For folks who have known me for a while, watching movies is the most important task/hobby/pleasure activity that I indulge it. And I dont always go to the rather over priced, caramel infested multiplexes to get my celluloid dose. Rarely is there a film or documentary that leaves a lasting impact on me and actually gets me inspired to do something. (Again for those who know me well, my faux nationalistic conscience is non existent & marked by cynicism). Yet Burma VJ, 2010's Oscar winning documentary is one such very rare gem. Kuddos to the stuffed shirts at the Academy that this miniscule, South East Asian nation more or less forgotten by her big neighbours & the United Nations, inspired them to actually make a correct choice. The Oscar win stamp makes a whole lot of diffference to a documentary. To cut a long story short, Burma VJ is entirely shot amidst Burma's 2007 peaceful uprisings by Buddhist monks & common people alongwith students. The protests that st...
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