Passage To India Film Report
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Passage To India Film Report
A Passage to India . . . Film Report One
Mrs. Moore, who combined a lack of pretension with a genuine desire to accept new ideas, is my choice as the female lead character who truly tried to understand the Indian people and culture. Early in the film, Moore clearly states her desire to know Indian people by telling her snooty British hosts that she wanted to meet any "Indians you come across socially." Revealed underneath the face value of this clear request is Moore's seemingly inherent belief that the British and Indians would "naturally" have some sort of interaction (which, similarly, indicates that she held no desire to remain separated from the Indians.)
Later, Moore consciously enters a mosque, further displaying her acceptance of Indian culture. Moreover, if her mere respectful presence in the mosque (minus shoes) didn't underscore her interest in Indian culture, certainly her comment that "God is here (at the mosque)" exhibits her acceptance of Indian religious ways. Further, I would contrast Moore's mosque experience with the scene of Miss Quested accidentally coming across the overgrown temple. Quested did not go intentionally looking for the temple, as Moore did the mosque. Moreover, Quested was disconcerted by her experience while Moore appreciated hers.
Other ways Moore attempted to bridge the cultural gap and establish a rapport with the native people include:
asking Dr. Aziz to come into the club even though Aziz wouldn't be allowed.
expressing her wish that she could "speak Indian."
inquiring as to why the Indian carriage did not pick them up (due to embarrassment), so as to learn more about the cultural mores.
accepting Indian "toughness" and "commonness" by telling Quested that India makes one confront oneself.
allowing Quested, her future daughter-in-law, to be alone with an Indian man, following her (Moore's) departure from the...
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