NekoHomey Purely Joyful Movie!

Hulkeasexo it is the rare 'crazy' movie that actually has something to say.

ChampDavSlim The acting is good, and the firecracker script has some excellent ideas.

Alistair Olson After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.

indianature This is effectively about the horrific beast that lies within us. All of us. Waiting to disclose itself when the opportunity is right.1947 Earth is a brilliant watch, set in the time of the partition of India and Pakistan. In reality, worse must have taken place during that time than what is depicted in the movie.The settings are superb, the script is superb and the acting superlative. The most powerful aspect of this movie is the terrifying realisation of the beast that lies dormant within each and everyone of us, just waiting to be unleashed if the circumstances are ripe. That is indeed horrifying.This is the third in Deepa Mehta's portfolio of Water, Fire, Earth. In a word, this is superb as are all her movies.

Ashutosh Mishra Watching Earth was not easy but i have to admit what i watched in those 100 minutes was sheer magic of true cinema. Each and every dialogue had a very deep meaning, every scene was excellent. Probably it's one of the best cinematic experiences, credit goes to Deepa Mehta. What a class direction-truly artistic! Music score was equally good and the lyrics were awesome. Performances of the lead actors as well as supporting cast was very good, especially Nandita Das. Some people may complain about the movie as it is not showing the partition as they wanted it, in actual Deepa Mehta moves this film onto a very different level where the emotions continue the story. Weather it's jealousy or love or betrayal, every time you feel these emotions. True Magic of cinema.I am very much confident to say Earth is one of the most powerful movie ever made in India and it will remain in my heart for a very long time.10 out of 10- Magnificent and Artistic Cinema!!!

Pgoel Partition films are inherently political as is shown by the fact that this utterly fair movie was banned in BOTH countries. The fact that it was banned in both countries indicates how unbiased this film is. This film is one about how hatred consumes all. Dilnawaz (Aamir Khan) is a happy-go-lucky guy who gets consumed by a desire for vengeance when he sees his sisters' bodies mutilated. Dilnawaz had told his Hindu and Sikh friends that he would stand up for them if the partition violence came to fighting. Yet, when it came down to it-he reveled in his Hindu and Sikh friends' misery and even advocated their leaving Lahore. The only heroine in this film is the protagonist's (Lenny, Lenny-Baby) mother, who by virtue of being Parsi is protected but does everything to shield the Hindu Aaya (Nanny) of Lenny.

vks99 This movie really started the trend of improving Bollywood (I hate that term....let's call it the Bombay Film Industry instead). I try and watch as many foreign films as possible, and loved some of the older films from India by people like Sayajit Rai, Guru Dutt, Bimal Roy and Gulzar.However the 70s bought 30 years of trashy commercial formulaic films (so called masala films) which have a bit of fighting, romance and comedy all gelled together with a few songs. At last the fight back begins.Earth is a beautiful story portrayed by a fantastic actor Aamir Khan (see Lagaan and Dil Chahta Hai), Nandita Das and Rahul Khanna. The 'train' scene lives with me to this day. Everything about this film is just so right, and it gave courage for others to be more adventurous. Without it we wouldn't have Maqbool or the excellent Teen Deewarein.Please bring out the Region 2 DVD.