As for me, I personally like the whole idea behind the movie. What struck me most while watching are the quotes from two scenes.The first one from the principal saying that 'children is never useless, they are just used less.' and the second one is the conversation between the dad and his worker in the junk shop. Both seem to have the same core idea, Faltu means useless, but the children will never be used less if we know their worth and fix it or made it to be ready to use. Here is the point where I found what the father has said very inspiring. Besides, I absolutely support the idea of building the school for alternative education that encourage the students to pursue their dream and learn what they are interested in. Studying only for exam can be useless in the future if we don't even know what we really are capable of doing. As a result, our potential is also used less because of the different purpose of education---one for exam and one for life.
It's Faltu (Useless)!
Yes! What's useless for others...I know the true worth of those things
But we made it fit to use..
Technically speaking, this is the first Bollywood movie I have ever watched. The movie is a enjoyable adaptation version of the Hollywood movies that is instructive in some degree with the representation of some the Indian sociocultural context in the scene of the students are being punished is where the subject of parents and gratitude are being brought up. This is the lesson that we can find only in Asian movie. Despite the fact that music is the significant characteristic of Bollywood movies, it doesn't mean that it have to turn all music scenes into music video by using too many camera movement. And that is the part where I don't like about the film. Moreover, the selection of the music in movie are also closely related to what the movie are trying to say. In other words, music is a tool for story-telling which can be observed in the following video.
My favorite scene is from the scene where FALTU students decided to go for the competition. At this scene, I found myself learning a lot from the 4 minutes show by FALTU. It shows the message about problems in education system such as focusing on grade rather than true potential of the child and the selective process of higher education based on percentage. All of which can cause the high amount of pressure on children that can be harmful to their future. This scene has presented the the idea of education that FALTU seems to promote which is the opportunity to find yourself and to know your potential so a to break free from the system. Education system create a world apart which made the concept of no child left behind became just an ideal that far reach, because of the process of selection by score that legitimate the admission opportunity. At this point, opportunity is what is lack. Therefore, what we need now is power and support from communities and government to fulfill what is lack.
Education is suppose to be for all---for all who willing to learn.
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