Flims of postcolonial Studies :- Movie Reviews :- The Black Prince, Midnight's Children, The Reluctant Fundamentalist.

Flims of postcolonial Studies :- Movie Reviews :- The Black Prince, Midnight's Children, The Reluctant Fundamentalist.

=> The Black Prince :-

The Black Prince is a international historical drama. This flim is directed by Kavi Raz. It tells the story of Duleep Singh. He is the last Maharajah of the Sikh Empire. After the death of his father, Maharajah Ranjit Singh, the previous ruler of sikh Empire, Maharaja Duleep Singh is a placed on a throne at the age of five. And then he goes in England. And then he lived their. He grown up in British culture. That's why he has a emotional attachment with British culture.  We watched movie on 10 August 2019. 

He very well know British culture. He is happy. And then he meets with his mother. His mother is ill. She says that they are wrong people. They are not save you, but they are trap you. But he soes not understand. His mother said again and again. Then his mother dies. And then he realised. In the movie the name of the title I The Black Prince is also suggest the difference. It creates differences in people's mind. He accepts their values. They behaves good with him, but he becomes slave of them. They behave good with him behind that some hidden thoughts or hidden agenda is there. He becomes slaves of them mentally. Because he thought positively for them. He forgets everything. And he likes a company of them. But he only shows the shellow things behind that there is motive of master - slave mentally. So In the movie he becomes mentally slave of them. Because he also not know about his self that he becomes mentally slave of them.

=> Midnight's Children :-

Midnight's Children is a 1981 novel by British Indian author Salman Rushdie. It deals with the India's transition from British colonialism to independence and the partition of British India. 

The movie the screen play by Rushdie and directed by Deepa Mehta. The story is told by the its chief protagonist, Saleem Sinai and is set in the context of actual historical events. 

We watched movie on 12 August 2019. In the movie main character is Saleem Sinai. In the movie how political power becomes heavy on ordinary people its shown. In the movie many incidents happens one by one. Sometimes it creates difficulties. He is born when India becomes Independent. At that many childrens are born. At that time one nurse plays important role. She replaces Saleem with another boy. This boy belongs to poor family. His name is Saleem belongs to rich family.  So In the movie one nurse replaces the child. Later on she tells the truth. In the movie some emergency came, and the power creates difficulties for poor people. Power destroys the huts of poor people, or they cananot do anything. Because against the power they becomes hopeless. So In the movie they gives the name of revolution, new beginning. But behind that the terrible scene is there. Thaey don't think about the life of poor people.


=> The Reluctant Fundamentalist :-

The Reluctant Fundamentalist is a 2012 political thriller drama flim based on the 2007 novel, The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid directed by Mira Nair, starring Riz Ahmed and Kate Hudson in lead. The Reluctant Fundamentalist is a post - 9/11 story attacks on one Pakistani man and his treatment by Americans in reaction to them.
   In the movie Changez is main character. Who belongs to Pakistan. He wants a job in America and then he get a job in America. He has owner for his self that he get a job in America. His dreams comes true. That's why he is happy. And he also does hardwork to achieve his position into the office. Ans his Boss also appreciates his works. He lives happily.

In between one terrorist attack happens in America. Because he is Pakistani. That's why America dobuts on him. They inquires about him. And his life becomes difficult. Thaey doubts on him. He does nothing still they dobuts on him. Because of his Identity. Nobody believes on him. He suffers mentally. His girlfriend also cheats him. He mentally becomes ill. And then he goes in his country. They also does not leaves him alone. One Jaurnalist came in Pakistan to get proof of him. And Changez knew the reality. And he tells his truth, his injustice to him. But stii he dobuts on him. But at the end of the movie, he also believed on him. But In the movie how the he metally straggles for to prove his self innocent. So his struggle shows in the movie. 

Professor Balaji sir :- Reflective Blog on postcolonial Studies

Professor Balaji sir :- Reflective Blog on postcolonial Studies 

       We have guest lecture on 19,20,21 August on postcolonial Studies. This three days are very informative days.

(1) 10 things learned from the session on postcolonial Studies.
=> Hegemony
=> participatory movement
=> Fanon's Black skin White mask
=> Race
=> Language
=> Conflicts between Religion
=> The Tempest
=> Dispora
=> Object and Avoidance
=> orientalism

(2) Understanding of postcolonial Studies.
=> In postcolonial stidies becomes very important. After the colonialism, some writers write about the situation and the effects of colonialism in people's mind. And they write many works on them. It becomes very useful. It shows the situation and the control of power. Power controls on the mind of people. They becomes ruler and the people becomes slave of them. There is a difference of language and also difference of language plays very important role.


