Post by captainofbeef on Apr 22, 2006 2:24:40 GMT -5
Gandhi-Richard Attenborough Chris' Favorite films # 14.
People ask me, "Well you have all these violent films on your top list, but then you have Gandhi. How does that work?". Here is how it works. I don't admire a film for its violence, but some films that I love have a decent amount of violence in them. I don't sit down to watch a film and judge it because of the amount of violence in it. I judge it by how good the film is.
Well, enough of my rant. On to the review of this great film. First let me tell you how fabulous Ben Kingsley is in this role. You really feel that he IS Gandhi. Not just some actor trying to portray him. You feel like you are watching the actual Gandhi doing his work in India. All the rest of the performances are fantastic in this as well.
If you know your history, you pretty much know the story of Gandhi's life. How his peaceful protest led to Britain giving up there control of India. It is a shame such a peaceful man had his life end in such a violent way. Gandhi would be very upset with the situation in the Middle East today. The film shows you a glimpse of thr riots to come torwards the end of the film. And, it shows Gandhi's views and his beautiful solution for the problem between the Hindus and the Muslims. I truly admire Gandhi, I think that we should all live our lives in the peaceful manner in which he lived his.
100/100
People ask me, "Well you have all these violent films on your top list, but then you have Gandhi. How does that work?". Here is how it works. I don't admire a film for its violence, but some films that I love have a decent amount of violence in them. I don't sit down to watch a film and judge it because of the amount of violence in it. I judge it by how good the film is.
Well, enough of my rant. On to the review of this great film. First let me tell you how fabulous Ben Kingsley is in this role. You really feel that he IS Gandhi. Not just some actor trying to portray him. You feel like you are watching the actual Gandhi doing his work in India. All the rest of the performances are fantastic in this as well.
If you know your history, you pretty much know the story of Gandhi's life. How his peaceful protest led to Britain giving up there control of India. It is a shame such a peaceful man had his life end in such a violent way. Gandhi would be very upset with the situation in the Middle East today. The film shows you a glimpse of thr riots to come torwards the end of the film. And, it shows Gandhi's views and his beautiful solution for the problem between the Hindus and the Muslims. I truly admire Gandhi, I think that we should all live our lives in the peaceful manner in which he lived his.
100/100
