Now that work deadlines and season five of GoT has come to an end (sob!), its time to sit down and write again.
Just the other day I stumbled upon an article written by an author whose writing I quite enjoy. She had written a piece about the movie Dil Dhadakne Do and how it shows women in a bad light.
I am not sure how many of you have seen the movie. But if you have, what is your opinion?
I quite enjoyed the movie and in my opinion I felt that she has over analysed the movie a bit much! Don’t get me wrong. I am definitely a supporter of equality of the sexes and everything, but why must we dissect everything we see and hear today?
If you ask me, the men in the movie were equally flawed, if not more than the women.
It is after all a piece of fiction and I believe there is no need to delve any deeper to it than what meets the eye. It is a movie that showcases broken relationships and insecurities that many of us face in our day to day lives. It has been well portrayed by all the actors and that is all there is to it. If there are instances where some of the female characters are shown as submissive, over-emotional and lacking confidence, then the male protagonists too are shown as rash, irresponsible, and pompous! But then of course they all realize their shortcomings and come together in the end to live happily ever after. Just like how it happens in most movies.
Let us not unnecessarily over analyze and make everything about gender, race, class, etc.
Imagine a piece of fiction that features men and women who are flawless, living in a perfect world without any problems, would there be any story at all?
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