Some minor questions for liberal Pakistanis
Since on this board, nothing is being interpreted except in the light of nationality, I would say, for the record that I am from India, just saw the movie and liked it.
First, given most pakistanis on this board claim this movie to be a realistic portrayal of their lives, how likely is it in Pakistan that someone with the social status of Sarmad could have such a rapid and smooth transition into fundamentalism? I was under the impression that its only people from the pakistani hinterland that were turning radical while Pakistan had a core of liberal urban population that is immune from it. Was I wrong?
Second, while I generally liked the movie, cinematically its quite far from the merit that is being claimed for it in this board. I would rather reserve my appraisal of it, as coming from an Indian, it will fall on deaf ears anyway. So I would rather ask you guys -- Is this 'the best' we are going to see from Pakistani cinema?
Of what I managed to read on this board, I am yet to find any usefully critical and unbiased remarks. It's understandable that a movie that is based on issues that you guys have to live with everyday must have made an emotional impact in more ways than one. But given the amount of debate this board has going, shouldn't some Pakistani with a bit more mature understanding of cinema step forward and call the movie good where it is good and bad where it is bad.