Thr is a strong reason why the director kept repeating the initial plot over and over again, to test our patience!! As a viewer, it slowly starts irritating you but that is when you realize that this, what we couldn't tolerate for an hour is a women's life post marriage which needs to be changed and also means men's to be more responsible!! Fantastic film but horrifying reality!!
In the end only Indian women are to be blamed. Do you thing things would have been different in a family of three, and if all three of them were women. Indian food are quite complicated to make. May be Indian women should learn to cook western food. It is easier and faster.
This great movie teaches that Both WOMEN and MEN should do OUTSIDE and HOUSEHOLD works equally. No Gender should bear extra burden. Both need respect and appreciation for their work.
Just loved Suraj's performance. He doesn't hit women, doesn't shout at her. He just doesn't know and doesn't want to! Just like all of the decent uncles I have in family.
@@Canarydiaries I'm from kerala but I'm not nair. It's short for Karthik Nirapel Ramchandran. People just don't understand and also everyone out kerala is by default a nair. I'm not
I am almost died of guilt watching this movie. Though I do share kitchen work with my partner, I never realised the intensity and pain that women have to undergo doing household chores. They should make this movie as part of curriculum in Indian colleges
It’s the expectation to do the chores that got me. Women have to . No breaks, no recreation. The other thing is how the situation changed for her drastically post marriage but his life did not change at all. He has time to enjoy life. The drudgery gave me claustrophobia and anxiety. I’m glad this movie was made.
Well If you share EQUAL households and your Wife shares EQUAL outside Job work, then you should NOT be ashamed because you and your wife are facing equal burdens so both needs apreciations .😇
I loved the fact that this movie was not preachy. Not even one sentence on what is wrong with this system is told, but everything was shown. A great visual story!
Yes, even the end he gets another wife and is happy initially and that wife starts cleaning his tea cup... so its not like that he did something wrong and he suffers for the rest of his life... sadly thats the truth...
Mee, being a malayali, cannot tell how much this hits home frame by frame. I want all the men in my family to watch this with the females but pata ni kya ho jaega.
I remember being a little kid and asking my mom if I can eat first and she telling to eat after serving others, it really hurt me being hungry and denied food. Praising my brother if he help in house chores and neglecting my work because it my duty and shouldn't accept praise for that. It's small things like these that scars girls for life.
One of the subtle points that many people missed is the packing scene where the mother prepares her baggage for going to her daughters place abroad. The contents of the bag portent where she is headed for: her daughter’s kitchen abroad. Such nuancing is incredible!
It scares me that even though most of us come from a so called "progressive family" the hidden patriarchal thoughts somehow finds its way into our household!! This movie reflects that so beautifully.. the moment we think we are such a progressive family a scene comes up and we are like but this has happened in our house too, And that scares the hell out of me!!!!
In an interview of the director he said everything his wife told him. what he saw, what the cinematographer and everyone else saw and experienced were in this film
There is no woman in my house hold. I live all alone. I make my breakfast, lunch and dinner. Occasionally clean up my house. and the best part never complain about patriarchy in my house hold. Best life ever.
This great movie teaches that Both WOMEN and MEN should do OUTSIDE and HOUSEHOLD works equally. No Gender should bear extra burden. Both need respect and appreciation for their work.
The society showered me with praises when i took a years career break to take care of my kids as a stay at home dad. The expectation from men are so low, that it is very easy to be a “great” husband/father by doing the most basic things. A woman on the other hand sacrifices everything (career, friends, family) and that is considered normal and expected from them. 🤦🏽
Breaking a traditional path wil give you applauses irrespective of your gender. Because takes courage to face the unusual gaze from the society which they are not used to. So if a female breaks a traditional path and does something in a male dominated field any sane person wil applaud her and same goes for men and in this case for you. Good for you but your comparison is not apt and it just seems to be over simplifying the situation and making men as villain.
@@sangig5921 he enjoys washing the utensils once a day. Plus my husband is overworked and over stressed in a corporate job and has other commitments too. My fil is retired. He doesn't mind. He likes helping out.
