tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post9003132023947217113..comments2024-03-29T15:45:04.867+05:30Comments on Jabberwock: Parents, children and changing equations in Nil Battey SannataJabberwockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-3149415626285524302016-06-05T21:12:13.085+05:302016-06-05T21:12:13.085+05:30You make very interesting observations! I was trem...You make very interesting observations! I was tremendously excited to watch this film – having been told about it by someone who worked in it – but it was not the uplifting, pro-education film that I had expected it to be.<br />That scene at the collector’s house was perhaps the most ridiculous in the film. The only reason we, the audience, can see that Chanda wants her daughter to be collector is that collectors get flashy cars, chauffeurs and posh bungalows. Is that the only reason to aim high – the frills?<br />Another thing that rankled (and this might be something of a spoiler) was Apu’s eventual justification for wanting to be in government service – ‘kyunki main bai naheen banna chaahtee’. This suggests two equally problematic ideas: first, that Apu doesn’t really want this job, she just wants to escape being a maid; and second, that being a bai is job beneath her dignity!<br />I wasn’t entirely satisfied with this film. Thanks for the piece, I enjoyed it!Sahirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04960861040857397160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-86483689728057766602016-04-29T14:53:16.149+05:302016-04-29T14:53:16.149+05:30Exact my sentiments about 'some dreams are acc...Exact my sentiments about 'some dreams are acceptable while some are not' point. In the overzealous attempt to put forth a 'progressive, feel-good, message-oriented' movie, one can see that the makers succumb to being a tad too moralistic in the process and in the bargain reveal their own biases. I like to call this malady 'Hiranititis'. Gopi Puthrannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-44296177512318474272016-04-29T08:58:03.601+05:302016-04-29T08:58:03.601+05:30I really like this post, thank you. I think it is ...I really like this post, thank you. I think it is the parents who are most themselves, if you know what I mean, rather than those driven by narratives of what parents should be, who can let their children just be. Even if they become less than successful. I know that this sounds like you are consigning your children to a terrible fate, but it need not be so. About the film, I feel that there is something inherently problematic about saying that you should be content in the milieu you were born in. At the same time, I find its simplistic opposite equally problematic: perform, attain success and that is the measure of your life. There is always more to life, perhaps between the cracks as you say :)<br />PS: I've read your posts about Foxie. No way are you going to be a bad parent to a human child!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03007495939639770792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-65379228443787651562016-04-28T19:58:01.279+05:302016-04-28T19:58:01.279+05:30What an insightful analysis,sets you thinking as a...What an insightful analysis,sets you thinking as a parent.Pooja Priyamvadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01276632648811903859noreply@blogger.com