Post Aamis, I have been coming to terms with the meticulous chaos that the film was. Whatever came out from the hall that day will be staying with me; shadow-atoms. I will skip right to the point about why I loved Aamis. It was about the constant deconstructions of the self, of denial, of acceptance; a very intimate journey, a torrid affair with the unrestrained madness beneath our skin. The invisible social structure shaping our sensibilities, orchestrating our narratives, everything was challenged. Every fucking thing was challenged. It was hard clinging to our binary limitations of what was good, or bad inside the cinema hall.
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I do not intend on endorsing cannibalism. But, why cannibalism? Why it had to be like a surrealist painting with the cold fingers of absurdity slapping our well-conditioned cheeks? Why Frankenstein instead of the tamed despondency, which could have somewhat lessened the (moral) gap between the audience? For one, the film dealt with repressed feelings, which, again, was (is) a product of our societal structure. The way we have this unhealthy obsession to label things, to construct cute little boxes to avoid delving deeper; we all want to be comfortable. Our convenience was effortlessly shoved down our own throats when the protagonists indulged in a very unusual love-making, eating parts of the other's flesh, savouring the taste, the aftertaste. The structure had to be broken, the cage had to be broken, and for them, this was a way. I am not glorifying cannibalism, but only addressing why it was shown in the first place. We can conform, but not always. And when we don't, it is not necessary that we will always weigh the options. Sometimes, that's not even an option, or there's not even the luxury of contemplation. We just start existing.
Right, wrong, good, bad, these are just very strong (?) words, which can be easily manipulated by any prevalent political ideology. The structure is not always your home. The reason why I will always love Aamis is because it dared to challenge, dared to disobey the norms. Cannibalism was just a medium. An aspect. An instance of using art as it should be used- as portals to the wilderness, beyond our prosaic whims to separate the right from wrong. But if we are discussing the right and wrong, why not discuss the very unhealthy ways in which we are conditioned to slowly hate ourselves for having desires, or for simply being human?
P.S. - The backlash, in a way, is positive. It seems people are logical enough to recognize the unusual circumstances surrounding the film, and that slicing up a human for brunch or dinner is not acceptable. But, we do need to go beyond the very obvious things to really appreciate the thematic gorgeousness of Aamis, or why we needed a film like Aamis. Aamis is a part of a greater discourse which questions the very fabric of a society which leaves no space for an individual to grow, or for the citizens to grow.
Do watch the film. Aamis is the kind of film which will linger like a ghost.
Originally published on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lopamudra.sharma.1/posts/2651932304920824
#spoileralert
I do not intend on endorsing cannibalism. But, why cannibalism? Why it had to be like a surrealist painting with the cold fingers of absurdity slapping our well-conditioned cheeks? Why Frankenstein instead of the tamed despondency, which could have somewhat lessened the (moral) gap between the audience? For one, the film dealt with repressed feelings, which, again, was (is) a product of our societal structure. The way we have this unhealthy obsession to label things, to construct cute little boxes to avoid delving deeper; we all want to be comfortable. Our convenience was effortlessly shoved down our own throats when the protagonists indulged in a very unusual love-making, eating parts of the other's flesh, savouring the taste, the aftertaste. The structure had to be broken, the cage had to be broken, and for them, this was a way. I am not glorifying cannibalism, but only addressing why it was shown in the first place. We can conform, but not always. And when we don't, it is not necessary that we will always weigh the options. Sometimes, that's not even an option, or there's not even the luxury of contemplation. We just start existing.
Right, wrong, good, bad, these are just very strong (?) words, which can be easily manipulated by any prevalent political ideology. The structure is not always your home. The reason why I will always love Aamis is because it dared to challenge, dared to disobey the norms. Cannibalism was just a medium. An aspect. An instance of using art as it should be used- as portals to the wilderness, beyond our prosaic whims to separate the right from wrong. But if we are discussing the right and wrong, why not discuss the very unhealthy ways in which we are conditioned to slowly hate ourselves for having desires, or for simply being human?
P.S. - The backlash, in a way, is positive. It seems people are logical enough to recognize the unusual circumstances surrounding the film, and that slicing up a human for brunch or dinner is not acceptable. But, we do need to go beyond the very obvious things to really appreciate the thematic gorgeousness of Aamis, or why we needed a film like Aamis. Aamis is a part of a greater discourse which questions the very fabric of a society which leaves no space for an individual to grow, or for the citizens to grow.
Do watch the film. Aamis is the kind of film which will linger like a ghost.
Originally published on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lopamudra.sharma.1/posts/2651932304920824
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