faithfully Unfaithful!!
It i said that movies are a reflection of our society at large. Never did i think that this statement could bear more significance, until i pondered over the content & matter of two apparently separate movies, which dealt with the same cancer bugging our society, to which we “social” people have actually turned a blind eye.
For those who dont see much movies– let me give u the stories of the two–
First—-
“Unfaithful”. —A Richard Gere starrer Hollywood product which has somehow in many circles of the society around me earned the title of a “semi-porn”!! I dont believe it though. Here’s the story– A nice famly with a very hard working yet very loving husband, an equally happy wife & a tiny kid to add to add on to their happiness. The wife somehow after a long time of marriage felt lonely & so one day,in the heat of a moment, decides to be with another guy — (may be) just for a change. The husband comes to know of it & inspite of asking repeatedly (but indirectly)the wife never lets the cat out of the bag. A broken hearted husband kills the wife’s boyfriend & dumps the body in the garbage yard, only to have police investigators knocking at the door. In the mean time the wife’s conscious had been risen & she refused to give in to that guy anymore & snaps all ties with him— but before that the guy was killed. The movie ends with their car standing at a traffic signal in a crossroad, while they were discussing how they could save themselves after the murder by fleeing to another place taking new false names…….
Second—-
“Dosar“.— A bengali movie under Rituparno Ghosh’s direction. same story as above , but here the husband cheats the wife. The husband & his girlfriend(who again has another happy family) while returning from a sort-of-honeymoon meets with an accident & the girl dies. The wife comes to know about the husbands unfaithfulness, but in the end of the movie all is forgotten & they are shown to start a new life altogether.
Thats all about the two movies. Coming to reality. I did ponder over the situation for a long time but could not come to a conclusion as to what exactly is the solution to a real life problem like this. we all love our partners…… But this problem is more than what i could comprehend. In the movies the most vital part easily left undiscussed & omitted is what to be done if the people(the guy in Unfaithful or the lady in Dosar) WERE NOT DEAD!!!!!!
hOW WOULD ONE TACKLE A SITUATION LIKE THAT!!! You love ur wife or husband & if they are the person back-stabing you– what all can you do. Saintly forgive– how many can do that in REALITY?? Murder the other person —– not practically feasible!!!! Leave you wife/husband— but first you love her/him,so will YOU be happy leaving her/him?? & second what if you have a child — what will you do with that innocent kid?? Think about the pain the kid will have to endure under any of your actions. Dont say that the kid means nothing to you. Or lastly is it the big idea of forgiving your better-half & staying put even knowing the problem still lingers– in short continuing with the half-broken marriage.???
Another recent movie “kabhi Alvida na Kehne”– a bollywood product seemed to me to be avoiding tactfully almost all problems. So please dont site examles from there.
This problem is a growing cancer for our society & we actually cant stay with our eyes shut deeming all these movies as “porn” or bad-to-watch. They are actually giving the insight to that new problem of which we are aware but we never want to discuss. But how long can we stay lke this ??? someday we have to answer the call of the situation. We all hope that “it never happens with us!” But we are a part of “the society” & a turmoil anywhere in it will have the shock waves hitting us!! That when we will have no place to hide!!!
How do we all tackle it??