@@kaavya018 But how I see it is associating the words such man up to more vulnerable aspects that men usually don't admit to so as to normalise it. But then alongside to this, people should stop using words like "you're acting like a women" associating that as weakness.I feel that is where the change needs to come.
Yes reslising mistakes is good, This great movie teaches that Both WOMEN and MEN should do OUTSIDE and HOUSEHOLD works equally. No Gender should bear extra burden. Both need respect and appreciation for their work.
@@deepthiprakashan3707 acc to you, when someone says "you are acting like a women", that is wrong. But when someone says "you are not man enough", that should be seen as vulnerable aspect of man. Why such double-standards?
While watching, I started to remember all the house gatherings where my relative aunties served me food all the time and I just couldn't for once think, damn how have we been doing this all our lives!:(
Not gonna lie. I felt this movie very much lagging and boring.. But the sad part is i could relate with almost every part happening in this movie😞... I think its boring on purpose. Because thats how women's life in kitchen is😑. If you felt boring while watching this film, then the creators are successful. Because that what they are trying to convey!... The movie is like you have fixed a camera on a average Indian wife's head in real.
I don't know how to say this but even I would have said her life was pretty fine(in thappad) until the slap. Even though the broader point of the movie was her realising every thing else that was messed up with her life. The slap just made her take notice of it. It great of you to remind us.
Women notice everything that is messed up, but they dont express it. When some event happen where she thinks "enough is enough" then she takes the plunge. Which happened in both movies.
1" Barrier is an initiative by the duo Prasanth Vijay and Subash Babu. Prasanth Vijay is a director himself and his debut feature 'Athishayangalude Venal' (The Summer of Miracles) got widespread critical acclaim and attention in the festival circuit. Subash Babu is a tech writer, columnist and a subtitler. They've done quality subtitles for this film.
Many of audiences disliked the movie... Cuz it had repeated events of kitchen Ppl are getting bored just WATCHING these events just for 1 or half hrs... So it's impossible for them to imagine how a women is DOING these entire thing in their WHOLE life tym.... May more films like this come💙💙
I don’t think any horror film has ever come close to giving me the level of anxiety this movie did I think it was perfect that jeo baby kept showing the same routine of the protagonist of waking up and cooking because for a lot of women thats basically either entire life
@@aswathik1595 what he("WH") said was sexist and stupid, but we should not fight sexism by reverse sexism. If someone is shaming women, then we should criticise him not male gender(coz it also will be equally wrong). But its your choice and sorry If I offended you.
the movie had more cut scenes than ones where they interact and yet i was really engrossed in the film. The tension just keeps building up and up, i just have to admit its beautiful filmmaking with natural acting.
I'm happy i did not born to patriarchal family. My father helped my mother in Kitchen Works until she die and now he helps me. My brother does everything by himself. I thank my mother treating with equality.
A thumbs up for the character mother played by Ajitha V M. What a subtle acting. Reminded me of my own mother who spend her whole life in the kitchen cooking me father and kids. Very painful to watch this!
Sucharita I was about to ask you to review this movie and you did it before itself....😊both The Great Indian Kitchen and Herself are numbing yet reflective.....sound design is absolutely apt......Patriarchy is so many fundamental things too - completely one sided “so called traditions” in which only the wife leaves her parents after marriage, women taking on husband’s surnames, children having only father’s name, women being burdened wearing mangalsutra-sindhoor , women taken for granted they’ll shoulder household and children’s responsibilities, women expected to fetch water-tea-food etc to house guests....and the list goes on....some strata might have evolved from it but these stuff happen in majority.....
You seem more relaxed and personal on your channel! The difference between working for someone and working for yourself, I guess :) Appreciate your work!
Malayalam movies are way ahead in telling stories that has the potential to educate the audience about patriarchy, misogyny etc in the society...if it were released in north there would have been n no of controversies (thappad). But mallus are really evolving..!!!😍
I disagree with one of your statements of 'a young couple trying to figure out married life.' What I think is only the girl was trying to figure out her life - after marriage. The boy well was being just boy.
