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My Favorite Anti-Colonial Films by Philosopherscribe
Fandoms: Veerapandiya Kattabomman (1959), Lagaan (2001), RRR (2022), Thangalaan (2024)
06 Nov 2024
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Four ficlets for my favorite anti-colonial films.
1. Veerapandiya Kattabomman considered it an honor to die fighting the British.
2. Lakha was a traitor and Elizabeth an ally, but both betrayed their people for love.
3. Ram and Bheem were closer to each other than to their ex-girlfriends.
4. All forms of oppression had to end. Aarathi couldn’t be tamed. -
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The carriage ride from the Champaner cantonment to the dockyard; Andrew has accusations to make, Eliza has clarifications.
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Elizabeth never planned on falling in love.
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This time the clouds bear no false promises, and rain soaks the parched earth. Relief-giddy villagers dance in the downpour, hands raised to the sky, while the cantonment scrambles for cover under the eaves.
A single figure crosses from the canopy to the playing field. Elizabeth's clothing was not woven for wet weather, and by the time she reaches the middle of the throng, her white lace dress is rendered gray and clinging to her skin. Her waterlogged hat drips into her eyes. Casting it off along with her sodden gloves, she seeks none but two.
varsha (Hindi): rainfall
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- Part 2 of Lagaan fics
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Elizabeth sheds her gloves.
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Elizabeth and Gauri get to know each other.
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AU. Lakha doesn’t reach the temple doors in time, and neither does Bhuvan. The rest of the village gets there first.
trikala (Sanskrit): triad of past, present, and future
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- Part 1 of Lagaan fics
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Gauri has never held much hope in happy endings.
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She never returned to India.