With caste related threads raising its ugly head in sajha every few months, it is evident that a lot of us are very much influenced and affected by our castes in spite of us living in the 21st century, specially when most of the visitors have migrated outside of Nepal for better opportunities.

Yesterday, the movie "Acceptance" was showing in Massachusetts (link) and I happened to go watch it since I knew the folks organizing the show. There was not a very big turnout - mostly people who were informed by words of mouth who came to watch it.

Most of us have very bad memories of Nepali movies and want to stay away from those as much as we can specially because of heavy influence from hindi movies. Most likely many people avoided it for the same reason. I went there expecting to see the stereotypical Nepali movie with song and dance and dishum dishum like in hindi movies. The movie turned out to be above my expectations and in fact a good change from the regular stereotypical Nepali movies.

The scenery was very breathtaking and reminded of how beautiful our country is. The movie plot being based in village depicted the intricacies and simplicity of village life which was a very humbling change from the usual hustle bustle we are exposed to by american TV shows. The acting was natural and the main message of Acceptance was the most important part of the movie.

This is definitely one of the few good Nepali movies I have seen in a while and I recommend everyone to watch it. In fact, if it is possible, this movie should be shown in villages in Nepal, where the caste differences plays a very big role in people's lives. This movie can be an eye opener for many.