2 States (Movie Review)

I finally watched 2 states and I enjoyed it a lot more than expected. The characters were potrayed so beautifully and even though I heard so much praise for bhatt, I thought Kapoor was outstanding! 

Yes stereotypes are not always a reality. But this movie of stereotypes has taught me a little. 

1) My (earlier) idea of Punjabis – Fun, full of love, live life king size, party hard, beautiful poetic language. Basically I was always fascinated by them and really loved them. Stereotypical Punjabis (movie version) – Loud mouths, alcoholics, lack of respect for women, families the size of a village, extravagant weddings, materialistic love, foodies, men treated like gods, with ‘market value’ price as dowry. (Hilarious!!) No love lost for you Punjabis… Well, maybe a little…

2) My (earlier) idea of Tamilians – Loud and rude, extremely proud, and a very rough sounding language that always made me wonder if everyone just argued with each other. Stereotypical Tamilians (movie version)– Soft spoken, timid, such simplicity that can be misunderstood for poverty or being misers, cultured, educated, respectful, accepting, disciplined, boring people.  Oh and the language actually sounds sweet if spoken well. New found respect for you Tamilians!

3) Ego will fuck you ultimately! Choose love over ego. 

4) Broken relationships with family (n by family I mean your parents/siblings not the village) can be mended. If you drop the ego, you will notice the love!

5) A parent can be wrong, a son can raise his hand on his father, and a father can apologize n fix it. No one becomes small with an apology. And no one goes to hell for a mistake. 

6) Make a boy go the distance for you. If he loves you, he will. You are worth it.

7) If a boy goes the distance for you, don’t lose him. :)  

8) Women should start respecting women before they demand it from the men. Seriously? You still pay a boy to wed you? 

9) Men are treated like Gods even though they behave more like dogs. I still don’t get that. Maybe that has something to do with the rapes?? Correct me if I’m wrong please. 

10) Differences can be beautiful, that’s the most attractive bit in India. So much to see, learn and experience in just one country. 

11) Life is so simple if we get rid of all the labels we have put on for society. Religious labels, cultural labels, class labels. The list is never ending.

12) Stereotypical stories can be good lessons…sometimes.

If you are offended by this, it’s your ego, and your labels that you need to work on. I meant absolutely no offense to any culture. This is just an honest opinion of a viewer, who is an outsider, and is in love with a Punjabi Tamilian boy. :)

Cheers!