Tare Zameen Par

I went to Tare Zameen Par a couple of days back and I came out feeling really good but with a sense of discomfort. The movie is a rather pleasant way of awakening each of us to the uniqueness that each of us possess, it brings out a strong message to look at your children again, to see the children around you and see how special each of them are. Human nature strongly resists any direct confrontation even if its for ones own good but that same message if put across in a different manner is acceptable, in this I think the movie succeeds. It starts you thinking about a lot of things from your own specialty, how dear those dear ones really are and in a subtle nice way which doesn’t hurt anyone’s ego make you relook at what you have, what you are and what really is deep within. Its worth a watch because if nothing more, its endearing, it takes you on an emotional ride and you come out of the movie theatre not ashamed of crying and having those moments of weakness where you let your emotions overpower your logic and self control.
The movie as such has been shot well, I did think that the first half was about 15 min longer than it should have been but in the end its those seemingly not required scenes which help you identify and empathize with the nine year old Ishan. Dyslexia is a short term learning difficulty; it is not a disease or disability which has no cure. The cure is simple, a little more practice, a lot of empathy and understanding and most important a little bit of time to spend on what is really important to that person who is so special to you. The movie takes us back to those difficult moments and opens up those drawers of your memory where you faced a difficulty and had problems understanding or learning. The movie walks along with you instead of guiding you or pointing the right direction and I think that is the real success. A sensitive issue handled with a lot of maturity. I do recommend watching the movie even with the few corny lines and errors.
It made me to stop and think a little, and i think in that small measure the movie is more than successful. i do wish we had more such movies coming out, its good for my soul if noting more. :)