Word: childhoods
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Believe it or not, that childhood TV classic can be pinpointed as the beginning of a cultural revolution. Ever since kids our age were mesmerized by the sheer coolness of those robotic lions flying through the air, a phenomenon that originated on the far side of the globe has steadily been invading our shores. Now, it's here in full force, and the current symbol of the fad is a bright-eyed child clutching a stuffed Pikachu doll...
...afternoons haven't always been so carefree. About a year ago, Leigh began feeling "down in the dumps." A diligent student, she stopped doing her homework and, instead, slept or cried away her evenings. She drifted from her childhood friends and started hanging out with an older crowd. "It was total detachment," recalls her mother Joan. "We'd keep wondering if the old Leigh was still in there." And nothing--not favorite activities like shopping at the mall or sessions with a therapist--would coax...
...paternalistic British imperialists, who ended up causing one of the 20th century's bloodiest ethnic wars in their attempt to control the fate of the Indian people and their government. Before the partition takes place, Lenny, despite being forced by polio to wear a leg brace, enjoys a happy childhood playing under the care of her nanny Shanta (Nandita Das). Shanta is a beautiful young Hindu woman who attracts suitors from all three religious backgrounds: Hindu, Sikh and Muslim. The two suitors that Shanta most favors with her attention are both Muslim: the charismatic yet somewhat roguish Dil Navaz...
...then went to search for his mother, whom he found hanging naked in the village mosque. When pressed by Lenny to explain further, the boy states "My mother was raped" and then immediately asks Lenny if she wants to play marbles with him. The juxtaposition of extreme violence with childhood innocence highlights the senseless nature of the adults' actions. Lenny's innocence remains, however, until the bitter, heartbreaking, and violent conclusion tears away her naivet. The film ends with a flash-forward to the year 1999 and a trite voice-over by a grown-up Lenny, leaving the audience with...
...went through adolescence longing for early childhood and believing in an adult race composed entirely of "grandes personnes," have just turned twenty...