We all like illusions or to say it better we live in illusions. Till we complete our academic education or till we get any unexpected problem in life we do not realize what we are. Till then we feel like a hero and think that we can do whatever we want in life. We can observe this while watching movies. When we see the film idiot we feel like an idiot, when we see three idiots we feel like amir, when we see ankuram we feel like revathi.
Till our academics, we do not have much concerns in life other than some exams and one or two crushes. But then, after coming in to the reality, when we started learning what we are, when we came to know we are not heroes and we have limitations in all sides of the life.. It is damn difficult to digest the facts. The only difference is till our academics we don’t know that we have some limits and we live in illusions, after that we will understand the facts about our heroism but still live in the same illusions.
For an instance, when a rowdy is raping heroine (or any other character) in a movie, we see it with utter anxiety to find the torn jacket or the bare thighs and what not each secret part of the victim and then immediately in the next scene if the hero goes and fight with that rapist, we support the hero heartfully and we may even clap in the theatre based on the directors capability. If we observe the above scenario, there is a contradiction within ourselves. We are enjoying her nakedness and in the next scene we hate the rowdy for doing so. The worst part is, even if we see swathimuthyam with in no time after the earlier movie we start identifying ourselves with the Kamal Hassan’s character in the movie.
There are some interesting interpretations in the above example. The first one is, we are ignorant that we are actually supporting the rowdy character as we strongly feel that we never do that kind of stuff to a lady. The second one is, we identify ourselves in the hero character as we all wish to fight against the evil in the society and then we go far beyond our nature and feel like Kamal Hassan. The reason behind each of our reactions is, we feel anxiety to see her naked because our hormones react faster than our heart, in the next scene our heart starts working and realizes that the lady was troubled by that rowdy. So, we want to fight against him. As we can’t fight with him either on screen or off screen, we start admiring the hero character as he is doing what you thought to do.
Similarly, when a lady sees the movie ankuram, she identifies herself with revathi and applauds her for doing whatever she has done in that movie. But, in reality how many persons can bring a child to her home in that fashion and fights with her husband, law and society to give back that kid to his father. Here also, the person believes that whatever Revathi has done is perfect and admires her because Revathi has done exactly what the person is believing correct.
As explained in the first example, we will come across lot of contradictions between what we do and what we believe in our real life. But, we do not realize this when we are students or under aged persons. As we grow up and understand the limitations of our heroism, we can not bare the feeling that we are not hero. Each day passing, we will come to know a new fact about our pseudo heroism and starts admiring the screen heroes in the movies and stop working about our heroism in the real life.
In the second example, we just don't know our inability that we can not save a child like that in reality but when we are watching the movie, we feel like we have fought against all the hindrances and gave back the child to his father. When we really face that kind of situation in real life, we admire the character of Revathi and stop thinking about our own heroism to save that child as we feel that it is unnecessary risk to our family and social life. If you save that child, then you are a hero and this blog is not for you.
I will leave this topic here to your sensibilities, abilities and guts to interpret all the above points. Just review yourself where you stand really.. Are you a real hero? Are you able to do what exactly you want to do? Or do you give up thinking about the heroism and living like every other person?
Finally, after seeing all these things, don’t come to me and ask, are you doing whatever you want... You already know the answer... ;)
Till our academics, we do not have much concerns in life other than some exams and one or two crushes. But then, after coming in to the reality, when we started learning what we are, when we came to know we are not heroes and we have limitations in all sides of the life.. It is damn difficult to digest the facts. The only difference is till our academics we don’t know that we have some limits and we live in illusions, after that we will understand the facts about our heroism but still live in the same illusions.
For an instance, when a rowdy is raping heroine (or any other character) in a movie, we see it with utter anxiety to find the torn jacket or the bare thighs and what not each secret part of the victim and then immediately in the next scene if the hero goes and fight with that rapist, we support the hero heartfully and we may even clap in the theatre based on the directors capability. If we observe the above scenario, there is a contradiction within ourselves. We are enjoying her nakedness and in the next scene we hate the rowdy for doing so. The worst part is, even if we see swathimuthyam with in no time after the earlier movie we start identifying ourselves with the Kamal Hassan’s character in the movie.
There are some interesting interpretations in the above example. The first one is, we are ignorant that we are actually supporting the rowdy character as we strongly feel that we never do that kind of stuff to a lady. The second one is, we identify ourselves in the hero character as we all wish to fight against the evil in the society and then we go far beyond our nature and feel like Kamal Hassan. The reason behind each of our reactions is, we feel anxiety to see her naked because our hormones react faster than our heart, in the next scene our heart starts working and realizes that the lady was troubled by that rowdy. So, we want to fight against him. As we can’t fight with him either on screen or off screen, we start admiring the hero character as he is doing what you thought to do.
Similarly, when a lady sees the movie ankuram, she identifies herself with revathi and applauds her for doing whatever she has done in that movie. But, in reality how many persons can bring a child to her home in that fashion and fights with her husband, law and society to give back that kid to his father. Here also, the person believes that whatever Revathi has done is perfect and admires her because Revathi has done exactly what the person is believing correct.
As explained in the first example, we will come across lot of contradictions between what we do and what we believe in our real life. But, we do not realize this when we are students or under aged persons. As we grow up and understand the limitations of our heroism, we can not bare the feeling that we are not hero. Each day passing, we will come to know a new fact about our pseudo heroism and starts admiring the screen heroes in the movies and stop working about our heroism in the real life.
In the second example, we just don't know our inability that we can not save a child like that in reality but when we are watching the movie, we feel like we have fought against all the hindrances and gave back the child to his father. When we really face that kind of situation in real life, we admire the character of Revathi and stop thinking about our own heroism to save that child as we feel that it is unnecessary risk to our family and social life. If you save that child, then you are a hero and this blog is not for you.
I will leave this topic here to your sensibilities, abilities and guts to interpret all the above points. Just review yourself where you stand really.. Are you a real hero? Are you able to do what exactly you want to do? Or do you give up thinking about the heroism and living like every other person?
Finally, after seeing all these things, don’t come to me and ask, are you doing whatever you want... You already know the answer... ;)
P.S: You may have your own interpretations about good, bad and heroism. So, I am not at all bothered about how you take the above examples. But, if you are able to relate them to your own life and if it makes some sense try to review yourself and you know what to do after that..
Cheers!!
Varma
Kallu teripichavu ra....
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P.S People who dont understand the movie names and contexts.,.. I plead you to watch those movies to understand the depth an intensity of the post.
Sriki
thanx buddy :)
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