everytime I watch this film its amazing how much of it is a satire of what we really are - yes its a love story with an incredible happy ending , the chance and luck. whats so effectively shown and more subtle is the richness of the cinemtography and the life of the slums brought onto the screen and into the mainstream. so beautifully shot - the slums slowly zoomed out, victoria station the people, the masses and the fact that opportunity and luck are everything in this world. everyone has their story and their narrative, why do people discard this and use generalisations and stereotyping. Latika s case of being a woman and suppressed until the end where she was freed by love alone. She was continually abused because of her feminity and her worth - as a virgin, as a dancer then as a token. Slums are the manifestations of greed, people can never understand what it is to live like this in such a small space, in such cramped quarters and yet they are human, with personalities, hope and dreams.
Perhaps even more dreams than some of my patients - what is ambition - does it lead to fulfillment, most of us want settlement and security.. Even I , who like the idea of freedom also want the stabilty of life - its a luxury, many things are beyond our control, but its human nature to be in control and yet not let our control ruin the natural path of progression and to allow life to have its natural course.
lots of musings, lots of ideas , one day I'll be able to draw upon this and write succintctly about my thoughts!!
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