Film Review of Midnight’s Children

Film Review of Midnight’s:

As a part of study Post – Colonial Literature, we watched two movies Midnight’s Children and Reluctant Fundamentalist. When I watched this movie I found some ‘Post – Colonial’ idea and understand, what is ‘Post-Colonial’ studies? Post – Colonial studies means… a theoretical structure which given new perspective to look towards the things. We can say that, Post Colonialism is a fluent.

Midnight’s Children:

                                     

‘Midnight’s Children’ is written by Salman Rushdie and this movie under the same name ‘Midnight’s Children’ is made by Deepa Mehta. He is an Indo – Canadian film director and Screenwriter.

This movie is covering whole story of the narrator named Saleem Sinai. We can say that, the complex story centers on two boys born in Bombay atmidnight on Aug. 15, 1947, which is the moment India abrogated British rule. One infant is born into wealth; the other’s is complicated, but he raised by poor wandering musicians. Except the babies are swapped at birth. Saleem, raised in the well-to-do family, narrates the story. 

Saleem and Shiva this two names it self suggest that how religion plays a vital role in Post Colonial Studies. It self talks about two nations India and Pakistan. India, Pakistan and Bangladeshi history interspersed with the evolution of Saleem and his counterpart-turned- rival, Shiva. In this movie we found concrete dramas of war, poverty, birth and death, the story dips into magical realism. In this movie one character Parvati is also trying Magic Realism, or marvelous realism is Literature, painting and film. All children born between midnight and 1 a.m. on that historic date harbor special powers.