(2) A brief summary of texts in syllabus in the course on postcolonial Studies.
=> In the postcolonial Studies we find race difference is there. Most of white rules on black people. And black people becomes slave of them. We learned Fanon 's Black skin, white mask and  The Tempest, and Imaginary Homland.

(4) What so ever you find it deems fit for the reflection on expert session on postcolonial Studies.
=> Expert lecture become helpful for deep understanding of text. It becomes useful. Because we learns with different examples. And sir also connects with different examples.

Movie Review :- The Great Dictator

Movie Review :- The Great Dictator 

    The Great Dictator is a 1940 American political satire comedy - drama flim written, directed, producer, scored by, and starring British comedian charlie chaplin, following the tradition of many of his other films. Having been the only Hollywood flim maker to continue to make silent films well into the period of sound films, this way Chaplin's first true sound flim. The Great Dictator was popular with audiences becoming Chaplin's most commercially successful film.

   This is a movie of Jewish Barber loses his memory after a plan crash. In the movie Jewish fights with Tomania for the central power.

We watched movie on 3 July 2019. In the movie dialogue are there. In the movie Barber and Hynkel looks like similar. He is a solider. But In this war situation he losts his memory. And he becomes Barber in ghetto. He falls in love with Hannah. The ruler is a Adenoid Hynkel. He is in power position. He rules over people.

In the movie he made many rules. For people it becomes very difficult. Many rules and regulations are there. In the Barber and Hannah fights against power. Because In the movie people suffers alot. Because of power. Power controls the people in movie. So for people it becomes difficult to live. They constantly lives in a fear.

Then becuse of some incidents when Hynkel goes for speech at, that time both are replaces and the speech given by Barber. People likes his speech. In the movie comic scenes are there. But through this comic scenes some deeper meanning of life is there.

Movie Review :- Charlie Chpalin's The Modern Times

Movie Review :-    Charlie Chpalin's The Modern Times 

           
       

   Modern times is a 1936 American comedy flim written and directed by Charlie Chaplin in which his iconic Little Tramp chracter suggests to survive in the modern, indusrialized world. The film is a comment on the desperate employment and financial conditions may people faced during the Great Depression, conditions created, in Chaplin 's view by the efficiencies of modern industrialization.

We watched Charlie Chpalins "Modern Times" on 25 June 2019. Movie is very interesting. In the movie dialogues are not there. Only through action and expression they played their role. It is unique techniques. Without any dialogues movie tells deep understanding. In the movie things becomes symbol. And the comparison is there. In this movie unemployment becomes basic theme in the movie. In the movie Charlie Chpalins character is main character. In the movie some new invention does and then the experiment tries on Charlie chepline. He becomes the part of this unknowingly. For him it is completely new things.

In the movie Great Depression is there because people are jobless. Because of crisis of job they becomes helpless. Without job how they can earn money. So money becomes important to satisfy the basic needs of human beings.

In the movie Charlie Chaplin works in a factory. In the factory they constantly work. Hardly they get a break. And In free time also constantly somebody keep on his eyes on them. So they becomes like machine. And when they get free time at that time also there hands habituated like mechanical. And so movie through the comedy and without dialogues creates a deep structure. Through the comedy through the light on the pain, agony, Disappointment of people. In the movie he works in factory. And then he hospitalised for some days. And then when he recovers. And then he goes in jail. And then In the jail for his good behaviour, he got a letter of authority for recommendation in job. And then he goes for job. In between he meets with Gamin. Both becomes good friend. He likes her. In movie between instresting dialogues are there.

And then she becomes orphan. Her father dies because of depression, unemployment. And then her brother and sister goes in orphanage. And she runs away. And then she meets with Charlie cheplline. 

