THE WHITE TIGER MOVIE REVIEW: AN EYE OPENER for the rebellion that wants to break out from the Rooster’s cage.
I WAS LOOKING FOR THE KEY SINCE YEARS. BUT THE DOOR WAS ALWAYS OPEN.
I love this movie, it’s an eye-opener. I feel like it expanded my emotional horizon. I intimately witnessed the transformation of Balram from being this bright, pure-hearted boy from rural India into becoming what he eventually evolved into. Moreover, without spoiling anything, he eventually turned into something very different from what he started as. It is a fascinating journey unfurled through another person’s life. This is the magic of movies:- Relieving the taste of what it’s like to live another person’s life. What’s so impressive to me is that at no point did I feel like “Nah, they’ve lost me with the story. Nobody would do this, nobody would think like this, nobody would feel like this.”
It always felt like: Yeah, given those circumstances, I get it. I get why he’s doing what he’s doing, feeling how he’s feeling, thinking what he’s thinking. The one thing I don’t quite get about this movie is why they chose to tell the story through an email Balram writes to the Chinese Entrepreneur because he hopes to make business with the Chinese in India. It doesn’t take away from experiencing the masterful storytelling, but it didn’t do anything and just seemed like unnecessary narrative arc.
There are few movies set in India that I enjoy watching-I despise Bollywood movies, so I came with a bit of apprehension into this, but it was riveting right from the start and I completely lost myself in the storytelling. Now I’m gonna read the book.
Critics have started comparing this movie with Parasite. But with an immeasurable difference in the wage gap between the rich and the poor, this movie shows the reality. I have seen people criticizing Slumdog Millionaire because for them it shows India in a bad light that appeals to the western mind. But in reality, it’s quite the opposite, it doesn’t appeal to your mind, or your conception of India. The ugly reality is shown front and center in this movie, and while there is some fiction towards the end, it is a must-watch to shock the world of those who are lulled into a false sense of reality. India is beautiful, and this movie does not change that, however, it shows that it can be beautiful for all citizens, not just those who have been born into a favorable position to succeed.
