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🎬 The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mira Nair :-
This movie can be viewed as a new American empire in the rest of the world. It would be interesting to see this film. In which we find various perspectives of both sides. What American think about Pakistan ? Which way Pakistani look at on American? , What was the thoughts and feelings of being a Pakistani American identity.
There is also a controversy v/s corporate world and Literature. This controversy is going on between the character of Changez khan and his Abu (Om Puri).
The Reluctant Fundamentalist is a 2012 political thriller drama film based on the 2007 novel of the same name by Mohsin Hamid, directed by Mira Nair, starring Riz Ahmed and Kate Hudson in lead. The Reluctant Fundamentalist is a post-9/11 story about the impact of the Al Qaeda attacks on one Pakistani man and his treatment by Americans in reaction to them.
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In the beginning of the movie we can see Changez Khan who narrates his story, seen in flashback, while meeting in the Pak Tea House in Lahore with American journalist Bobby Lincoln. The identity of journalists is also questionable.
How do we read such a looks of people :
When he was first meeting Jim Cross and talking with him. Jim asked where you belong. Then the answer is ' Lahore , Pakistan' . At that moment we find that Jim Cross's facial expressions are very disgusting. It was such a strange look by him. But later on we find that he was not judging Changez from his Pakistani identity but from his talent and intelligence.
In the same conversation Changez told Jim Cross that his name is 'Changez'. Because Jim is not pronounced in a proper way. In this single sentence of conversation we can see the post colonial aspect. Here we find that the inferior complex. The character is conscious about his identity as a third world person. He insisted that his name should be pronounced in a proper way.
Changez Khan lived life very happily with his ambition. Before 9/11 he was a huge success. After the 9/11 we can see the situation changed. Now the American imperialism operates on the Muslim world. Who arrives in the US with great professional ambitions. And he accomplishes much before the planes hit the World Trade Center, a crisis that challenges his materialism.
Because of this event the whole concept of Muslim world and the Muslim community changed. So Changez Khan was humiliated in each and every aspect of life. American who built a hatred towards Muslim community in his /her mind. That is deeply constructed. Changez observed everything. And he is a Third World man rising to the heights of an imperialist nation. As an American, he benefits from our foreign interventions exploiting his "own people." Further, he contributes to the problem: In arranging mergers and acquisitions, he himself drives thousands of people into unemployment. And he decided to go back home, to his own Roots.
The character of Changez Khan is not a static character. He was totally transformed. When he was visiting a publishing house in Istanbul, Changez learned that the firm is financially worthless. He is also surprised to discover that his father's poems were translated into Turkish. He is given a copy of the published book. He has a change of heart and refuses to close down the company, infuriating his boss and mentor Jim Cross (Kiefer Sutherland). Changez resigned from Underwood Samson.
Changez Khan (Riz Ahmed) subtle transformations carry the film. The other characters have their own attributes, but their roles are limited.
In a way the movie was full of entertaining one. Music is also well composed. The thriller goes on at the end of the movie. So here in this movie we find that the two different controversial debuts are terrorist fundamentalist and corporate Fundamentalist. So here we can say that American imperialism plays a vital role. So the question raised here is why our minds like an American dream. Living in America is about achieving things. When the American professor was kidnapped, at that time police were searching for him very seriously. It shows how power operates on government and its rule. In this way they are controlled by power.
It was worth watching the movie by Mira Nair. After watching this film i personally build up a new perspective towards various things.
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