Friday, September 19, 2008

The frustrated common man

Hindi cinema these days are turning sore with all the heroes and heroins simply dancing around trees and all the time falling in and out of love .. but the other day i saw a hindi movie that made me feel that there are some directors out there who do feel the confusion and frustration of the general public. It was called A Wednesday.. it was a sore breath of fresh air. Sore because the subject was the desperation of the common man and the voilence he feels daily around him. The main character takes it upon his stride to bring to judgement the bad people of this world. And since he could not get hold of all of them at one stretch he put lots and chose their fateful names. And then he plans and conducts his method of removing them from the face of this world. Now basicly we would wonder jsut like the Police Inspector did what use is it if we kill just a handful when there are so many other bad people left in the world? I guess our common man simply wanted to do something to calm his senses and bring purpose into his life.

Of course our main character the common man's actions are not to be followed as an example. But it clearly shows how much of unrest there is among the people these days when they are surrounded with nuclear bombs, terrorists and pick pocketers. Life has become a gamble for many. The rare few that live in a secure atmosphere barely realise their blessings and curse the lack of things in their lives. People who live to see the end of a day are now considered people greatly favoured by luck or god whichever suits your religion....

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