My family came to town for my birthday and we saw the Indian film Water. (official site / apple.com trailer) It’s the story of 8-year-old Chuyia (pictured) who after being widowed is forced to live in a house for widows, all outcasts under the Hindu religious tradition. The widows of Water aren’t subjected to this (many times against their will) for their own benefit or that of society but because a 2000 year old religious text declares it so.
The most memorable line of the movie is an older widow’s exchange with Chuyia:
To even think of re-marriage is a sin.
Why?
Ask God.
Are you starting to get the parallel to the prevalent Christian logic regarding sexuality?
Without turning this into a film critic corner — did you enjoy the film? We’re looking forward to seeing it, so don’t spoil it…
The parallel — of religious loons thinking nobody should do anything they disapprove of — gets better when people recall the reaction, by some, to Fire.. in urgh, 1998?
Yes, they have them in India too.
Just not the same ones 🙂
Daniel said:
Are you starting to get the parallel to the prevalent Christian logic regarding sexuality?
If you mean that one should not necessarily expect another to adhere to a particular moral code, I understand that. I would not, however, want to ridicule someone for the source of that moral code as applied to their own lives. I can also see where the former would present a special problem in the theocracies of the world.