- Extremist groups waged a campaign of death threats, arson and riots to stop the production of this controversial film, but director Deepa Mehta would not be silenced. Set against Gandhi’s rise to power, Water tells the profoundly moving story of Chuyia, an Indian girl married and widowed at eight years old, who is sent away to a home where Hindu widows must live in penitence. Chuyia’s feis
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Extremist groups waged a campaign of death threats, arson and riots to stop the production of this controversial film, but director Deepa Mehta would not be silenced. Set against Gandhi’s rise to power, Water tells the profoundly moving story of Chuyia, an Indian girl married and widowed at eight years old, who is sent away to a home where Hindu widows must live in penitence. Chuyia’s feisty presence deeply affects the other residents, forcing each to confront their faith a… More >>
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This movie is not yet available on DVD. How is Amazon.com selling it, then? Is this an import? If so, I think they should state that. If this isn’t an import, then is it a bootleg? Tsk tsk tsk.
Rating: 1 / 5
The story doesn’t make sense, but it isn’t the focus of the movie. THE FOCUS is to show the costumes, put the screen full of colors and this part is well done. Beautiful images, great pictures, good music. Perhaps the director’s goal was to be nominated for the Oscar prizes. And it was. Goal achieved. The story is poor, boring, predictable.
Rating: 3 / 5
Don’t you dare mention this film as comparable to Pather Panchali. The similarities are superficial and end there. It’s like comparing Pee Wee’s Big Adventure to The Bicycle Thief because they’re both contain bikes.
Don’t get me wrong, it’s beautifully shot and our heroes are just so darned pretty and we really really hope they get together. But all in all it’s a predictable story that pushes some buttons. Having strong emotions because the director told you to is not the same as discovering those same emotions in the presence of great art. Seeing the injustice of 12-year-old brides makes me feel sad. But it’s not the same depth of sadness I feel in the pivotal scene in Satyajit Ray’s perfect and poetic film.
Bottom line: It’s good melodrama and an OK way to spend a couple hours, but it’s effect is shallow and fleeting.
Rating: 3 / 5
God is not the Truth, truth is “god”
That’s what Gandhi said in one of the final episodes and I couldn’t agree with him more.
The world would be so much better place without Vedas’, Torahs, Biblical, Koranic, Book of Mormons nonsense !
While there might be some useful, uplifting material in those “holy books” there is a lot of garbage in them too, and stuff which is downright harmful. Of course Hindu, Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Mormon apologists will try to highly disproportionally emphasise the “good stuff”, and ignore or highly downplay the “bad stuff”.
But the question is whether we need to look through the “ethical rubbish” for something ethically worthy, or should we just give up on all these ancient accumulation of poetry, prose and nonsense and turn to million of much worthier secular books.
Rating: 5 / 5
Congratulation Deepa Mehta..I watched the movie with a twisted heard and tears.
Rating: 5 / 5