Some point in the movie
A dinner party held at the house, attended by the British Inspectorate of Police and Mr Singh, a Sikh friend of the family, erupts over the future of the country. Lenny and her precocious young cousin, hiding under the dinner table, hear Singh denounce the British.
The film is rich with comments from its characters denouncing partition and double-talking local politicians. One particularly notable moment sees the film's protagonists listening to a radio broadcast by Congress Party leader Jawaharial Nehru, India's first prime minister.
Nehru declares: “At the stroke of the midnight hour [August 15, 1947], when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom.” These comments are greeted with cynicism and …show more content…
The servants attempt to protect her, claiming that she has left the house innocent Lenny by trusting the Ice Candy Man, admits that Shanta is still in the house. The young nanny is dragged off to her death. Lenny's innocent mistake will haunt her for the rest of her life.
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Over ll Analysis of film Endings and conclusion
The film "Earth" ends with the tragic scene of horror when the fervent and hungry for violence Muslims drive beautiful Shanta away. Horrifying statistics follows the scene thousands died during the partition and millions were forced to move. The question of worthiness of the partition crosses the minds of the audience.
What did Pakistan gained from the partition? Was it necessary and unavoidable at the first place? The movie not only teaches a history lesson on the painful consequences of the division of the country, but also shows the helplessness of the common people in these historical conditions. It seems that people were directly affected by the forces and were powerless in resisting the wave of nationalism that came upon them from more potent forces not discussed in the
A dinner party held at the house, attended by the British Inspectorate of Police and Mr Singh, a Sikh friend of the family, erupts over the future of the country. Lenny and her precocious young cousin, hiding under the dinner table, hear Singh denounce the British.
The film is rich with comments from its characters denouncing partition and double-talking local politicians. One particularly notable moment sees the film's protagonists listening to a radio broadcast by Congress Party leader Jawaharial Nehru, India's first prime minister.
Nehru declares: “At the stroke of the midnight hour [August 15, 1947], when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom.” These comments are greeted with cynicism and …show more content…
The servants attempt to protect her, claiming that she has left the house innocent Lenny by trusting the Ice Candy Man, admits that Shanta is still in the house. The young nanny is dragged off to her death. Lenny's innocent mistake will haunt her for the rest of her life.
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Over ll Analysis of film Endings and conclusion
The film "Earth" ends with the tragic scene of horror when the fervent and hungry for violence Muslims drive beautiful Shanta away. Horrifying statistics follows the scene thousands died during the partition and millions were forced to move. The question of worthiness of the partition crosses the minds of the audience.
What did Pakistan gained from the partition? Was it necessary and unavoidable at the first place? The movie not only teaches a history lesson on the painful consequences of the division of the country, but also shows the helplessness of the common people in these historical conditions. It seems that people were directly affected by the forces and were powerless in resisting the wave of nationalism that came upon them from more potent forces not discussed in the