Did anyone get a chance to see this one? I thought it was pretty nuetral up until the end. It depicted atrocities committed on every side, hindu, muslim and sikhs. Though the concluding comments by the girl, where she wonders if the partition justified the numbers slaughtered and displaced, was a bit snide.
Still, a good movie to watch. Two fists up!!
who really gives a f#$%ing damn about what happened in 1947
Is EARTH released on video. I know "FIRE" can be rented at Blockbuster Video
Mohabbat:
Well, I rented the video from our local desi joint. I dunno about official release but yes, you can watch it on video now!
2Pack,
If nobody gave a damn about what happend in 1947, your A$$ would be in India as a labor boy.
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Yeah it's a nice movie until the end.
Who says nothing is impossible? I've been doing nothing all my life!
I saw the movie cuz someone said it was natural and good etc. But it wasn’t natural and I didn’t like it, for following reasons:
First a question: Did any of you see it with kids or teenager or ppl with little knowledge about the partition? How did they react?
Another question why was it about Lahore, and not Amritsar? It would have made better sense as they could have shown real places instead of talking about them without showing them, but that’s just a detail. Anyway, the brutalities committed by Muslims were highlighted, like an angry and hateful Amir Khan, and while his hatred was shown the reasons behind his madness had disappeared in the dark. (You had to listen carefully to understand what happened to his sisters)
‘Indians’ were killing Muslims, but no, they said that they were killing. The killings were never shown, but Muslim ‘actions’ were (e.g. the patrol episode/ check for whether that Sikh was a Muslim or not, which was pathetic btw.) – now if you just listen about something it doesn’t have same effect, as if you saw it, right.
There are many points about that movie, like the malish wala’s affair with that Hindu girl, his plans to convert Hinduism followed by his murder, was another issue. I think this is enough as background for why I don’t think it was natural.
But there was one good song that I’ve forgotten now :)
Earth is actually based on a novel "Ice-Candy Man". It's a true story seen through the eyes of an eight year old Parsi girl (she's the writer herself). I don't recall her name though..
She was living in Lahore at the time of partition that's why the movie was based on Lahore...nothing personal I'm sure :)
Who says nothing is impossible? I've been doing nothing all my life!
Sabah:
I agree to some extent with you on this one.
The anger of Aamir Khan was high lighted in the middle of the movie when the train full of bodies arrive. The camera work with gory scene did set the tone for what was about to happen. So, one segment of the film not only addressed his sister but also a whole group.
The movie was set in lahore with a focus on few individuals. Leaving out amritsar, or for that matter, any other city is quite understandable.
Tha ma'alish wala's affair with the girl was an interesting twist, atleast for me. His murder was left as a mystery. Whether he was done-in by his own folks or by angry mob was left for the viewer. I personally think Aamir Khan did it. Btw, the movie did show muslim helping sikhs escape from lahore. I think there were also other instances.
Coming from an Indian director, I thought movie was more than fair in its content. You may get a hint of bias, but I think it was so subtle that benefit of the doubt can be given.
Its not a great movie, but a good one to watch nevertheless.
Haven't seen the movie yet....but surely like the songs.
I've seen the movie and thought it was really good, so anyone who hasent seen it, go and watch it.
i actually thought it was well done...the production did try to make it as neutral as possible...having the narrative from a parsi's eyes (instead of a hindu or a muslim)...
Hey Ghalib... dude...where r ya these days.
Long time no c! :)
NEWays, I personally really liked the movie. I saw it in the theatre and it was a house-full here even though it played at AMC Theatres.
I personally think that its Deepa Mehta's style... this movie was Mehta's follow-up on FIRE and it served as a perfect reply to the ethnic and sexual intolerance of the mob and the right-wing Hindu politicians in India who publicly condoned FIRE.
I think it was intelligently done... in terms of both a real historical event and fictional microcosm. It shows the peculiar nature of the epidemic of religious fundamentalism that has swept the Third World in the late 20th century.
Oh... I dunno about the "Ice-Candy-Man" novel, but from my knowledge, the movie is based on Based on Bapsi Sidhwa's novel, "Cracking India".
cybertalha, show some damn respect for ppls opinions, fine don't agree with them. But what gives you the God given write to insult ppl?
Hey, Who stoped the payments on my reality cheque?
libra
could you kindly tell me what gives those other ppl the right to insult others, i thought that pakis were rich in tradintions and civil manners....but wheres yours !?....
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i thought that pakis were rich in tradintions and civil manners....but wheres yours !?.... **
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Cybertalha, where in my short message did I say something to give you that impression? You said something about civil manners...did you lose yours or something when you wrote your insulting message?
Hey, Who stoped the payments on my reality cheque?
look I was just trying to wake your sleeping civil manners up thats it