Rang de Basanti Notes

* Rang de Basanti * You Pakistani snap. Police bribed. Extreme nationalism no western music, dancing, and so on * Mother figure, mother India * Around 30 mins, say what is there to be patriotic about? Corrpution, population, and so on But fighter pilot says no country is perfect, Im still entrusting to break-dance my sustenance for my country. * Karan college kid, pressure from father. Every second some unity is born in this country, no wholeness cares about them. Neither government nor God. Do something or else you will be one of them. SMS generation * Dont let word-painting seriously at first, make fun of the language.Different times, say they cant relate. * Aslam Muslim, with Hindu friends. Family portrayed as violent, hating Hindus because Muslims are non accepted in India. * Sue is disappointed that India is not the romantic country she thought it was? * They had imbed new heroes, and we had no one to blame but ourselves. We were hearing the echoes of our knowledg e guns. Scene of the Amritsar massacre. Men, women, children fired upon by Dyers armyas they tried to escape, women with babies jumping in wells. Boys say we are like ants, taking everything lying down/not reacting.Mom says this generation lacks will to do anything someone part of the massacre went on the whole the way to London to kill Dyer. Punjab families send at least one son to army, sacrifice runs in blood militant portrayal of Punjabs? * Friends scene saying maybe Ashfaq should go to Afghanistan, he will be steady-going with his own. Friend asks why am I not one of your own? First friend asks for forgiveness, it is as much your country as it is mine. * Not terrorists, revolutionaries. Tortured, but did not break. McKinley had a problem with the torture, Bismil said it is not your fault you are just doing your duty. Went to Ashfaq, said Bismil will create a country for Hindus. He said no, this is for the freedom on Hindustan, but you wouldnt understand because youve been a slave to that kind of thought for so long. * Did revolutionaries give their lives for nothing? One leg in future, one leg in past. Why dont you do something to change it? Difference is how you go to the spartan. * A womans place is at her husbands feet laughed at. * Drastic measures. Takes a loud noise to open deaf ears. aridness strikes in prison. * He got his 21 gun salute at his funeral.But was it in vain? Died with his countrys flag. Saved many lives by not crashing it into the city. Corruption scandal. * Laxmans realization might mirror what young nationalists open at that time? Saw leader of his movement doing nothing, when they supposedly fought for India. fair mass were getting hurt aran has finally found his cause. waking up * Colonial legacies left one behind for another? Cycle. * Class struggles Sukhi says Karans father will just bail him out. Accuses him of knowing that his father was corrupt. * deterrent example superiority.Bond over common cause, all rivals /problems are overcome * Change from at bottom * Divisive/polarizing figure some say dont take the law into your own hands, others praise as the right thing to do when politicians control the law * Revolutionary vs. terrorists * Why didnt the boys join politics, army, police, etc. to change the way that Ajay said to? * 1 people who go to their grave screaming. 2 people who die without a sound. Third kind of people he came across as being the ones who embraced death as a friend and an equal, with a heartfelt laughter