Water

The movie Water was a very emotional and educational film. It has the potential to touch your heart and teach you about other cultures. Its is and inspirational story that shows that women and men arent always treated as equals and that its not always fair. Women can over come and prove the importance of there freedom as individuals.

The story takes place in India in a time when widows were treated very badly. At any age they could be forced to live in a certain house where the widows lived only. They were not allowed to wear any colors or grow their hair long, most of them shaved there head bald. The widows were not allowed to re-marry or socialize with other people. It was thought of as a sin.

The main character is a 7 year old girl named Chuyia who's husband dies before they were married. Her parents send her to live in the house of widows where she is supposed to live out her live in purity. She then meets another widow named Kalyani who is in her 20's and befriends her without questions. Kalyani is considered the most beautiful of the widows because she is allowed to keep her long hair. She meets a man named Narayan and they fall in love and plan to marry against the wishes of their families. It turns into a conflict and Kalyani takes her own life. Chuyia is then sent off with Narayan to follow Gandhi and his beliefs.

I highly recommend this movie to everyone. I can change the way people value what they have and their freedom.
Sincerely, Jamie Richardson