Watching your review makes me realise about things which I usually ignore. You are making a huge difference in society just by talking about it.🙏 Dhanyawad
Loved your review !! Very hard-hitting !! Ps, I watched the movie and absolutely loved it !! In reality, I had faced exactly the same in my life after a marriage arranged by family. And thank God I was able to come out of it. But the sad part is, exactly like in the ending of the movie, we women who stand against patriarchy are easily replaceable. Easily replaced by another woman who continues the patriarchy. So not sure when will this ever end and when will "the man of the house" ever realise the wrong he is doing !!!
You do wonderful work, Sucharita. Saw this film finally. It would have been such a shame to not have not seen this. These movies make me aware of how allies are so darn important but at the same time empowering myself on my own is all the more important. Besides, this film also beautifully portrays something very integral- personal is political.
@@wahabzakir9512 the fact that you’re trying to fight the feminist fight yet have found a small leeway to victimise yourself is kinda against the purpose of being a feminist isn’t it? Feminists both male and female care for equality.
One of the scenes creates a comparison between images of Che Guevara and a protest by the traditionalists... Stating that there's a constant struggle between how much to let go or hold on to a certain tradition.
This is so heart touching. The script, direction, angles, performance, music are so perfect. The names are not important. Because these are stories of everyone's houses. The sad thing is, there shall still be people for whom the film is to be decoded.
Thank god....after releasing movies in online ,they are getting wider recognition...I am damn sure that if this movie was released in theatres,it would be known only to the keralites.
I haven't watched the film yet, but Sucharita I must say you write really well - your reviews are intelligently written, yet narrated with such an engaging style which doesn't overwhelm. I really look forward to your reviews.
I feel like we should be friends! The Great Indian Kitchen and Herself were the 2 movies I watched this week and that was before I watched your review! Both so powerful. I could relate to both so much from personal experience.
I am a malayali I have been following you and your reviews since bajirao mastani,kya cool hai hum times Happy to see you seeing more malayalam cinema Hope you see more of Malayalam movies and I am proud as a malayali of many movies in our state Not saying any other industry is less so no offense Peace and love all❤️💕
I want to watch it but cannot afford 140 rupees. I'm not a usual malayalam watcher. So its of no use to me. Can u give me ur login details for 2 hrs at abcdefsow@gmail.com? I dont want to disrespect the maker by watching it on telegram or torrents. If any1 interested we can buy the same in grp. Pls contact or comment here.
Oh my god this movie goes in my list I am going to watch this today might push my family to watch it with me too I am so fucking excited yayy!!! Thankgod for the subtitles tho.
Thanks for the review. Gender stereotyping has creeped so much in our society that some women have happily accepted their household role. My mom though educated doesn’t let my dad enter kitchen. We need such movies, for both men and women to pause and think for a sec.
I thought this was an extension of Neeraj Ghaywan's short film 'Juice'. Subtle and smashing patriarchy. The climax was symmetric as well. Testing patience by repetitive scenes. Male dominance. Woman putting other woman down. Many common things. Loved both ❤️
This great movie teaches that Both WOMEN and MEN should do OUTSIDE and HOUSEHOLD works equally. No Gender should bear extra burden. Both need respect and appreciation for their works.
You need to watch Jeane Dielman, 70's femisim film. I really like the movie. It is 4hrs and it's extremely slow paced and you can feel the pain and same repeating elements of characters life. I can truly see The Great Indian Kitchen is inspired from the movie.
This was a hard hitting film...what a women goes through after marriage with here family.....I am not saying all family will be the same but majority of them ....very good message shown and women should be equally treated .....nice review👍
The male lead actor is a national award winning actor on the other hand the Actress in this movie have done less than 10 movies i think. Im sure if this female role was done by nayanthara or some1 they would have to pay more to the actress than the actor.
A great movie. Why we had to wait for so many years to see the real story happening in an Indian house. I feel this movie outrated all other Malayalam movies. I watched by three parts. Because it’s difficult to overcome the emotions I was going through while watching this movie. In India, the same woman who suffers misleads the future generation by showing disparity in growing up their son and daughters. This could be stopped if all Indian mothers thinks to change Indian home a better place for girls, and give them equal rights and respect as they give to their sons or sons-in-law or even to a male servant. The rights that a girl get at home is lower than how family members behave to a male servant.
