In preparation for this role, Daniel Day Lewis actually travelled back in time to the 1890s and lived as a working class Boer. To hear him tell it, he actually convinced Gandhi to get off the pavement, such were his powers of persuasion. Of course, Ben Kingsley and Richard Attenborough were having none of it...
I saw an interview with Sir. Ben Kingsley. He said that Indian Government absolutely refused to fund a movie where the director and the lead actor was British. Then they found out Ben Kingsley's real name is Krishna Bhanji, and he was born in Gujarat, same state where Gandhi was born. The Indian Government took the position that, if Gandhi's family approved of the role, and the choice of the actor, they will fund the movie. Gandhi's grandson had a lunch with Ben Kingsley. Ben Kingsley showed up in costume, as Gandhi, and that was that. The grandson barely spoke, and left the lunch saying the Hindi equivalent of "good luck" "godspeed" or "go with god" Jai Hind
The way he speaks to the priest and his youth and his cadence makes me think he read the ENTIRE New Testament the previous night and not having any sleep is ready to try his theory I did this many times in college lol
"You must show courage, be willing to take a blow, several blows, to show you will not strike back, nor will you be turned aside. And when you do that, it calls on something in human nature, something that makes his hatred for you decrease and his respect increase." Next time you get so indignatious you feel like fighting back at your "enemy", just think about that.
When your enemy compels you to walk a mile with him, go two. If your enemy demands your coat, give him your shirt also. I destroy my enemies by making them my friend. Love your enemies, and pray for those who abuse you. An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.
@@cashewnuttel9054 friend... Is not about your feelings... The devil can access those. It's about your intellect... Your mind .. Thats always your own.
Mr. Gandhi was so rude when he spoke to the clergyman. Understandably, those bachelors urged him politely to behave in a manner appropriate to a gentleman.
The exact context of "Turn the other cheek" refers to the roman practice of putting an individual back in his place (that is, below you) by using the back of your right hand to strike his face. You NEVER used your left to touch anyone's face because it was considered inferior. And you never touched anyone's face with your palm because that symbolized recognizing the person as your equal. When Christ challenged people to turn the other cheek, it meant instead of conceding you've been knocked back down to "your place", face the individual again, because he'll certainly break his wrist trying to hit the other side of your face!
This is when Gandhi’s courage begins to grow. It starts with simple matter of the pavement and grows into freeing a nation. Simple persistent intolerance of the unjust is all it takes.
Should I admit this? I probably would have followed the reverend’s advice, and turned the other way. He has the best lines: “I think the phrase was used metaphorically . . .” and “I’m not so egotistical as to think He [God] plans His day around my dilemmas” The funniest part was the tough guy’s mother putting him in his place! She looks formidable!
Easy to do. I can understand that. But on the other hand, by not striking, you are basically saying to them, "You call that a hit? Is that all you've got?"
If you hit back, the product of your choices had just made a fight. If you didn't hit, you'll be back to where you were, in peace. And he'll look like a fool
when I wad in miffle school I wad friends with girls who got into fights. I tried to prevent the fights. sometimes you let them go as far as they can, and sometimes you get the adults. and most of the time I got my friends to move.
