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Summary: Ethnic hatred takes over friendship and a world goes mad!
Review: Filmed in English and Hindi, this is the story of the partition of India in 1947, when Great Britain gave India her freedom, and partitioned the country into what is now India and Pakistan.The story is told through the eyes of an eight-year-old upper class Parsee girl. She has large dark eyes filled with wonder, a crippled leg, and the wisdom of innocence as she observes a world going mad around her. The city of Lahore, now in Pakistan, was in India then, and all the sects lived together in peace. Now, it becomes the site of turmoil and disaster as friends turn against each other and the blood bath begins. The casting is perfect, the characters attractive and excellent actors, the music an important component of the internal and external dramas going on. The script is tight, the characterization deep, the story interesting on many levels. The new country of Pakistan becomes Muslim and although the Parsees can remain there in peace, Hindus and Sikhs must leave. The situation is reversed in what becomes India, which forces the Muslims to leave. There are riots. Explosions. Atrocities by both sides so terrible that I shudder with revulsion. The eight year old girl with the crippled leg is a witness to her times. Don't miss the opportunity to view this video, feel the pain and passion of the individual characters, and experience a history that most Americans have little knowledge of. It's time to learn. And its time to understand.
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Summary: An Amazing Film
Review: I first saw this movie two years ago at an Amnesty International movie night at my college. I didn't pay all that much attention because I'd come in the middle. I saw it a year later for a Women Studies course and fell in love with it. The Partition is a difficult time in Indian and Pakistani history, but it is brought to vivid life in this film. The large scale story is brought to a manageable level with the circle that surrounds Shanta. Some of her suitors are Muslim, some Sikh, and some Hindu. She is what India could have been and the men around her are what India was to become. The acting is quite strong and I have to agree with all of the people who called the three main actors (Nandita Das,Aamir Khan, and Rahul Khanna) to be quite an amazing group and they make every scene when they are with the other shimmer and have more life than all the others. A truly beautiful movie with beautiful people, beautiful scenery, beautiful music, and a story worth hearing.
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Summary: A Beautiful Story
Review: I had the pleasure of viewing this movie a few weeks ago, and I found it interesting, and fascinating. It shows how fragile life and friendship are. And that we must not take them for granted. The film also brought to light the chaos of the partition that took place in India.
The character of Lenny in this film is very important- she reminds us of the innocence of childhood, the good times before we learned about race and religion.
To have that innocence taken advantage of can be one of the most shattering things a person can go through. Being a viewer of the movie we are also innocent until we experience it.
I have purchased this movie. I will show it to all my friends.
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Summary: One of the finest films I have seen
Review: I saw Deepa's first effort in this series (Fire) and was entralled with the characters and the story. I was expecting a bit of a letdown with this film as most second efforts are usually not as good. I could not have been more wrong. This film had the hair standing up on the back of my neck through the sheer emotion of the tale being told. The characters are wonderful and the plot is quick and not predictable. I found that this film changed the way I think about some parts of my life....
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Summary: One of the finest films I have seen
Review: I saw Deepa's first effort in this series (Fire) and was entralled with the characters and the story. I was expecting a bit of a letdown with this film as most second efforts are usually not as good. I could not have been more wrong. This film had the hair standing up on the back of my neck through the sheer emotion of the tale being told. The characters are wonderful and the plot is quick and not predictable. I found that this film changed the way I think about some parts of my life....
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Summary: Scandal in India, delight in America
Review: I saw the movie Earth in India. It's a great movie. The drama and intensity is wonderful the actors are the best India has to offer, I think. Because some of the highly sexual content and the Pakistani and Indian tension, many Indians didn't find this movie pleasing but I think it showed the truth and wasn't about your typical singing, dancing number that most Hindi movies are like. Kellie
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Summary: without a doubt one of the greatest movies ever made.
Review: i watch this movie each time I have forgotten that it succeeds in ripping your heart out of your chest. its characters are honest and real. It shows the vile character of fear and hatred which arise in the consensus of human beings. Where people gather, they seek to divide. All that is hopeful is lost in political pressure and the fear hatred and murder that ensue. This is our downfall from now until the end of time but where that truism could become repetitious, this story keeps from becoming stale by truly endearing you to the characters it will show to have these faults. In the end you feel so helpless that you understand the size and power that the fear and hate can achieve. I watch this movie each time I have forgotten that it succeeds in ripping your heart out of your chest, to remember at that cost, its lesson through a directors technique and care that leaves me wanting for nothing.
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Summary: A look behind history
Review: If you are a fan of history and historical events you will love this movie. If you are not you will also love this movie. It is a look behind the historical separation of India and Pakistan. A look at the way that the decision to separate these two countries affected the main characters in the story. Love, betrayal and loyalty are the main themes explored as the main characters are forced to choose between friendship and national pride. The movie build from the friendship of the characters to the explosive events that lead to the separation of these two nations. It is powerful and informative.
