I wanted to watch this film from the time I heard about
it, but could not get it with English subtitle. Watching a film without
understanding what is spoken is a dangerous endeavour, glorious
misunderstanding happens by default.
When I was studying at 5 std, I watched the film “Sholey”
without knowing Hindi, and mistook gabber singh for a Naxalite, the guy without
hands as the villain, the exploiter of the people (what to do, police has such
a reputation), Dharmandera as the comedian and Amitab as the deaf and mute,
then narrated the story to my friends. They believed since they did not the
film. How true is the statement - among the blind, one eyed becomes the king.
That time on wards I decided not to watch a film if I do
not know the language. Finally I could get the copy of the film with subtitles.
The Movie is a Visual treat. It touches your heart
effortlessly. A soul searching film with the aesthetic of high order. Symbols
abound, and the interpretation is left to the Viewer. The film is like a poem,
leaves you to come up with your own meaning. The director narrates the story
without any imposing anything. No beginning, No end everything is Cyclical.
Life is being explored with different Seasons. Every
season has its own pleasure and pain. Joy produces pain for others, Lust
produces pain for the self, Attachment produces pain for all, and Wisdom
produces Compassion and the end.
Life is the hero; Time and change are the villains and
Friends. We constantly live in the Twilight Zone, Can move towards light or
dark. Neither darkness is familiar nor the light, Yet we have to make the
choice. But take the responsibility and Pay the price, explanation,
Justification are waste of time and energy.
Having a master is not enough; he can guide but can't
live our life. The tragedy of life is that Wisdom flowers only after the experience.
Going through the hell and heaven is the only way to go beyond them. A true
master allows us to be in hell with compassion and in heaven with understanding. He never gives up the hope in us, even if we
have given it up in the film, In the first Spring, the child ties a fish frog,
Snake with a Stone. In the second Spring, the child feeds fish, a frog, and a
snake with a Stone. Cruelty Increases with each new generation. What is not
shown is that Mastery too increases with each new generation.
Don't miss this movie. If you don't know Korean, make sure that you get the film with Subtitles.
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