the memsahib

Watched a movie last night that was runnning as part of the Three Rivers Film festival. The director of the festival remarked on the big crowd for a Monday night and the second commercial viewing of this film. My cousin leaned toward me and said, "that's what happens when an Indian does something." :) Without ever having asked, you'll definitely know how you did, what you did, and how you could have done it better.

The movie was beautiful to watch- the colors were vivid and the musical score was compelling to listen to. The story left much to be desired. The characters were 2-D and so much was alluded to that would have made the film more interesting if those isues had been explored rather than sidebar. I thought the movie had potential to really examine colonial india and put a face to the players and begin a different narrative of that story. The writer/director focused on love only, love without context. The director/ writer had the tools and context to really examine the nuances of colonial India but the focus was destiny and (as my cousin pointed out) not about life.