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Summary: Earth
Review: Main Characters:
Lenny - A young Parsi girl, the daughter of two upper-class individuals. She is disabled and walks with a brace around her leg. She often says the wrong things at the wrong times, and is a very curious girl.
Shanta - A beautiful young Hindu woman who is Lenny's nanny. She is the object of affection of many young men. She is in love with Hasan, a young Muslim man.
Hasan - He is a young Muslim who is in love with Shanta. He is very loyal to his friends, even over the events that are happening.
Dil Navaz "Ice Candy Man" - He is also a young Muslim man who is in love with Shanta. However, she does not return his affection. He is very angry at the whole partition situation because his sisters were killed on a refugee train. He is very jealous of Hasan because Shanta loves him. Basic Story Line
It is 1947 in Lahore, India, right before partition. Tensions are brewing between the Muslims, Hindus, and Sikhs living in this town. A group of friends, two Muslim, two Hindu, and one Sikh, are starting to feel the effects of this tension as well. Although they have been friends for a long time, they are deeply affected by this, and they are starting to show signs of breaking. Among them is Shanta, a beautiful young woman who is Hindu. She is the nanny of a Parsi (considered a neutral religion) girl, Lenny, who narrates the story. Shanta is the center of the story, as she has to decide between two of her friends that wish to marry her. Her decision creates a rupture in the already unstable balance of the friends. Her life then becomes endangered when Lahore is given to Pakistan, and the Muslims are trying to rid it of Hindus. This is a story of friendship, love, and a betrayal with the ultimate consequence. Historical Accuracy and Portrayal
This story is obviously meant to educate people on the horrors that happened during the Partition of India. It is meant to show that not only did it split up a country, but families, friendships, and lovers as well. I think this movie did an excellent job of portraying partition. However, I think that to completely understand this movie the first time around, you need to have a decent previous knowledge of the subject. For example, if I had known nothing on partition, I would have been confused as to why the Muslims and Hindu's did not like each other, or to why the Parsi's were not involved, etc. The religion issues were not given enough introductions for someone unknowing to understand. However, besides that, this was a moving movie that really made me understand how horrible this was on people. The horrendous acts of violence from both sides, the riots, and the hatred suddenly conjured up in people, were portrayed very well. It really made you think about what a horrible time it must have been in their history. Also, it makes you understand the economic struggles and moral issues that both of the countries have today. Connecting the present and the past with this movie was done very well. All in all, this movie's historical significance was truly a find, and really opens your mind to what was going on back then.
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Summary: Earth
Review: Main Characters:
Lenny - A young Parsi girl, the daughter of two upper-class individuals. She is disabled and walks with a brace around her leg. She often says the wrong things at the wrong times, and is a very curious girl.
Shanta - A beautiful young Hindu woman who is Lenny's nanny. She is the object of affection of many young men. She is in love with Hasan, a young Muslim man.
Hasan - He is a young Muslim who is in love with Shanta. He is very loyal to his friends, even over the events that are happening.
Dil Navaz "Ice Candy Man" - He is also a young Muslim man who is in love with Shanta. However, she does not return his affection. He is very angry at the whole partition situation because his sisters were killed on a refugee train. He is very jealous of Hasan because Shanta loves him. Basic Story Line
It is 1947 in Lahore, India, right before partition. Tensions are brewing between the Muslims, Hindus, and Sikhs living in this town. A group of friends, two Muslim, two Hindu, and one Sikh, are starting to feel the effects of this tension as well. Although they have been friends for a long time, they are deeply affected by this, and they are starting to show signs of breaking. Among them is Shanta, a beautiful young woman who is Hindu. She is the nanny of a Parsi (considered a neutral religion) girl, Lenny, who narrates the story. Shanta is the center of the story, as she has to decide between two of her friends that wish to marry her. Her decision creates a rupture in the already unstable balance of the friends. Her life then becomes endangered when Lahore is given to Pakistan, and the Muslims are trying to rid it of Hindus. This is a story of friendship, love, and a betrayal with the ultimate consequence. Historical Accuracy and Portrayal
This story is obviously meant to educate people on the horrors that happened during the Partition of India. It is meant to show that not only did it split up a country, but families, friendships, and lovers as well. I think this movie did an excellent job of portraying partition. However, I think that to completely understand this movie the first time around, you need to have a decent previous knowledge of the subject. For example, if I had known nothing on partition, I would have been confused as to why the Muslims and Hindu's did not like each other, or to why the Parsi's were not involved, etc. The religion issues were not given enough introductions for someone unknowing to understand. However, besides that, this was a moving movie that really made me understand how horrible this was on people. The horrendous acts of violence from both sides, the riots, and the hatred suddenly conjured up in people, were portrayed very well. It really made you think about what a horrible time it must have been in their history. Also, it makes you understand the economic struggles and moral issues that both of the countries have today. Connecting the present and the past with this movie was done very well. All in all, this movie's historical significance was truly a find, and really opens your mind to what was going on back then.
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