Wednesday, January 24, 2007

Shakespeare Wallah

This movie is very boring. Through the process of finishing watching this movie, I had dreamt of fishing. At first, when the movie started, I paid lots of attention and interest into it. However, as time passed by, the movie began to confuse me more and more. The number actors kept growing until i am confuse in the role they are plating. Eventually, I need to seek help from my my course mate to retell me the story. then only i came to realize that the content of the movie is not as confusing as it seems.
Through my understanding of the story, the word "Wallah" refers to the Shakespeareans actors. In the movie, it is portrayed through a family, consists of MR. Buckingham, Mrs. Buckingham and their daughter, Lizzie. They are poor and most of the time,they just spend their time on rehearsing and acting. when they get tired, they just sleep whenever they can find a place for themselves.
As the story continue, Lizzie fall in on Sanju, husband to Carlo. from there, conflicts arises when Carlo got to know their relationship as well as it goes to Mrs. Buckingham. Carlo force her husband to leave Lizzie, while Mrs. Buckingham wants her daughter to go to England.. Therefore, Lizzie faces internal conflict, she has to choose to stay with her loved one or listen to her mother. however, things just happen as if it was planned, Lizzie found out that Sanju neither stop her from leaving to England nor follow her there. Finally, Lizzie comes to conclusion that she just left to England.
From the movie, I realized that performers that are not famous are looked down. they even face discrimination. This can be seen in Mr. Buckingham asking MR. Lall to have his family put on a performance. Br. Buckingham is turned down as Mr. Lall is looking for better educated young actors. In addition, Lizzie audience whistle at her while she is acting, this shows that they have no respect to actors who are acting. In contrast, looking at Sanju's wife who is a famous actor, she own a house and have a servant. when she went to watch "Othello" played by Mr. Buckingham's family members, she attracted all the audience attention and even the reporters. therefore, there is a contrast between famous actors and not famous actors.
In conclusion, Shakespeare Wallah has fully portrayed the life of actors. we can see the life-style that MR. Buckingham's family is living as well as the life-style that Carlo is enjoying. moreover, this movie also shown the actors ways of solving conflicts and problems they in life.

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