Blinded by the light words11/26/2022 ![]() ![]() It is his words that will finally show his family and the world who he can become. For Javed, the music of Bruce Springsteen not only gives him something to identify with, but it pushes him to express himself through his writing. The push to be seen not as boy but as a man is the essence of the adolescent struggle he is going through. One of Springsteen’s lines that comes up at varying points is the one that opens this piece. His place in the world-a world where some are very vocal about thinking he It is another obstacle he must deal with to find Those issues have not only not gone away, they seem to have reemerged in recent Javed is regularly cowed by Nationalįront thugs and their nationalist and white-supremist actions. ![]() It, it is really a universal story of generational conflict.Īlthough set in 1987, this film seems to be very current in Director Gurinder Chadha looked at the generational issues of SouthĪsians growing up in the UK in her earlier film, Bend It Like Beckham.Īlthough the immigrant family issues play roles in both Blinded and Bend But Javed has a different view of where he wants his Responsible for all his family maintaining the values he brought with him from Javed notes early on, “In my house no one’s allowed opinions except my The relationship between Javed and his father is highlighted by conflict. Without a Cause.) The expectations of society and parents often feel stifling. The adolescent struggle for an independent identity hasĪlways been fertile ground for stories and films. Numbers that go along with the Boss’s songs. The lyrics coming on screen in various ways, and one or two minor production From time to time a Bollywood vibe comes in, with We often hearīits of Springsteen’s music. Obviously, music plays a key roll in the film. Society, and self-fulfillment are compounded. The film only touches in the briefest way on the religious aspect of the story,īut it still manages to show us how the conflicts Javed faces between family, Mansour’s memoir, Greetings from Bury Park: Race, Religion and Rock N’ Roll. The film is inspired by a true story and based on Sarfraz The price of losing his family and traditions? (L-R) NELL WILLIAMS as Eliza, VIVEIK KALRA as Javed and AARON PHAGURA as Roops in New Line Cinema’s inspirational drama, BLINDED BY THE LIGHT, a Warner Bros. Growing distance from a childhood friend (Dean-Charles Chapman), and anĮncouraging teacher, and Javed begins to find his own voice. Toss in a budding romance with a classmate (Nell Williams), a Him to the music of Bruce Springsteen, he feels he’s found someone who speaks But when a friend (Aaron Phagura) introduces He feels trapped inĪ family that doesn’t understand him. Javed feels much more English, but that is not acceptable. He wants to be a writer, but his strict, traditionalįather Malik (Kulvinder Ghir) doesn’t see that as a proper job for a Pakistani. Pakistani young man growing up in a town outside of London, struggles to find In Blinded by the Light, Javed (Viveik Kaira), a Promised land” (Bruce Springsteen, “The Promised Land”) “Mister, I ain’t a boy, no I’m a man, and I believe in the ![]()
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