Gandhi (DVD)

...to just over 3 hours, Gandhi is literally one of those films that provokes a 'they don't make 'em like that anymore'. They don't make them like this anymore, such attention and care devoted to the characters, the culture, the times, the places. Watching 'Gandhi' is an almost virtual history lesson, with Attenborough placing you straight into the life of Mohandas K Gandhi, former laywer, turned political leader. A man who looked beyond the hue of ...
...dignified peaceful manner in which Gandhi reacted to each beating, imprisonment, and shift in the goal posts of the law promises that the movie is never less than an emotional rollercoaster. To his credit, Attenborough never lets sentiment cloud his telling of the story, and this is a biopic that suceeds on the achievements of the main character, and refuses to trade on the injustice meeted out to Gandhi, and his fellow politicians and friends who ...

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...the fight, dedication and determination Gandhi had to secure the countries independence. The film is both moving and very informative, its slow paced but that's the purpose of the film, its both dramatic and so powerfully moving. The film was a true appraisal of the life and legacy of Mahatma, it showed his beliefs, his coriage, power and determination to fight for a just cause. The film was brilliantly directed by Attenborugh, and is lead by a very ...
...known figure. We see how Gandhi gets assisnated during an evening walk in the garden, being shot by a young man and then shouting out "Oh God" before he dies. The film then rewinds back to the early moments of Gandhi's movement for freedom. We don't get to see his childhood or any aspect of his parental life etc, it moves straight into the pivotal moment were Gandhi is thrown off a train in South Africa, because he was travelling in first class. ...

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...possibly his finest role, as Gandhi and a host of top names, including Candice Bergen, Edward Fox, John Gielgud, Trevor Howard, John Mills and Martin Sheen.Released by Columbia Pictures, the film won eight Oscars in 1982. The film opens in New Delhi on January 30th 1948.Whilst leading prayers, the Mahatma is assassinated by a Hindu fanatic. There follow scenes of international mourning, and a State funeral attended by the good and great, including ...
...from London.the year is 1893,and Gandhi is quickly introduced to the injustice of apartheid when he is unceremoniously ejected from a train, for having had the audacity, as an Indian, to expect to travel in a first class carriage. Further injustices lead him to begin his campaign against this corrupt system. He advocates passive resistance, non-co-operation and non-violence. He is savagely beaten and thrown into prison, but stands firm in his beliefs. ...

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..."only Indian people can celebrate Gandhi and we are evil, attention-seekers to try to do this ourselves" the scale of the movie is incredible. This is not an attention-seeking film - it is a poignant memorial to a great man. The film was directed by Richard Attenborough with help from Gandhi direct relations. It also is no holds barred in its portayal of the English and to some extent what became the Pakistanis. John Geiguld plays immpeccably a ...
...written around the words of Gandhi and the situations he became involved in from the beginnings in South Africa to the torture and massacre in India. The film charts the skill of a great political man, a loyal family man and covers in exceptional detail his ideas on non-confrontation and passive resistance. I believe the main power of this film is that while we can clearly see the English are the tyrants they are not made out to be the simple "Hollywood" ...

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Wow! Gandhi is long (over three hours), yet it seems that it could have even been longer. This masterpiece goes through the life of Mahatma Gandhi from his early days, through the Indian revolution, ending with his assassination. The cinematography is excellent, capturing the beauty of the Indian landscape, coupled with the tension of the Indian revolution. However, the focus is on Gandhi himself. After watching, you are struck with the amazing will ...
...people. Though immediate action is to fight back violence with violence, Gandhi advocates non-violence, which leads to an even more powerful statement. Only through great will power of a truly altruistic leader and unanimity of thought of all can success be achieved. And it is, though not without much bloodshed. ...

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...obstacles put in his way, Gandhi refuses to submit to violence, prefering to keep the status quo rather than allow his followers to resort to physical force. Despite the weight of an Empire against him, Gandhi's message that 'right will prevail' comes to pass. An amazing film that does justice to one of the truly great men of modern times. Ben Kingsley gives a powerful and sensitive portrayal in the title role, ably supported by the cream of British ...

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