Review of Gandhi (1982) by Brooke C — 24 Sep 2011

In this movie I understood that Gandhi was a man of peace and togetherness, however, it is hard to make others feel the same way. The plot of this movie is sort of like the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. I man is fighting for what is right and is killed in the process. The very beginning shows Gandhi getting shot and then goes back about 55 years. Gandhi was kicked off of an African train because he was Indian, even though he had a first class ticket. At this point he felt the urge to start a nonviolent movement to protect the rights of Indians in Africa. He was arrested did not receive a lot of support from other countries, but victory was his. India thought of him as a here and invited him back to lead the fight in their independence from Britain. The fight is won, but not over for Gandhi. All of his campaigns have been built on nonviolence, and now India is torn between Muslims and Hindus. He goes on a hunger strike saying that he will not eat until the fighting ends. Eventually the fighting does end, but India is now split into two separate countries (India and Pakistan). This is not what Gandhi wanted, and he was still fighting to bring peace between the two countries until he was shot.

This movie relates to world religions because it shows the strength and power of religion. Religion in this movie caused a country to separate. When you think of religion you want to think of peace, but this movie shows how the views of a particular religion can turn into violence. In this movie there was one man that was religious and still had a loving heart for others of different religions. The point is no matter how you believe, there are others who do not feel the same. We all still have to live and we do not have to use violence to fight for our religion.