Watched it today. The best part was "table manners". Beside strong yet subtle narrative, I need to admit that in the end there is another lady who gets in the same trap, which puts a kind of ' futile exercise' feeling to the whole exercise of making such a film.
It shows that the whole system too rooted in our society to change. One woman who raised voice against patriarchy is easily replaceable by another. N sadly its the real truth
@@TheAvidWatcher they are simply depicting reality there is no aggresive suggestions or morality narrations in the film...i think its more impactfull this way when movie shows evenafter all this, there is no change n patriarchy continues...my opnion
The movie also effectively shows women themselves as upholders of patriarchy such as the aunt and the mother characters, whereas the mother-in-law is shown becoming herself and expressing herself after even temporarily getting out of that environment. That was the part I made sure my own female relatives saw!
Hands down it is one of the greatest malayalam movies that speaks about all women subjected to being a housewife. And there are men who support their wife, sister, daughter and his mother too. We never get to see such stories. The fault is with the women in the households who bring up their boys without conceding any thoughts of house hold responsibilities. There are fathers who make sure that their sons must learn basic knowledge of works outside the house, but mothers put up a wall in making their sons do household chores. This must change and that's my takeaway.
Talk about the film... Not on your political or philosophical agenda.... There are many things needed to be discussed in acting, cinematography and how conflicts are arranged.... Mention it also...
Hey sucharita, love your channel and analysis. I just have one request from the bottom of my heart. I find myself (and I feel there are a lot of ppl here with me) glued to screens (Netflix/prime/RU-vid) essentially anytime that I'm not required to be working. Credit where it's due, we are getting some amazing story telling, yes! But I feel it's hindering our personal growth now (last year's extraordinary circumstances not withholding). I'm sure you're aware and acknowledge the evils of over-viewing for someone to whom these should be brief moments of escape. So may I recommend you to start a series at the end of every month with just 4-6 movies/shows that came out that you would recommend us to pick from and watch. I know it finally comes down to self-control, but I got the feeling you'd like to be part of the solution. Keep being awesome❤️
Saw the movie during the first few days, been watching reviews and my favorite people talking about it, and this is the video I have been waiting for. I LOVE YOU even before you told me about the Shein Pyjamas. YOU'RE MAKING A DIFFERENCE. 😍
You know sucharita the scariest reality is, if someone makes a video saying this movie is wrong and it's not showing the reality of Indian society. It will have more views and likes
When she is on her period , the lady comes to teach her where to sleep, soak her undergarments etc…is a detailed piece of how my mother also had to go through… luckily my mother is very wise to not to have done the same with us….
I want to watch it but cannot afford 140 rupees. I'm not a usual malayalam watcher. So its of no use to me. Can u give me ur login details for 2 hrs at abcdefsow@gmail.com? I dont want to disrespect the maker by watching it on telegram or torrents. If any1 interested we can buy the same in grp. Pls contact or comment here.
Im so happy with the progressive talk here But while talking of Sabrimala I'm just not able to understand one small thing, Kerala is majorly Muslim State, next Christians followed by atheists then lastly Hindus. Why not talking of Women in Muslims, they can't enter mosque to pray they are kept in the sidelines to watch. First address that issue then let's talk of Sabrimala Kapish
@@aakarshkabir9618 Yes, I am. So I can confirm how is the religious background in kerala. Hindus are majority. We do high very high percentages of other religions as well. People mostly have learned to co exist since they are so used to each other's customs.
Thank you for spreading the word about this movie and for the wonderful review! I finally got around to watching it and was so moved by it. But do you (people in the comments) think that someone who doesn't already agree with this will get the message of the film?
I also think they wanted to show how the living conditions of her new house were drastically different from the house of her parent's, yet she was supposed to adjust. Another scene where they show the pregnant daughter and the mother in law going away to support her pregnancy also shows that they have not treated their own daughter and daughter in law equally. Plus the relatively nicer house of the daughter is also to show that while they live in an old traditional house and honesty a filthy kitchen, they wanted their own daughter to go into a house which wasn't like that. The film hence also plays on the family dynamics of the treatment of daughter - in- law and the daughter which again in so called 'secret in the society that a family will want their daughter to have all the luxuries go life while not extending the same courtesy to the daughter-in-law.