She is hungry. But no body supports her. And then she tries to steal a bread. But she caught. Then Charlie cheplline watches this. And takes a sides of her. And he takes a blame on him. And then police takes him. But when the owner watches he said the truth. And then she caught. And they wants to take her in the jail. And then both runaway. And then again Charlie chepline goes in the jail. And then he return. At that time Gamin came for him. She made a home, and she also made a breakfast for him. And then both are lives happily. And then he goes for a job. And because of recommendation letter he got a job. But in a job he does many mistakes unknowingly. And then they also expel him. And then he got a job in another place. And he takes Gamin with him. In this place more facilities are there. And then both are eats food and then she takes a rest. Both are enjoys. And then when In the morning, owner came. At that time Charlie Chpalin does many mistakes. And then both are runs away. Both are works in Cafe also. And then at the end of the movie Happy ending is there. Both are goes for another journey. They starts a new life in another place.

In the movie some situations are there. People are in depression because Unemployment. And that's why they wents places to another places for job. But only some gets a benefits. But others are i large numbers they does not get job. That's why for them it becomes very difficult situation.

Thinking Activity :- Movie Review :- Super 30

Thinking Activity  :- Movie Review :- Super 30

 
   Flim screening of "Super 30" organised by Flim screening Committee of Department of English in collaboration with Department of Hindi, MKBU. We watched Super 30 on 1 August at Top 3.

   Anand kumar, a mathematician from patna, India, works his way through challenges towards success before running the Super 30 program for IIT aspirants in patna.

Release Date :- 12 July 2019 (India)
Director :- Vikas Bahl
 

In the movie Fugga narrates the story. He is student of Anand kumar. He tells the story. In the movie differences are there. Main chracter is Anand kumar's chracter. He is hardworker. He also get a gold medal. His father is postman.

 
His father has a also hope , that his son will get admission in Oxford. And then one day Anand 's Article published in Foreign journal. And they invites Anand kumar in Oxford University. And then his father is very happy. And the stars preparation, but they not get help. And then he is not going. In the movie corruption is there. Because of corruption he is not get money. In the movie politician gives a promise to him. But when he needs money at that time that politician forgets his promise. So In the movie that politician only makes a wrong promises, but he does not completes his promises. And In the movie difference is there. In the movie Lower, Middle and upper class people are there. Upper class people get more benefits. And poor and middle class get less benefits. Anand Kumar belongs to middle class. And then In the movie he get a job in IIT. Then he gets more benefits. His income is more. And he enjoys the life, he also purchasing bike. And then he meets with one boy, he studying when he get some time in between job. At that time Anand realised his situation. Because of less money, he does not studying he likes studying but because of his poor condition, he cannot studying. Anand remembers his situation when he wants go Oxford, but he cannot go because of less money. And then he thinks about poor people. And he decideds to give free education. And then he starts free education. And he also gets a support of people but power does not like that. And they tries to understand him. But he does not believe. And they creates trouble for him. But he does not stops his works, and he fights with them. He does not loose his strength.

And then he does hardwork, and teach them. They all are belongs to poor family. And that's why they cannot studied, because of the money problem. And that's why Anand understand their situation and then he started free education for them. And they are came, to learn. And then they uses simple things for learning, they uses different techniques. They all does hard work. And then 30 students gives the exam in IIT. And because of their hard and Anand Kumar 's hardwork they all are passing in this exam. And they all clears these exam. They attack on Anand. They tries to kill Anand. But he is allive. Their all attempts becomes fail. And Anand Kumar' s students uses different techniques and saves him. And In the movie love story also their. But of class difference they cannot marry with each other. Anand kumar leaves the job of IIT. 

And In the movie one important dialogue is there.

" अब राजा का बेटा राजा नहि बनेगा,

   बनेगा वही जो हकदार होगा । " 

This dialogue is very important. It shows that A person who deserves the job will get the position. A person who deserves the in true sense, that person get the benefit. So not only rich people get benefits, and position but poor people also get benefit and equal rights in society. They also deserves the position. So In the movies Anand fights equality in education. And finally he win his fight. And 30 students also get admission in IIT. For education there is no any difrences . But power creates differences in education because of their benefits in the movie. So at the end of the movie Happy ending is there. Movie talks about education and equal rights for education. And In the movie Fugga also loose his strength, against power. And he runs away. And at the end of the movie he also supports Anand kumar. He realises his mistake. And he also becomes mathematician. Movie throws lights on education system, and Authority. 

Thinking Activity :- Movie Review :- Article 15

Thinking Activity :- Movie Review :- Article 15

   Screening of "Article 15" organised by Flim screening Committee. We watched movie "Article 15" on 5 July 2019 at MAXUS CINEMA, HIMALAYA MALL. Tickets sponsored by TANISHQ JEWELLRY.

