Friday, 4 September 2015

Agneepath 2012

I have watched this movie just once and that too on the net somewhere in 2013. I have not watched it twice and do not intend to watch it again.
But it got released around Republic Day, 2012 and I will say that this movie is one of the most violent movies especially against Muslims.
The director I think is Karan Malhotra, the same guy who has directed Brothers.
Now how is it anti-Muslim movie. Let us list down the points.
  1. It shows an orphan (the hero) who is Hindu but joins Muslim anti-socials. And the concept that "All will find refuge in God(Allah)" is defeated as his core values remain anti Muslim.
  2. Our hero goes on to kill the sons of the "main guy" who is Muslim. But keeps a 'retarded son' alive who becomes the inheritor of the wealth when the hero kills the main villain. Thus it suits Hindus to keep retarded persons in charge of affairs of Muslims whereas eliminate the "size matters opposition". It is same for Americans and Israelis. Israelis also eliminate men in Palestinian territory and then go after the opposition remaining who are women and children and elderly. US invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq was also on the same format. the eliminate the powerful opposition and keep the not-so-powerful or retarded people in power who will work for their interests. In other words, Agneepath movie shows the "regime change" which is followed by US and NATO.
  3. The movie shows flesh trade where women are traded as a commodity. It shows Muslims engaging in the practice. Thus it shows Muslims in bad light. It negates the concept that Muslim religion has respect for women and that is why there is Burqa in Islam. Else it shows even worse thing. It shows that Muslim people treat Hindu women badly whereas they treat their own women very well. Also it shows the hero as the savior of women where he takes charge and then frees all the women. Thus it shows that a Hindu hero however anti-social he may be never does anything bad to women.
  4. The original Agneepath movie villain is made a secondary villain in the 2012 Agneepath movie. Also that Villain it seems is equally a villain for the hero but allows the hero to go after the "uplifted villain" in this new movie. So it shows when it comes to Muslims or Muslim villain the Hindu hero and Hindu villain can come together.
  5. The main villain is killed very badly and while uttering very good Shayari. "Shayari" is a past time of educated people in Hindi-Urdu culture. People spend their entire weekends and evening listening to Shayari or taking part in the Shayari marathons. Thus, all those people who do Shayari should be looked as villains and that is what the film shows. While many sidekicks of the villain are shot, this main villain is killed by hand in the most barbaric fashion.
  6. Many Arab people are shown to be shot by the hero. Mainly those who came to trade in the commodity shown in the movie, Indian women. Thus it shows not to give Indian women to Muslims in general and Arabs in particular. Here, the director thinks that Indian women are very precious. But the fact is it is not so. Even if such trade is made official no one Arab would be interested.
That is all I can remember. I may have forgotten certain points. But just think what this movie will have effect on kids. I am sure kids who watch this movie will be deeply disturbed. And Hritik Roshan as a chocolate boy image is destroyed. This is not improvement I feel. This is 'de-improvement'.
Also what I feel that you can replace the Muslim Characters in the movie with Christians and the movie will still be valid. Instead of Arabs you can show Europeans and the movie will still be valid. And hence, what this movie essentially has shown is anti-Minority mentality. In Brothers movie also, the same director has shown a guy from Brazil, Pedro (white) getting killed after being getting stuck in the head in a MMA match. Also, in the case of an Italian opponent he gets hammered by the hero to oblivion. Thus in Agneepath, though the intention of the director could have been to show Christians/Whites he may have agreed to show Muslims after convincing by certain elements who wished to show Muslims in a bad light.
Original Agneepath never showed this difference and violence. It made a South Indian as villian along with others as well as it showed another South Indian as a side-hero.

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