Film review : Midnight's children and The Reluctant Fundamentalist from post colonial point of View

       Review of the films : Midnight's children and Reluctant Fundamentalist from Post colonial point of view : 

●  Post - colonialism :

Postcolonialism  focusing on the human consequences of the control and exploitation of colonised people and their lands. It focuses on critical analysis of history, literature and culture etc.

1) Midnight 's Children :

Midnight's children novel written by Salman Rushdie. The novel described India 's transition from British colonialism to Independence and partition of India. There was  also a film based on novel Midnight's children which was  directed by Deepa Mehta. Though screenplay was written by Salman Rushdie yet film was not good as Novel. Let's see the review of film from post colonial aspects.

Midnight's Children has a major importance and significance as post colonialism because of intertwine three major themes : The creation and telling of history , creation of telling of nation and individual identity and the creation of telling of stories. In the movie shows difficulties in assigning one point of national and personal origin , problem in determining one's personal and national history and impossibility of finding and achieving personal and national Authentic identify.

● Hybridity : 

 Midnight's children remain represents hybridity. The relationship between others midnight children with whom saleem was able to communicate. They all belonged to different cultures and state.  But all were connected because all these born in midnight of independence day 15 August 1947. All had special powers because of it. They able to discussed their different gifts and talents. It was also social and cultural by hybridisation.

●Hybridity in Identity :

Film also depicts Hybridity in identity.  Marry a nurse was actually Hindu but she forced to be Christian. Saleem was son of vanita  Hindu woman and Methwold British man. He grown up in Muslim Family.  On the other hand shiva was son of

Mumtaz Muslim woman and Ahemand Muslim man. He grown up in Hindu family. Adam was son of Shiva and Parvati. So we can identify hybrid entity.  Because of this different identity saleem has gone through difficulties.

● Magic realism :

  Magic realism becomes a frame work in the film.  Saleem was born at midnight of 15 August 1947 at the exact movement when India gained its freedom and independence from British rules. He later on discovered all the children born in India between 12 AM to 1 AM  were gifted with the special powers. Saleem has power to gathering all the children. As like all children has their own special powers. Parvati has power of disguised any one. She has power like black magic. She used this power to save saleem and save her child Adam by hiding them in the basket. Saleem has special power to call all midnight's children with the power of Nose. All these things happened in the real world.  These all midnight's children were also a symbol of Intellectuals.because of this they were different from others.

● Growth of India and Saleem :

In this film shows Saleem was born in the midnight of Independence day. So it's new beginning of India. India has born like free child. Both India and saleem got new life. But somehow both India and saleem faced many problems that time. India divided into two nation India and Pakistan. Lost its own identity. Same happened with saleem he was also separated from his parents and grown in other culture. He also lost his own identity.  Later on its shows how both face struggles for saving their lives. Later on show the development of both. India development in science inform of ' Pokhran'. In other side shows saleem 's mental development. Like this film shows Growth of India and Saleem. But at many points shows India still remained young in the form of proclaimed emergency. People were not free to do things after independence.  So the growth of India remain zero after its independence.

● Juxtaposition :

 In the film we see the juxtaposition. In India shows used and believes in Black pMagic. Parvati doing black magic she called it her special power.  But it was a form  of black magic. At the same time shows the development of India in science in form of ' Pokhran '. It shows black magic and science together at the same time.

● Symbol of chutney :

 Chutney is made from different things it's a mixture of many things. In the Chutney every ingredient lost their own identity. So  saleem was a mixture identity. He was son of Hindu woman and English Man. He grown up in Muslim family. It shows different identity of person. Midnight's children were also symbol of Chutney. They all belonged to different cultures and religion. But when they meet togather they only called as midnight's children. They lost their own identity.

● Politics : Proclaimed emergency in India  :

Midnight's children portrait Indira Gandhi in the Negative way.  She had  proclaimed emergency and her son Sanjay had cleansing of Jama masjid slum. They were destroyed slum area. For them nation comes first rather than people. All the midnight's children prison. They face many difficulties. They tried to killed them. Because midnight's children had special powers. They also called as intellectual people. They do vasectomy of all midnight children. Indira Gandhi do all this things because she wanted to gained power. Her lust of power destroyed the lives of midnight's children.

2) The Reluctant Fundamentalist :

This film based on the novel ' The Reluctant Fundamentalist ' written by Mohsin Hamid.  Film was directed by Mira Nair. It was the story of impact of 9/11 attack .  It shows one Pakistani man and his treatment given by American in reaction to him. It was the story of changez khan. He loved America. Once In America Al Queda attack happened. They  suspected that  Pakistan had do that attacked. Because he was Muslim police and everyone treated him very badly. So it's shows because he was Muslim people consider him as terrorist.

● Doubt on dignity  :

Changez khan loved America though he belongs to other country he had love for America. He was suspected as terrorist after the 9/ 11 attacked on America. Because he was Muslim people constantly doubt on him. Police of America also doubt on his dignity he many times told that he loved America and he worked there from many years. Though people doubt on his dignity. People looked him as not individual person but as Pakistani. 

● New York and  The Reluctant Fundamentalist Scene : 

     High Melodrama VS Subtle Art : 

● New York scene : 

In this scene F.B.I  portrayed in the Negative way. They kidnapped John Abraham. They screeched his cloths and locked him with chair. They treat him like prison. They beating him. So in this sense it shows exaggeration of emotions , loudness , High Melodrama. It portrayed American F. B. I. Very badly.

● The Reluctant Fundamentalist scene :

 This scene was opposite of the other one. In this scene shows reality rather than Melodrama. In this scene everything goes in the normal way. Everything happened very silently but it shows deep impact on the Changez khan. Though he was not so much mistreated by Police but within himself he felt deep insult. 

● Reaction  of Changez khan : 

 During the interview with Bobby. Bobby asked him what he was felt when twice tower falling down in America. At that time he replied him very interesting way he told him that : 

         " I am not glad as people died in America as you not glad 1,00, 000 people died in Baghdad. "

So he wanted to say that he was  obviously happy at that time. As same they were happy during Baghdad incident when many Muslim were died. It's portyed real expression of him. 

● Employment by Americans : 

America gave employment to other countries intelligent persons. They used these intellectual people for their benefits. They also using them against their country. Changez khan also worked for American company they used him. So western people gives job to destroy their culture. So through it reflected their selfishness. They used other countries intelligent people for destroyed their culture. So it happened with Changez khan also but later on he realised and quit his job. 

● Bobby as spy : 

 Bobby was American spy. He went Pakistan as professor. Anse Rainier was American professor at Lahore university. So Bobby takes changez khan 's interview whom he thinks suspected in the kidnapping of Anse Rainier. It showed American 's mentality towards Pakistan ( Muslims ) . They have not any proves that Changez has kidnapped Anse  though he tried to framed him in the kidnapping by hook or crook. So it shows because Changez khan was Muslim they consider as him  a terrorist. Later on Bobby realised that Changez was innocent. But he realised after he killed Changez 's brother. It shows that how American doubt on anyone without any proof.