Gandhi Essay 2012
The Great Soul, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, is amid history’s elite class of freedom fighters. Not only is Gandhi regarded as the father of India, he is revered a worldwide leader. He pioneered mass civil disobedience firmly founded in complete nonviolence. He was a mediocre student, frail, small and shy; there was nothing about Gandhi early in his life which really showed his greatness. Nevertheless, Gandhi for all his frailty in physical appearance had incredible spiritual power. Step by step, he pushed the British Empire back and won independence for India, for which he is forever well-regarded. After his death by assassination, hundreds of people have attempted to preserve his essence in books, audio recordings, and even films. However, a 1982 film directed by Richard Attenborough is among a handful of masterpieces. And so, in roughly 2 hours Attenborough undertakes this behemoth of a task, and surprisingly, does quite a marvelous job. With a few exceptions, his biography on Mahatma Gandhi is enjoyable to watch as it is historically precise. With respect to Rishard’s depiction of historical events, government structure and politics, values and beliefs and the characters, it is safe to say that this motion picture is accurate. Its hard to believe that with Hollywood’s uncanny inclination to alter history, they could produce something which brilliantly conveys the life of such a leader with the respect he deserves. But obviously, this is Hollywood, and undeniably there are indeed inconsistencies between the true life of Gandhi and this 1982 film. This compilation of words is an attempt to bring this film to justice, despite it being an inspirational and exceptional piece.
Gandhi is best known for his role in freeing India from Britain’s colonization. But little do people know about how Gandhi actually came to find his passion. It started off at age 20, his first few years as a lawyer. Gandhi was not doing so well, in fact he was...