Analysis Of The Movie Water - 1555 Words

Before watching the movie, Water, I wasn’t exactly sure what kind of movie it was going to be or what the movie was going to tell us. Halfway through it, I could not keep my eyes off the screen; it was truly a great movie. The character development along with the overall story was incredible. How the director used something as simple as color to really emphasize the scenes impressed me, and all of the camera angles which depicted more than what was needed was very interesting. I also enjoyed the incredible acting as the characters did not merely play the part, they were the part. The use of color was unique, as usual in societies certain colors mean certain things. As for us, black symbolizes death. In this movie the most scene color is†¦show more content†¦In forms of death, they cover the dead with white cloth, and dress them in white cloth. When color was present it was joyful, especially the pre-wedding scene in the Ashram. Even Didi was in high spirits. When wat ching the camera angles that were being shot, you can tell the director wanted to show more than what the story was telling. She wanted to show how the people around looked compared to the widows. How they carried themselves, how they eat, how they bathed, how they prayed, how they dressed. This focused on the idea of them being outcasted from society, from everyday regular life. When it comes to the directors view of patriarchy in India, I feel that through the movie, Water, this matter is projected as something negative. Reasons why I feel this way is because multiple scenes that are showing some sort of patriarchy contained sad music, and sad emotions. A scene that really stands out to me is when Shakuntala talks to the religious man near the river about her confusion about the rules against widows and remarriage. His response is, â€Å"You know there was a law that was passed saying that widows were allowed to remarry, but now one pays attention to those rules.† This was a huge sign to me about how big of an impact men had. Another scene that I could think would be a negative depiction of patriarchy is when Chuyia is brought to Narayans father, for what he considered was play. But it also shows that the Ashram relies on the trafficking of