Who Did You Hate the Most in this Film ? - Before the Rains (2008) Discussion

[–] pcsampreeth 16 years ago

Rajat - a misogynist??? I didnt get such a hint anywhere in the film. When Sajini describes about the forced wedlock she doesnt give an indication of Rajat forcing a marriage - I felt this could be their parents/relatives who must have forced her to marry.

Henry Moores definitiely have shades of cruelty in him and all his deeds reflect this.

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[–] aletannu 15 years ago

a very boring movie

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[–] cflr 15 years ago

If you can ever get your IQ up 40 points or so, give this movie another try.

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[–] flymetodamoon 15 years ago

Just because he/she does not like the movie doesn't mean anything about IQs. I HATED this movie not because I am stupid but because I just didn't like the movie.

The "Sahib" was a lying bastard who didn't have enough balls to leave his wife. Why bother falling in love with the girl when he knows he can't do anything about it?

Sajani was stupid for killing herself because Henry did not love her and lied to her. So her husband abused her, she shouldn't go back to him but she has her brother who will take care of her and she had the opportunity to leave. She's just another of those girls who can't live without having someone to love. She's not a very strong woman. I'll rather have Mrs. Moores - at least she has balls.

I don't care about the deeper meaning about all this. There are so many other better stories like this set in India with a better script. The actors had no chemistry what so ever and I think that was the worst thing about it. No chemistry. Linus Roach has more chemistry with his Law and Order co stars than with anyone in this movie.

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[–] murph24 15 years ago

I felt this could be their parents/relatives who must have forced her to marry.

This is probably true.

TK: This was your choice.

SAJANI: Choice? What choice have I ever had? Did I choose to marry that man?

Rajat harmed Sajani physically, and Moores harmed her emotionally. Rajat was hardly a sympathetic character, but ultimately Moores was responsible for the tragedy in BEFORE THE RAINS. He was a headstrong individual who never considered the consequences of his actions.

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[–] TriumphReq 15 years ago

Obviously you missed the two parts where Rajat beat Sajani senseless. Why do these men get married, just so they can beat their wives? Why don't they marry a punching bag? It was the final beating that she crawled bloody and delirious back to Moore for help. Fearing for her life he told her he didn't love her only so she would run away. Niether he nor TK knew she was going to kill herself. Even when Moore buried her in the river his love for her and his pain was evident. He only told her so she would leave so she wouldn't be killed by the villagers. He is not to be hated. They were both married and both foolish for getting involved in the first place. However, Moore gave her love no wifebeating husband ever could.

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[–] srmailer 14 years ago

Bhakti, I find your 'summaries' of these characters somewhat juvenile, to be frank. One can't HATE a fictional person. One can DISLIKE them, though. Neither was very likeable, but they were both products of social conditioning. Moores was in a stressful and arduous job. He relied emotionally on TK and Sajani because of this. When his relationship with one of these cracked, he completely and inevitably broke down. Life was very hard for these colonial men- having to work with and control people of different mores and customs, some of which were hostile; being away from their families and cultures for hugely long periods of time. Rajat was probably compelled by relatives into a marriage that was perhaps inconvenient for him, to a woman whom he perhaps disliked and possibly had nothing in common with.

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[–] Unicorn_Blade 14 years ago

The fact that it was so poorly made. A history with a great potential that looked more like something Hallmark would do if they run out of funds and ideas.I am shocked, specially that it was done by an Indian director, I totally expected something of a higher quality.

The film was just so mediocre. The plot was oversimplified. Read Kipling, each one of his short stories about colonialims, even those that were 5 pages long, had more essence than this film. Besides, the acting was not the greatest.
They tried to make it up by pretty views, and add depth to soemthing that did not have any, but it just did not played out too well.

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[–] marbleann 14 years ago

The colonialist oppressor and back stabbing greedy businessman Henry Moores - or Rajat, the cold violent misogynist husband of the sweet Sajani of whom she had a FORCED marriage to ?

I hate the character that represents colonialism. This is typical. And I think this movie takes a strong stance about the atrocity I feel that goes on. White men going all about the world and taking advantage of women of color. And leaving their seed all over the place. And going back to their families in the UK, The US, etc..like nothing has happened. While leaving these pregnant women or woman like the main character in this movie to fend for themselves. This monster let a whole town look for a women who he was partly responsible foo her death. Knowing where her body was all of the time. Just to save his hide. And having TK keep his secret because TK is a subordinate of his, who is not going to talk. My family comes from Jamaica and I know this kind of thing went on a lot more then people would like to think. I am glad this movie touched on the subject.
I am so sick and tired of hearing about how the black man has all these kids and not taking care of them. Well they must of learned from the white man who is a expert of that. Even during slavery they could not keep their hands off their slaves. Who do you think took care of those kids? Black men and their families. Not white men. I have to believe the husband had to very mad that his wife became involved with this white intruder. And I am sure he has seen this before. I do not condone his beating her. But I can imagine his anger.

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