Velu, a forward thinking youngster of Nanjupuram, an isolated, snake infested village located in the interior of South India, must win an internal battle between rationale and paranoia to unite with Malar, the girl he loves.
There’s no two ways about it — Bridgerton is horny. Shondaland’s newest venture- released on Netflix on Christmas- is certainly a spectacle to behold, just as the premise; essentially an Austenian, Regency-Era Gossip Girl, helmed by Shonda Rhimes, the reigning queen of steamy romance television. It would not be inaccurate to describe it as Jane Austen porn.
Our protagonists perform as the opposite gender while still preserving the parts of their personalities that makes themselves who they are.
It doesn’t offer an absolute answer for the dialectical ethical questions that emerged in search of justice but portrays the characters as living people beyond the identities of victims.
The power of a talented female director like Patty Jenkins and an overall diverse cast is what makes this film worth watching for me.
When it comes down to it, The English explores what happens when power is unchecked and how those who seem powerless, have more strength than most through their convictions for justice.