  This movie based on the socio - political situation of India, the lives of police officers are followed. In a country where discrimination is everywhere, whether related to race or caste, the officers embark on a journey of acceptance and change.

Release Date :- 28 June 2019 (India)
Director :- Anubhav sinha

       In the movie how power controls the people, and some people uses the power in wrong way,it shows. It gives a deep interpretation trough the movie. In rural area many time people suffer a alot. They have no voice to speak against the power. Power controls the people. People becomes a puppet of power. In the movie we find differences are there. Caste difference clearly shown in the movie. In the movie Aayushyman's chracter name is Ayan Ranjan. His character is main in the movie.
   
   In the movie woman's situation is very bad. In the movie Aayushyman Khurana is a main character. He is police Inspector. He fights with his friend for the different perspectives, or views, opinions. In beginning of the movie he thinks in different way. But slowly slowly he also changing. He takes some important decision. He finds the truth. In movie caste difference is there. That's why poor people does not equal rights in village. When he is coming in village, he clearly shows the difference and he is shoking.
    "उन लोगो"
This word constantly uses in the movie. He does not believe in any differences. In the movie girls are raped. Because they wants some more money, they works hard but then they does not get enough money. That why they only asks for more money. And then these 3 girls are raped and two girls are died. They kills them. And tide on the branch of tree in front of people. And then still one girl is missing. Ayan is working hard to find the truth and these third girl. When they died at that time people thinks negatively. They thinks that both girls are bad girls. Both have relationships with others. And that's why their father kills them. But that is not truth. Truth is hidden behind the power.

     One police officer also part of this crime. He wants to hides his reality. But his truth also came in front of people. One villagers also part of this crime. They wants only 3Rs.more for their work. Because of this reason they becomes criminal in front of him. And he belongs to rich class. We find in the movie vast difference in upper and lower class. People are divided in this class lower class people suffers a lot. They works day and night. Then they does not get respect equal position in society. People does not like them.

   Ayan also belongs to upper class in the movie. But he does not create any difference. But for him all are equal. That's why he helps them to finds out the truth. Police officers kills that villagers. Because he knew the reality of him. That's that police officer feels fear. And he kills him. Aayushyman tries alot to find the truth. But another police officer does not like his attempts to find the truth.
      Then one lawyer came and warns him. But Ayan tells him that because of the fear of death you support wrong person. That's why you already died. And he also said, I know that you throws the proof in dustbin. But I have no problem. And also said I suspended, then also I does my duty, and I finds the third girl who is lost. It suggests that truth is hiding somewhere, but he has confidence to find out the truth.
    And then he finds the third girl. He saves her. Amd then reality came. That police officer also accepts his crime. And goes in the jail.

  In the movie when they talks about the difference at that Ayan becomes angry and said that they came on earth from another island. And he does not believe in any cast difference. That's why he argues with them. And the Article 15 was published. In this article all are becomes equal. There is a no any differences.

 In the movie power controls on proof. And tries to changes the proof of report. And power warns the doctor also. And then Ayan meets with that doctor. And tries to find the truth. And then she tells the truth, that all three girls are raped again and again. And it is not does only one man. But it is does by group of people, it is group rape. And because of warning she wants leave village but Ayan supports her, and then she is ready to find the real culprit. And the real culprit caught. And the supporter of lower class people, also involved in this crime. That's why sometimes protection also becomes dangerous.
  In the movie power tries to hides the reality, and creates many difficulties but the truth is also came. In the movie lower class people working hard, they only wants enough money for their work, but still they working hard, but not get enough money. They works hard, sometimes they losts their life in very painful condition. In the movie those three girls raped in school. School is a symbol of Vidhya, and it also like temple of study. So In a school this type of situation is happens. So symbol of school is also changing.

  "Raja banega kon jab sab ek ho jayenge to, 

Lekin Raja banaahi kayu hai ". This dialogues is there in the movie. In that dialogue shows the clear difference of mentality. Because people are becomes a part of that system. That's why they becomes habituated for this difference. 

In the movie atmosphere also becomes the symbol in the beginning of the movie rain is there, at that time lower class people upset, because of the power. Because of power they becomes helpless. And then in the movie gloomy atmosphere there, it suggests that like sun is hiding behind the clouds like the truth is hiding behind the power. Movie throws the lights on the cast system and the situation of girls, and how power works in village and villagers becomes the part of that because of fear.