After reading the reviews on the film "Earth," I thought both critics made some great points. However, if I would have to choose one, I would agree mostly with Ansari because overall all I thought the writer/director did a pretty good job of delivering the partition to the audience. Yes, it was simple, but she captured tons of human emotions, such as romance, hate, anger, as well as history into the film. The one thing that I wish Mehta could have implemented was a little more history. Because If I had not read the lesson and the brief summary of the film, I would have easy mistaken the movie for a romantic comedy, which did play some part in the film. But like Ansari, I felt Mehta overall used a collection of good actors and actress to deliver the message. I thought the love triangle helped balance the war between religion and politic. Using a friendship between the three major religions was a great strategy as well. So, although I agreed with Wallia about the simplistic of the film, I am overall sold that the film was a success and captured its target audience.
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One need only look at the publicity photo for the film to see that someone thought that the romantic storyline would get people in the theatres. The fact that the masseur is an India MTV deejay probably helped with this type of target audience as well.And I know that I have seen ice candy man in other Indian films tool. Had I expected a romance I would surely have been disappointed!
I think you got a romance, Amy -- it just was a bit more tragic than any of us liked...
"Because If I had not read the lesson and the brief summary of the film..."
As I watch these movies, I've been thinking that had I not read the lessons, then I wouldn't understand most of what I've been watching! Or at least miss terribly important aspects both large and small.
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