Film Analyzation (Kumare) - 1491 Words

Kumare: Film Analysis Toward the middle of the film, I began seeing a change in Vikram Ghandi (Kumare) as he visited Gabriel Urantia and went back to his home yoga center. When Vikram began this journey, his goal was to expose the falsehood of gurus and spiritual teachers. He said he did not have a problem with spirituality but with spiritual leaders. These spiritual leaders, in Vikram’s mind, were just illusions. Vikram’s intent was to reveal to people that â€Å"no one is more spiritual than anyone else† and that these gurus are phonies. He wanted to know if people could find the same peace in a made-up religion that they found in a real one. Why do we need religion in the first place? Is this all just â€Å"a bunch of nonsense† that†¦show more content†¦Following the cut, Kumare is back in his home yoga center and is talking to his followers. He tells them about a man named Vikram who â€Å"is becoming a teacher for many people, and is the only one who did not know he was a teacher.† He continues to talk and asks, â€Å"why is it that because he is feel like disguise, he is living in a disguise, but all these people... they feel good?† Kumare is displaying some inner questioning as he explains the story of this man, unknown to them, named Vikram. A woman in the group speaks up and says, â€Å"A certain tree bears a certain fruit; their actions, w hat they do, their service to others, how they treat others, that’s what I hear. And then the story you’re telling me, I think you’re talking about yourself.† At this instant, Kumare admits that, yes, he was talking about himself. However, I noticed that as Kumare made this comment, his face scrunches, his mouth tightens and his eyes look away as if he is thinking ‘I’ve been caught’ or ‘shit’. While he wants to tell these people who he really is, Vikram is struggling with the thought as he grows closer and closer to this ideal version of himself, Kumare. Nevertheless, he is changing to a place where he can accept these followers of spiritual leaders as people who are trying to find something in life, and he is at a place where he no longer judges them. Vikram slowly watches his initial motive fade as he finds that he, also, is searching for answers. Concurrently,