I just saw this movie yesterday and it was awesome! This is something that happens in the Indian society so often these days, so the relevance of the movie was spot on.
It was about these 3 girls who are in a court case against these 4 boys. The guys have charged one of the girls with attempted murder and the girls have charged the guys with molestation. As the story unfolds, it shows the absolute flaws in the Indian Police system. How people can be bought to give wrong testaments. How people assume what might have happend and a whole lotta preconceived notions about what defines the character of a girl.
It shows how guys think that if a girl wears short and reveling clothes, if she parties, drinks alcohol she will probably be game to have intercourse with him. The most important thing is left out in the minds of these guys....the CONSENT of the girl. Which in this movie, was not given.
As it turns out, the girls get a lawyer who is totally awesome and brings out all these points perfectly.
What i liked about the movie is that they don't portray the girls as absolute angles. These are regular girls who make mistakes and wrong choices.
The most important point of the movie however was how the Indian culture is making assumptions about the character of girls these days and how consent is everyone's right, be it a girlfriend, wife or a sex worker. No one deserves to be forced into anything.
I hope all Indian audience watches this movie...and i hope the English translation comes out soon so everyone else can watch it.
However, I have come across men who think the movie is biased. It shows some men in bad light, maybe that's why. There are people who think the problem is over hyped but they should ask the ones who actually suffer because of it.
If women don't feel safe in their own country and have to have things like knives and pepper spray in their bags, something is very wrong with the society we live in.
However, I have come across men who think the movie is biased. It shows some men in bad light, maybe that's why. There are people who think the problem is over hyped but they should ask the ones who actually suffer because of it.
If women don't feel safe in their own country and have to have things like knives and pepper spray in their bags, something is very wrong with the society we live in.
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