i rarely watch Hindi movie. for the sheer detest of its unrealistic plots and over-dramatized drama. but, i do make exceptions. i watched "Maan" including the dancing and merrymaking songs, i watched quite a numbers of Shah Rukh Khan's Movies (thanks to my Hindi movie craze housemate during my univ days). so, i'm not that illiterate of Bollywood's goods.
in 2009, i read a film review in the Star newspaper of a Hindi movie "3 idiots". the guy who wrote the review compared the movie to "Dead Poets Society" and "Good Will Hunting" in terms of film's content--- ie: passion for education/ learning. who can resist to watch a movie as such?
recently, a good friend's wife told me in passing that she's downloading "3 idiots" because she needs her Hindi movies fix, and the latest movies from Bollywood failed to fill her. (she's in the last stage of her trimester and need all the comforts she can get). ecastically i asked for a copy!! lucky me!
her husband handed it to me last monday and i've watched the movie twice. it was good. i simply fall for Sharman Joshi, the guy who played Raju Rastogi.
the movie is basically about friendship. how good friends should bring the best and the worst in us, and in the end, accepted us just the way we are. the passion for education/ learning came as a by product of the main theme. Raju, Farhan and Rancho were roomates in the best engineering college in India. while Raju and Farhan struggled with their studies, Rancho aced all exams (not only because he's a genius but, because he's really interested in learning engineering). the movie went on about their personal struggles and how in the end they overcome. the whole movie was entertaining. and if we dig a little deeper, quite troubling.
eventhough the film did raised a lot of doubts in the quality of existing education system. in my opinion, it did not offer a better alternative in a concrete way for mass schooling system. thus proved, the ideal way is not always the best solution. but, being an idealist at heart, i firmly believe in what the film's selling, school should focus on teaching the kids to think (a la de Bono) and care less of grades. especially in primary school.
in the ideal world of mine, i'd home-school my kids.
11 comments:
havent watch hindi muvi for like...ermm..6 years!
hehe, everytime I came across a hindi/tamil muvi, do u know who comes to my mind? our late grandma! hehe, do u still remember how she used to come to our home in time every friday and saturday afternoon to watch those muvies, and how irritating when she refused to change the channel while all the kartoon/superhero is in action on the other end.
yup.. thats the root of my 'dislike' to hindi movies. si odu. bless her.
c woly yg suka tinguk hindi menyebabkan aku tertinguk hindi juga masa di kampus. wakakkaka..
3 idiots ok.
interesting mare...! i think the only full hindi movie i ever watch was kabi kushi kabi gam...gara2 si junid bawa p rumah and paksa tengok..!
haha. si junid jatuh cinta sama rani mukarjee tu. kahkah!
jen,
then u shud tinguk 3 idiots. tetiba plak si Aamir Khan handsome betul sini.. doiiii..
pong..
wakakakkakakak.. c jONID!
Oh I want also one of those Ipads where you can read books from ! But it is waaaay too expensive for a poor student like me haha. I just have to read books as they are... But I don't mind :) I can also recommend the writer Adele Parks! I have read two of her books and I want to read more, she writes good :)
bloggari,
thanks for coming back.
thanks for the reading suggestion. and Oh! Adele Parks so gorgeous.
"3 idiots" ..i watched it last month..mmg direkomenkan untuk dilihat..kurang tukar-tukar baju, kurang nyanyi dan kurang lagu...and interesting part tu...the view dalam tu muvie..wowwwwww.......see it for urself...
nite...
sangat cantik the view kan?
and can you believe, Ladakh adalah dlm area India? not Tibet/ China? it Buddhist area.
Kashmir, one of the most beautiful place on earth. and the most 'panas' juga. kena kasi berebut.
Kasi pinjam me the movie tonite!!!
i liked the muvi
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