Sunday, July 29, 2007

Dharm (Religion)

I read the reviews of this movie (Indiafm, Nowrunning) many weeks back and had put the movie in my "to-watch" list. Finally on today's lazy sunday afternoon I got a chance to watch it. While I do not agree with the reviewers when they call the movie flawless, I do whole heartedly agree with them when they say that the movie is a must-see for anybody who appreciates meaningful and thought provoking art in cinema.
I have always believed in religion....not the one that the world identifies me to be born in, not the one that the priest asks me to repeat after him when I am performing some ritual to walk the fine line between maintaining my beliefs and way of life while at the same time not offending or hurting my elders. The religion of truth (which can be called common sense if you really try to excavate its meaning), the religion of humanity (the quality that has made the human species overcome animal instincts and build civilizations), the religion of life (that which makes you go through this cycle of existence without getting a nervous breakdown even after realizing the futility of the whole process)....that is the religion I truly believe in. I think the underlying message from this movie is in sync with that, hence these words of appreciation for the movie (yeah yeah, another example of the narcissism of human nature!!).
Good acting, good direction, to-the-point approach towards story-telling, giving justice to the theme/message, the substance in the message itself....thats the recipe of a good film. The team behind this movie sure do understand that!! Watch it when you are not pre-occupied with anything.

2 comments:

Vikas said...

I will have to see this movie now! I was always put off by the title itself, never cared to read the reviews!

Raoul said...

I have had this movie on my 'to watch' list for some time too. Hope to watch it soon.

Interesting blog, by the way.