... wait for external forces....and do not think and act...but merely nag and complain...we are no better than a tree. I do not want to spoil your experience by narrating what happened in the movie, all I want to say is that the greatest revolutions take place in the human mind first...then they are articulated, planned and executed in battle fields, streets, board rooms or wherever...but the locus of revolution remains the mind...hitting the nails in the coffins of corruption..which is eating countries like ours, 'Rang de Basanti' is not only about India and its aspirations, its youth and its potentials... my hats are off any ways and always for them who have so successfully given 'patriotism' a new dimension--the Indians, inspite of having so many differences in languages, religions, cultures and opinions of a billion people, when required--they have been able to unite all under the tri-color...and look how far they have come and you won't be able to see how far they will have gone 10 years from now, so rapid is their economic and social growth...but the gist of the movie could be applied to any context where the problems are similar....and the most corrupt country in the world is the finest ground to implement the inspirations derived from that movie...that is what I believe...combine 'lagaan', 'dil chahta hein', 'shaheed bhagat singh', 'swades' and 'yuva'...what you have in 'rang de basanti' is equal to that...watch the movie...and wake up....if you don't....if you can't....then keep on sleeping...you are not worth it any ways....eat,shit and die...as a bosom friend of mine used to quote.
(if you want to improve things in your nation) "either tolerate things and shut up OR start taking responsibilities for change" (don't just nag and complain)....
"No nation is perfect...YOU have to make it perfect and work for it"....I am no movie buff and I don't memorise dialogues from movies....hindi or english...but these three lines from the movie were engrained in my brain after the 3 hour experience at the last show of 'Rang de Basanti' at Woodgreen cineplex. I know people say that after all its just a movie, don't take it seriously, people will forget about it after a while etc. etc.....but I disagree, I mean come on you have to be serious about atleast something worthwhile in life! If you keep on overlooking the compelling, subtle messages for change and improvement from day to day life, how else can you expect to prosper? Movies are meant for entertainment, but they are one of the greatest social tools for education, for learning, if after watching a movie like 'Rang de Basanti'...your thought processes are not transformed, if you remain the same person you were before you entered the theatre, then I am afraid I find no difference in living life like a tree...you have a life, you grow, you inhale and exhale, you bear fruits and flowers and spread smell and color...and you die....BUT...you do not think...its the air that moves you, its the sun that feeds you, its the soil that holds you...and you...just live and live and die one day...similarly if we keep on waiting for things to happen in our lives... wait for external forces....and do not think and act...but merely nag and complain...we are no better than a tree. I do not want to spoil your experience by narrating what happened in the movie, all I want to say is that the greatest revolutions take place in the human mind first...then they are articulated, planned and executed in battle fields, streets, board rooms or wherever...but the locus of revolution remains the mind...hitting the nails in the coffins of corruption..which is eating countries like ours, 'Rang de Basanti' is not only about India and its aspirations, its youth and its potentials... my hats are off any ways and always for them who have so successfully given 'patriotism' a new dimension--the Indians, inspite of having so many differences in languages, religions, cultures and opinions of a billion people, when required--they have been able to unite all under the tri-color...and look how far they have come and you won't be able to see how far they will have gone 10 years from now, so rapid is their economic and social growth...but the gist of the movie could be applied to any context where the problems are similar....and the most corrupt country in the world is the finest ground to implement the inspirations derived from that movie...that is what I believe...combine 'lagaan', 'dil chahta hein', 'shaheed bhagat singh', 'swades' and 'yuva'...what you have in 'rang de basanti' is equal to that...watch the movie...and wake up....if you don't....if you can't....then keep on sleeping...you are not worth it any ways....eat,shit and die...as a bosom friend of mine used to quote.
7 Comments:
Was an amazing experience watching the movie...
The movie's made so much impact, made us think so much.. it's amazing isn't it..
It is a good movie.
The movie's made so much impact, made us think so much.. it's amazing isn't it..
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S. R. Nirmala
thts not me shehzaad!thts some idiot posting comments with my name..
Long time no hear...whats happening bud?
Lets not reflect on the movie so much.... and remember if you have an issue with the government, deal with it yourself or make a change..... dont sit on your ass with your hot mug of tea swearing and blaring at the two ladies of bangladesh.... use a sniper instead
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