Action, Violence & Cruelty !

Awesome!Mind-blowing!The biggest block-buster ever made in Indian cinema with record-breaking collection of Rs.225 crores in just 2 weeks! You must have got the clue that I'm talking about the latest Bollywood hit "Ghajini".The film is no doubt an outright Hindi masala movie with the typical south-Indian touch,the U.S.P. of its huge success is a result of synergistic combination of Aamir's 8pack physique & scarred trimmed hair-style,Asin's fresh look & performance, a bit novel concept of short-term memory loss & above all extra-ordinary marketing strategies. Aamir rocks as ever but the film is not of his level.I mean, how can u expect such violent film from the maker of a super sensitive film like "Taarein Zameen Par"? You just have a sense of discomfort after seeing all the violence in the movie. It leaves a gloomy effect on ur mind. Some people are rightly demanding "A" certificate for the film because the film is certainly not for the children. I've a couple of experiences to share in this context. My son Marmik was so frightened while watching the movie that he asked us to leave the movie & go home. When we reassured him, though he didn't forced us to go home; he still avoided watching violent scenes & preferred to wander outside. Similarly, my friend Jignesh's son, Nityam could not sleep properly for about a week after seeing "Ghajini". He used to wake up from sleep at night, terrified with fear. These are my personal experiences. I'm sure there'll be many more in general. I think our film-makers are well-versed with the art of film-making but they still have to learn the moral aspect of it. They don't seem to make distinction between the action,violence & the cruelty. All martial art films like that of Jackie Chan's, Bruce Lee's & of course Matrix are purely action films.It requires perfect training,timing & treatment just like filming a dance sequence. It's an art.It's fun.You can enjoy every bit of it. Violence is something beyond action as in war films, revenge films, films like 300,Troy,Gladiator etc. But when the film-maker goes a step further to terrify the viewer demolishing all the standards of decency, it becomes the cruelty.The violence in such films is so cold-blooded,ruthless & torturous that you feel aversion for it. Such kind of picturization is always avoidable.It does not make the movie impressive at all. You don't want to see that movie again.It may leave a long-lasting effect in the innocent minds of the children.I pray to the Almighty that he give those children "a long-term memory loss" for forgetting such cruelly violent movie!