Gandhi was a complicated man.

Rating: 7/10 (12 July 2014)

Gandhi is one of those spiritual figures that everyone knows of but sometimes you get caught up in the idea of something and forget that they are a real person. I confess, I was one of those people. I never really thought any further about Gandhi past those short statements made about him. "He was a good and kind person, he was selfless and didn't back down from injustice but did so peacefully." Well the truth is he was just a person. Neither good nor bad but he was complicated. His heart appeared to be in the right place but now I wonder if he was just as stubborn and arrogant as everybody else. The impression he made on others may have been created by right place, right time. There are many people out there who fight injustices but we don't put them up on pedestals, sometimes we can't help but tear them down.
It gives you a lot to think about if you have never seen this movie or know very little about Gandhi. The three hours are well utilised and the cast feel very invested in this production. It makes you want to like the movie and respect the content. At the end, I haven't changed my opinion of Gandhi but I feel that I have a better understanding of who he was as a person and the trials he went through. Some people may disagree with some of the things he did but since he was only human you cannot expect him to also be a saint.