Poda Podi - Such a turn-off title for a Tamil movie. Especially when the lead actor (Simbu) is known for some lousy acts. Indeed! Alright fine. He's not totally lousy but sometimes he is, to a certain extent. But i will not deny the fact that he have done a number of good movies, directed and acted by himself. So, that was the only reason I checked out the movie, thinking it could be different. And YES, it was NOT disappointing at all. The movie was really good. Except for some of the post marital issues that was potrayed. Will get there in a bit. That's the whole damn point of this blog post anyway.
I have to ask this : Why does almost all INDIAN men (or maybe every man) wants to take control of the woman they marry???
A very simple example : Almost all the lead actresses whom are married to lead actors have stopped acting. But the husband continues acting, fondling other women, being in intimate scenes for movies. Why?? Do they feel insecure about the woman succeeding in the industry or are they feeling insecure of their status?? Enlighten me!
Indian men especially, would always want to be in charge of every damn thing about their wife. They will try their very best to cut off the woman's passion or interest. I know of someone who was so passionate about Indian classical dance - Bharatanatyam, whom after marriage, was totally denied of pursuing her dance. And being a typical woman or shall I say typical Indian woman that she was, she obeyed the husband and gave up on her dance. What a waste!!! Why didn't she fight for herself? I wonder. :S
I still have no clue in what marriage actually means to certain men. Well, most men take their wife
as
a servant slave. They practically expect the wife to serve them for the rest of their life. Even if the wife is a working woman. They expect the wife to do all the cleaning, cooking, baby-sitting, laundry and other chores. Instead of giving the wife a hand, they would actually complain if any of the chores doesn't meet their expectation. They would dirty the house as they please, throw the laundry anywhere about the house and expect them to be cleaned up. Oh yeah, you can question what the hell is a wife for if not for these? Well, a wife is not a fucking servant. That's my point. So, stop treating or expecting them to be one.
That's for now. I still think the movie would have done way much better if they had a different title.
