Soumya Sen isn’t impressed by Taare zameen Par:
Linked by kuffir. Join Blogbharti facebook group.That is the biggest problem- the movie seemed to reaffirm the notion that one’s talent needs to get recognized through accolades. A dyslexic child need not be some sort of a maestro to earn his self respect. What even if he hadn’t won, what should be done then? Should he be discarded as an unwanted element, a bane for the society? What kind of a society have we created for ourselves? The movie claimed as its motto that ‘every child is special’, and yes, I believe it, but I want others also to stress on the word ‘every’. The movie seems to use the word ‘every’ as a means to stress on the inclusion of physically or mentally challenged children and it assumes that other ‘normal’ children have a happy life, and that’s where they are wrong.”
The BEST TZP review I have read so far.
you didn’t read mine, jo :)
Aha? :-) And where is the link??
People.
The ending of the movie is not winning the prize.
The ending is Ishaan going home for holidays. ( so much for Indian psyche?)
Plus, the winning is token, it was a draw in a local competition. It was not the All India goodwill award for painting.
The important bit is about reintegration. Ishaan had lost faith in a society and run away, Aamir reinstates his confidence to come back to the society, not by force not by adherence but out of ishaan’s own accord. ( There is about 5 min sequence of ishaan going through the conflict and deciding to attend and his preparations).
Ending is about family accepting him; he playing with his brother like anyone else and going back home like any family. It never says ishaan is going to become painter or doctor.
This reminds me of the ending Truffuat’s Quatre cents coups, Antoine( Truffaut as kid) , the problem child , abandoned by his own family stands before the vast sea ( symbolic of the infinite possibilities) for the first time in life. He sees the magnitude of what lies before, his life, his own future.
And that’s it.
Here is the conclusion: India with all its flowing cappuccino , and grammatically perfect blogging cant recognise Aamir’s genius.
If you ask me the nation doesn’t deserve him.
He must have clarified a million times:
Yet all Indians can manage is ishaan is dyslexic kid ( thrice in the blog) and dyslexia is an illness( read the blog)
There is a reason why messages are given out again and again. Just like my comment now.
PS- WOW. The comment verification is southampton. What a Joy?
This got left out:
Ishaan is not a dsylxiec kid, he is a kid with dyslexia.
And for heaven’s sake: Dyslexia is a condition.
People.
The ending of the movie is not winning the prize.
The ending is Ishaan going home for holidays. ( so much for Indian psyche?)
Plus, the winning is token, it was a draw in a local competition. It was not the All India goodwill award for painting.
The important bit is about reintegration. Ishaan had lost faith in a society and run away, Aamir reinstates his confidence to come back to the society, not by force not by adherence but out of ishaan’s own accord. ( There is about 5 min sequence of ishaan going through the conflict and deciding to attend and his preparations).
Ending is about family accepting him; he playing with his brother like anyone else and going back home like any family. It never says ishaan is going to become painter or doctor.
This reminds me of the ending Truffuat’s Quatre cents coups, Antoine( Truffaut as kid) , the problem child , abandoned by his own family stands before the vast sea ( symbolic of the infinite possibilities) for the first time in life. He sees the magnitude of what lies before, his life, his own future.
And that’s it.
Here is the conclusion: India with all its flowing cappuccino , and grammatically perfect blogging cant recognise Aamir’s genius.
If you ask me the nation doesn’t deserve him.
He must have clarified a million times:
Yet all Indians can manage is ishaan is dyslexic kid ( thrice in the blog) and dyslexia is an illness( read the blog).
Dyslexia is a condition and Ishaan is a kid with dyslexia not a dyslexic kid.
There is a reason why messages are given out again and again. Just like my comment now.
PS- trying to convince myself there is no censorship
I am in complete agreement with Sunil here. A similar case can be made for No Smoking which like TZP recieved extreme reactions of both kinds. Perhaps this was because of the preceeding hype and expectations.
I fail to understand why people are not trying to look beyond the surface wrt these films.