Review of Gandhi (1982) by Jamie P — 13 Apr 2013

The film opens with Gandhi being discriminated against for being Indian. He gets thrown off of a train for riding in the first class section. After this happens he decides to fight the racism all Indians face in South Africa. He starts by writing to the press, and organizes a small group to have a non-violent demonstration. This small group slowly grows into a large following of non-violent protestors who aid Gandhi in his mission to gain freedom. Gandhi gets beaten and arrested several times but he still continues to fight for his people's independence from the British Empire. There are several attempts by the British to stop Gandhi's non-violent movement, and violence is brought to Gandhi and his followers but they never stop resisting. By the end of the film Gandhi and his comrades have finally managed to attain their independence.

Watching the film 'Gandhi' helped me see how being one as a people is very important, along with how non-violent resistance to any form of oppression is the key role to ahimsa. I also felt that the way the film showed how the people of India were able to come together as one for a common goal showed the essence of the Hindu faith; all are equal and all are one. All these things can influence politics and the way people view a country as a whole, or just an individual.