It's a comedy, but it's full of touching emotional points. Although the subject matter is inspirational for women, it does not blindly promote feminism. A profound plot experience that allows the audience to connect their senses with their minds. The most valuable point of the film is that it quietly breaks the Indian tradition, and narrates the realization of women's self-worth naturally and decently.
Shahi was immersed in the fireworks of the world, and everyone was greedy for the delicious dessert Radhu balls she made by herself.
No matter how good her cooking skills are, she is still just a housewife who is difficult to be elegant. After centuries of British colonial rule, English proficiency in India is a powerful measure of a person's social status. And this standard has also become a legitimate reason for the husband and daughter to laugh at Shahi, and slowly drown her self-esteem. It is said that home is always the harbor of love, but who will warm her harbor at this moment?
Shahi later travels to New York for a wedding and meets an interesting group of friends in a casual English class.
After studying hard, Shahi stunned the audience with her confident and fluent English speech at the wedding.
The dialogue in the film conveys the personality of the characters intuitively. The husband wants to enjoy Shahi's craftsmanship exclusively, and does not want to talk to her too much, which reflects a strong possessiveness and machismo.
Shahi aggressively responded to her daughter's rude remarks, eager to have self-esteem in her bones.
The New Yorker's rude remarks displayed huge cultural differences and instantly shattered Shahi's self-esteem.
French men show their love with perseverance and a warm, romantic flair that stands in stark contrast to everyone else.
This film is very different from Bollywood music and dance movies. It presents a lively rhythm appropriately, and also has a full and unforgettable plot narrative, which complements each other with movement and stillness.
When Shahi first arrived in prosperous New York, he and his niece wandered along the resplendent avenues. At this time, the music was lively and a little wild, and the camera was full of luxury brands.
This means that Shahi has escaped from the shackles of the family, and has seen the colorful world and the free and independent personality of people, and has released the most authentic self.
But after all, Shahi, who can't speak English, doesn't belong to New York, and it's still difficult to integrate into it after a short revelry. The most unforgettable scene is when Shashi timidly ordered a meal in a cafe next, and was reprimanded for delaying the line because he couldn't understand English, hurriedly took out change from his bag but scattered it all over the place, knocked over a customer's fries and was yelled at. Abusive...a succession of missteps paints a humble and tiny Shashi.
At this time, Shahi ran out of the cafe, and the uneasy sad music was accompanied by sobbing bursts of sobbing, and the camera followed her bumpy and swaying all the way, and the space was suppressed, making people nervous and overwhelmed.
The crowd walking around was also blurred and blurred, and Shahi could only be seen sitting alone in a chair crying and wiping tears, and the sense of loneliness and isolation was clear at a glance.
Until the French man came from behind, the deep music gradually weakened, as if a ray of hope illuminated the difficult situation.
The heroine Shashi's expression and actions are vividly and delicately portrayed in the film. She dances Jackson's dance with her son.
My eyes widened with novelty for the first time on a plane.
Dancing in circles on the streets of New York for learning an English word.
The most attractive thing about Shahi is those big eyes that glisten with tears, and every time he is wronged, he will silently turn his head and cry. She went to the parent-teacher meeting full of joy, but was disgusted by her daughter angrily. In the close-up, Shahi turned her face sadly and wept secretly.
Shahi's poor English made her extremely embarrassed, and the sadness reached its peak at this time, and the pained expression penetrated into the heart. In the close-up, Shahi's helplessness is vividly displayed, making people feel pity as if they are in it.
The bold style of the film is not displayed strongly, but is just right.
The French man is the only one who can read Shahi, he sees Shahi's innocence and loveliness, and praises her as an "artist".
The expression on his face was enough to feel that Sha Xi was deeply moved. After all, few people were so warm and considerate to her, and more importantly, the respect that family members could not give. But the introverted Indian woman Shahi finally kept the bottom line and rejected this gentle and romantic French man. At this moment, staring at each other affectionately, may have long been too intimate.
And when the French man gave Shahi the crepes, Shahi only had tears in her eyes, but she was in a complicated mood.
At this time, the figure of a French man stood behind Shahi in the picture frame, symbolizing that he entered Shahi's world but could not stop for a long time.
Then the distance between the two changed from far to near, and then from near to far, which also conveyed the entanglement and helplessness in Shahi's heart.
When they finally parted, Shahi walked farther and farther, and the two turned their backs to each other, both showing relieved smiles. They regret and rejoice. Although they failed to get together in the end, they at least left surprises in each other's lives.
In addition, Shahi did not scoff at the gay teachers and classmates in the English class, but smiled and applauded to send their sincere blessings to them.
Born in India, which is less tolerant of sexual orientation, Shahi's behavior is surprising. As her niece put it, Shahi is a new age woman with a free mind, unlike a traditional housewife.
In the end, Shahi gave a generous speech in English at the wedding, "If you don't like yourself, you will hate everything around you. When you learn to love yourself, everything around you will become attractive. Life, too, began to look new." This journey erased the bleak first half of her life and taught her to use self-love to interpret self-esteem.
Everyone is an independent individual with independent self-esteem. "Men's cooking is an art, women's cooking is an obligation" If you follow other people's definitions, you will only lose yourself and suppress your shining soul. People who understand you will thank you for your presence, but do not ask you to exist only for him. The person who loves you will always love your proud gesture, not the obedience to please. To live only once for yourself, isn't such a simple wish not allowed? You say a word, he says a word, and the idle words are enough to cover up your inner voice. When we are in chaos, we can only listen to our hearts clearly by putting aside all the complexities.
After the transformation, the confident Shahi has set an excellent example for thousands of Indian women, which is also the director's intention. A country where men are superior to women is full of feudal and decadent bad habits. However, the film did not deliberately reflect the too humble side of women. Shahi also appeared as a lucky middle-class man, awakening women's sense of crisis of the times and learning to self-improvement. This hope is the best gift to the audience - even if deep In the gutter, look up to the stars. Bravely blooming for yourself will usher in different possibilities, and use self-love to interpret self-esteem!
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