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on any particular character or institution. The injustice comes from centuries of accepting social rules, originating in old religious beliefs and perpetuating themselves through tradition.
Director Deepa Mehta’s movie is as much an indictment of rigid thinking and outdated-religious beliefs as it is an expose of the illogic in people’s natural tendency to honor and adhere to traditions no matter how outmoded. The film poignantly shows how a society’s unwillingness to adapt to a changing world causes much of its misery. For example, the widows are their own enforcers — they aren’t exactly imprisoned, but they
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