I
am never up for Nepali movie. The reason, it is annoying to watch very
unprofessional acting nevertheless I do appreciate Kollywood’s effort to keep moving on
regardless of what critique like me say. My conclusion above is drawn from few
movies that I have seen those which are enough to represent sample size. But, Kagbeni , thrashed my conclusion into
trash! Of course there were few loose ends such as, in the beginning of the
movie, the transition of various scenes would have been smoothening out, but
you know what, at the end, movies was
awesome and let me talk about the message of the movie. Is it an outlier or is the changing trend of Nepali movie.. I am wishing it for latter.
This
movie brings about our very culture and explains it all so perfect that people
who have lived outside Kathmandu or at least
travel across the cultures would easily reminiscence it. It also sheds light on
our hopes and portrays a nice picture of current turmoil in Nepal.
One
that struck me:
When
Baba (Sadhu) speaks in Hindi (a word) and converses in a very different Nepali accentà It represent how diverse we are in culture but yet we
are so willing to help each other regardless from what our identity is, our
soul and heart is filled with kindness and love.
Ask
any Foreigners why they like Nepal
so much, one common message goes like this, “I like Nepal so much because the people
are so nice and very helpfulâ€. It does not matter how many times they get
harassed or deceived by street vendors, outsiders, who has been to rural area
or at lease out side of Kathmandu valley always
have a common conclusion, as quoted above.
My
point here is:
We
are so good in our own unique ways for which we will always be appreciated upon.
But the current uprising to break apart our very nation into mayhem that is
leaning for a civil war among ethnic groups is scary since it is changing our
values and norms. It is only making us worse off at the time when demand is to
be the best. Those who are involved are nuisance. Our system, Yes! The
government has never taken the responsibility
of being incapable to handle the problem and of being shameless. No matter who comes next it will be all the
same as they all look alike-hungry for power, money and shameless fame!
In sum,
slowly but surely we are experiencing a change in our own culture of love peace
and happiness into fear, insecure, war, distrust, disharmony. The net result-
millions of Nepali are out abroad, is it better off that way though? Ask Nepali living abroad if they are happy, regardless of whatever the answer is one
of the few answers would be Nepal gayera ke
Garrne or Will I be able to live safe? Or even worst is will I be able to feed
me and my family where there are so many public holidays, short government
office hours and on top of that Bandh and even worse now is part of Nepal does
not even function because we don’t have infrastructure tofunction( Durgam
Chettra), the other which should function is crippled by bands from Madeshis,
Limbu and the like, the other part
functions but can't function because some other parts does not function
(Kathmandu). So it is not even the question of whether one is happy or is it better off its our necessity or forced per se to be abroad hoping for the best.
In my school history text book I studied Prithivi Narayan Saha fought so hard
to unite our country some hundred years ago,Wow!
, leaders are fighting now so hard
to break it apart . This is great we are so damn good in moving back in time
something we can see only in movie in the west (Austin powers) while the demand
is to leap forward. Had someone wished for this to happen for Nepal? And are
we all suffering the very wish! Or Should we or can we wish for something else
now?