Revolution is a word that when most people think of they think of violence. Most people. The winner of the Best Picture in 1982 depicts a different type of revolution. It depicts a revolution that has lots of protests, but peaceful and nonviolent ones. It depicts a man who sought the best for his people but didn't want to cause a war. Gandhi was that man. He changed an entire world and got the best for his people by showing the world that peace and kindness can have just as much, if not more, change on the world the killing and threating people can. This marvelous film show the life of Gandhi and how he chose to change the world. It starts off with the injustice that kicked off his crusade. He was kicked off a train because he held a first class ticket. The train only allowed white first class passengers on the train. Since Gandhi is Hindu he was not allowed to be in that compartment even though he paid for the ticket. He told train line that was not going to third class. They threw him off the train at the next stop. This lead to him realizing how much injustice there was in India under the United Kingdom rule and decided he was going to change it in a peaceful way. It shows all of the great things he accomplished in his life before he was assassinated in 1948.
The mastermind behind this film is a man by the name of Richard Attenborough. This man produced and directed this film. This film was his passion project. This movie was released in 1982 but he had been waiting for 18 years before that to make the film. I can say that I had more than paid off. He, along with Columbia, took home the top honors of the night over: Columbia's own Tootsie; Universal's E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and Missing; and 20th Century Fox's The Verdict.
This film is so touching ever time I have seen it. Gandhi's life and his way of working are so inspiring! I don't know of anyone else in history that want able to unit a whole country of people in peaceful way the he has. Telling a story about one person can be very hard, especially if they are as loved as Gandhi is. Attenborough did a magnificent job of bringing Gandhi's story to the world and showing a glimpse into the man that Gandhi was.
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