DEFIANCE

I was browsing through the channels and as usual got hooked on to star
movies.Defiance movie was just starting and i watched the first scene which hinted me i should not continue to watch it as it was based on war. I saw mothers crying saying " spare my little children" but the ruthless police officers shooting them down -Yes, innocent adolescent boys and girls .I quickly switched the channels as i was putting Vihaan to sleep and did not want some scary gun shots to wake him up. In the process of browsing the channels again , i was tempted to see star movies again .i don't know why i felt i should watch Defiance. Am glad i followed my heart as i got glued to the channel until the movie was over. The movie was truly a wonderful one.Well written and brought the emotions of the characters out where you almost felt like you were going through this along with them.

Trust me the cinematography has been brilliant that in spite having a war backdrop , you still have some feel good factor through out .The Bielski brothers lives and courage has been portrayed very well. It touched me at last when the TV screen gave synopsis on what happened after this movement that was started by Tuvia and Zus.

When you realise it is a true story, you are actually dumbstruck .How people actually lived in war period.Amazing is it nt? Creating a small army within themselves to be together rather than to fight , go find food in turns and also in between somewhere have a wedding and some fun .Unthinkable to me as of now but that is what Defiance has taught me . This movie showcases the true meaning of being defiant esp to me who thinks am nothing but one super bold woman filled with defiance. Probably Zus character was like me , i like to oppose and fight injustice but in the long run we loose everything in a battle. Rightly, Tuvia points out , We live like human and we will die like humans - i e not become animals by taking revenge and killing every german we come across. Defiance is about that , Standing up with courage for oneself but not necessarily by putting down/killing the other person. It is so difficult to do that when the enemy is killing your near and dear and your country men .But the whole point is thinking of the bigger picture . Here is where a whole new perspective came to light through this movie. The courage to form a group even when you know you don't have much to fight , the strength to carry on and face the adversity in spite of our chances of making it through being minimal.

Hats off to the brilliant cast and crew of the Defiance movie and the real men and woman who actually made this happen during the Nazi movement that it has saved a ten thousand and more people -survivor's descendants to live as on today