The 1982 Movie Gandhi: Strengths And Strengths Of The Film

The 1982 movie Gandhi, starring Ben Kingsley and Candice Bergen had both strengths and weaknesses. One of the movies weaknesses was that it left a lot of gaps. It is understandable why they had to leave a lot of gaps. The movie was supposed to depict the whole life of Gandhi. If they had of put every detail of Gandhi’s life, every year of every sentence he spent in jail, the movie would be way longer than three plus hours. I just think that they could have better picked and chosen which parts to leave out because at times it left you confused, which leads me to my next weakness. At times it was hard to understand what exactly was going on. As a person who is not as familiar with Gandhi and what exactly he stood for, it was very hard to fully grasp the concepts of the movie. I feel that the movie could have been made in a way that would have been better understood by people like me.
During the beginning of the movie, I listened to the commentary and they said that they played his assassination first because they knew that people were unfamiliar with Gandhi and what he stood for. They felt that showing his assassination and the funeral that followed would show just how much of a prominent figure Gandhi was. I watched it again without the commentary and I felt that their initial purpose of showing his assassination first was not reached. I still did not really get the point of showing the assassination first. The 1982 movie Gandhi also had some good qualities, or in other words strengths.
To begin, it was one of those movies that make the watcher think. Even a person who was not necessarily familiar with Gandhi still could perceive the philosophical aspects of the movie. Some of the events and the things that Gandhi fought for cau...

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...wisdom, knowledge and ideas from other sources. Gandhi’s philosophy was somewhat unlike any that I have ever heard of. Also, his stance on violence was admirable. Seeing his ability to stand for what he believed in was amazing. Not many people can stay by their beliefs in the face of extreme opposition. The 1982 movie Gandhi caused me to think about some of the philosophies floating around in todays society. Not all philosophies now days are as self-fufiling and encouraging, and uplifting as Gandhi’s. He truly fought for what he believed in. He did not give up no matter how many times he was beaten or thrown in jail. Also, doing this paper taught me that procrastination in a very, very bad idea. I should have started to work on this paper way before I did. In spite of this I don’t regret my decision. I think that this paper turned out to be very well written paper.