From: utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!arnold Newsgroups: net.movies Title: Gandhi Article-I.D.: ucbvax.759 Posted: Sun Jan 30 17:59:40 1983 Received: Mon Jan 31 03:53:28 1983 Micro Review: Go Mini Review: Reasonably complete (as complete as one can expect from a time-limited medium) view of Gandhi's adult life from his start as a lawyer in S. Africa to his assasination. Very well done, gives you a real feel for India's struggle and character, not to mention the British Raj's. Full Review: The major problem with the film is that it tends to relegate the other major characters in the independence movement to moths around the flame. This is probably unavoidable. Otherwise, this film is a must. If you ever really wondered how moral a person can be, or how human a legend can be, this film is it. Although it is also a film on how the British screwed up, it is not entirely unforgiving to the British, showing the humanity along with the vicious brutality. The other reason to see this film is that it is good to be reminded occasionally that you can even go so far as to stage a revolution without violence. Those who thin that the only method of defense is a good offense should be dragged to this film. It does not pretend there was no violence in the Indian revolution (especially during the partition of India and Pakistan), but shows how much was accomplished without it. The only other problem with this film is that it doesn't give you a feel for the immensity of poverty in India. That such a commitment to non-violence could be instilled in such a poor and needy populace is further cause to be impressed. It is useful to remember that this is a biography. The events are real, with only small changes necessary sometimes to avoid pushing in a lot of minor characters. Ken