Date: January 2023
Mode: Netflix
I am not a regular viewer of content on OTT platforms, and hence am out of most conversations regarding content, but I have slowly developed a taste for listening to others talking about content. I like to see their animated faces when they discuss something they have watched.
Oscar 2023 season is here, and I have watched 2 movies that have garnered nominations – ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ and ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’. I have also watched the Oscar nominated poignant documentary on Netflix – ‘The Elephant Whisperers’, set in Mudumalai National Park, India. I didn’t understand the dialect fully, but could follow it quite a bit. The documentary is well edited and captures the grandeur of nature and tribal customs beautifully.
A tribal couple Bomman and Belli take care of an orphaned elephant Raghu, and later Ammu, and make them part of their family. Belli lost her first husband to a tiger attack that left her enveloped in fear. Unfortunately, she also lost her daughter post that and is the caretaker to her young granddaughter.
Bomman and Belli spend time together to take care of Raghu and Ammu, and become close. When they have to give up Raghu, the couple is distraught, but has no choice. Ammu’s presence makes the parting more bearable, and Raghu continues to recognise them once he grows up. I found myself cheer for Raghu and Ammu’s recovery, and for the couple as well. Belli eventually overcomes her fear for staying out at night. This is my idea of posttraumatic growth.
The binding force of love – between humans and elephants, elephants and nature, humans and nature, and finally between humans – is delightful to watch. This is my idea of romance.
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