Today I watched Kabir Singh, all alone, for the first time
in my life. I am not good at reviewing movies nor I am interested in doing so.
But at one point of time, I think it is important to discuss these issues from
gender perspective.
A director has all the right to make to whatever kind of movies
he wants to make yet I would like to point out…
One needs to understand that there is a term called ‘media
discourse’ which means a way through which a platform communicates with
audience. The very first flaw lies in the movie itself is the concept or way of
loving someone. You cannot possess someone even if you are madly in love with
them. It made me uncomfortable the way the hero kisses on checks of the heroin
on the first day they talk without asking if she is comfortable or not. The
character of the heroin in this movie is of a shy, timid girl exactly like one
most of the boys want their partner to be. This is totally unacceptable how the
hero slaps the heroin when things were going out of his hand. Girls are not
someone’s property; they are human likes others so stop treating them like an
object. There is one seen in the movie where the hero interrupts while a
lecture was going on. He threatens his juniors that the girl in white suit and
pink chunni is his bandi (possession) and don’t dare someone come closer to her
otherwise the repercussions will be dangerous for them. This was totally
bullshit. How come a guy on the very first day saw a beautiful girl and without
even knowing her name claims that she is his bandi.
The suppression of one gender in the name of care, love and
security is not gonna help. If a man can handle himself then a woman can too.
She can raise her voice and decide what is good for her or what is not. These
kind movies have a psychological impact on youngsters. There are already many
cases of psychos in colleges who ruined girl’s life in their one-sided love.
This kind of movies exemplify and encourage them to do so. Men are already
justifying dominance over women in the name of love.
For all the girls out there please try to understand the
peculiarity of being submissive. Power and dominance are not the kind of love
you deserve. Love someone who liberates you from the shackles of patriarchy.
Love someone who gives you agency to decide for yourself. Love the one who
stood behind you in every step of your life when you are struggling to get your
identity by fighting all the odds, not the one who stood in front of you,
speaking on behalf of you.
Remember-
“Men are not the enemy, but the fellow victims. The real
enemy is women’s denigration of themselves.”
-
Simone De Beauvoir
Yes agree with you
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