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Posted by Lada (221.135.80.252) on November 16, 2006 at 05:06:25:
In Reply to: Reply posted by Reader on November 15, 2006 at 19:59:01:
Reader,
Firstly, since you are an invisible person- with me having no idea where you come from,what you stand for and where you are headed, it is slightly tough to understand perhaps even contextualise whatever you write, which I must add with a heavy heart, makes for a hurriedly formed opinion, if not a thoroughly immature one.
Having said that, let me come to the crux of what you are saying. As I understand it, you are expressing your discomfort towards the "lack" of growth provided to Madhura's character, which can justify her decisions in the second half. If, and only if you would have cared to see the movie with eyes WIDE OPEN- there wwere three main incidents which gave determined Madhura's trajectory-
a) The first all village meeting in which Mirasu passed a wrong judgement against a thief. Madhura's expressions, her muffled dialogues and her stare, convinced atleast me that she did not agree with the judgement.
b) When Mirasu wishes to sleep with Madhura while informing her that she has to please the collector, Madhura refuses to do so, annoying Mirasu no end.
c) When Mirasu asks Kasi to leave the village, Madhura actually speaks up for him.
I am perhaps forgetting another instance, where Mirasu lets off a criminal after Madhura speaks up for him.
Reader, I hope you are aware of the situation where your employer/patron thinks something else and you another. During such times, if they have happened with you- The 21st century man/woman, whosoever you are, how much courage or guts you need to go against the wishes of your employer/boss/patron?
Now, we are talking of devadasis, those women, who were fed with the idea of pleasing patrons from their childhood days. Once you are taught "serfdom" of any kind, it is very tough for you to even attempt a negotiation of that place!
I am sure, you would get what I am going to say next: Madhura given the above incidents and the profession and lineage she comes from, is indeed extremely bold when she decides to take the step of crossing her familiar and familial boundaries.
Moreover, your haphazard judgement on the brand of feminism that I support is grossly wrong. Madhura's death is again METAPHORIC- The spirit of freedom that she embodies, invigorates itself in her daughter when she takes the temple fire out of the sanctum ( here, it means thet God is forced out of his boundary to grant liberation to his temple dancer/wife/devotee- whichever way u wanna read it).
The spirit continues to glow and that is what counts at the end of the day. The director may have killed Madhura, but the essence that she aspires to convey, is successfully conveyed at the end of it all.
So my brand of feminism is not so much about achieveing results in your life time but ensuring that the battle continues... By the way, thats also how life movies.. You could do with some reading of Paulo Cohelo to understand Sringaram. Its a strange link but it worked for me!
Any other doubts? Leme try and clear them for you!
God Bless,
Lada.
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