Personally, I am not a history
person. When I learn that we will be watching this movie I was thinking this
will be another boring show that might doze me off. However I was wrong. I actually
like this movie despite there are moments that I feel like fast forward it. It
depicted the life of Gandhi and his principal in aiding India to independent. Personally
I appreciate Gandhi’s effort in running a non-violent campaign in both South Africa
and India. People usually believed that those who are powerful will be able to
control the others’. However, this is not necessary true. At least I don’t think
it is. Taking revenge or beating people up might make them listen and obey you
for a moment but it won’t last forever because violent is a form of impulsive
behaviors. Hence, I think it is more important for one to calm them down and let
people know they mean what they want.
Besides,
this movie reminds me of the psychological concepts I learnt in my social
psychology and occupational psychology class. Before India obtain her
independence, Muslims and Indians work together to protest and stand up to the
British. However, once the decision of independence was made, the two ethnic
groups form their own group and an in-group bias is observed. The two ethnic groups started to bully people
from their out-group and engaged in numerous violent acts. This irony does not
happen only in the society but among the political leaders as well. Before the
independence, all leaders can chat peacefully with each other. However, once
the idea of independence is confirm, Jinnah the Muslim leader stand out to
Gandhi and ask him regarding the division. I think it is very important for the
leaders to sort the matter out themselves before they speak to the people. In this
incident, Jinnah should sooth the Muslims down while he negotiates with the
Gandhi and the other leader. Being as a political leader, one should always prioritize
the welfare of his people be it Muslims or Indians as they are all part of
India.
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