way too many twists and fiction!

I disagree. Quite a subtle story-telling. But yes, the book is better!

Unorthodox Cinema Critic Since 2009.

I saw it today. I enjoyed it. I've never read the book. I tried reading another of Rushdie's books but couldn't get into it. I agree that there wasn't much purpose or message. I liked it because the characters were well acted I thought and I learned a little bit of history about India and Pakistan. I know a lot of Indian people and some Pakistanis but not much about the countries. After seeing the movie I would like to know more. The cultures are so rich and interesting. I loved the song at the end of the movie.

"this movie should have just stayed a book! they have just tried to bring too much nostalgia in to the separation of indian and pakistan and the division further!"

It's more along the line of the how Indians relate stories. In the West, especially in English, there has been a strict imposition of what can go into a story. Thus Western writing is very streamlined and can sometimes be limiting.

A good example of this dualism is in the writings of Anne Rice. Her first big literary success was Interview with a Vampire. Critics loved the writing style and it was extolled as good writing. The prequel to that novel came out later, The Vampire Lestat. It was much more meandering and elaborated on many aspects of her vampire mythology. Many critics didn't like it as well as the first novel, but I preferred it.

Have to disagree completely. This movie completely struck a nerve with me, that I've never had with any other piece of art. It's so downright sincere and human, even if it is very much fictitious. Even though I only watched it once (so far), it still occasionally haunts me (positively) in my dreams.

I have a much harder time getting that kind of experience with books (I have nothing against people who are the opposite), so I'm really grateful there are people out there who do these off-the-main-track kind of movies.