Peepli Live not only lived up to my expectations, it actually exceeded them. Giving me a divided yet thoughtful look at an India I know exists, an India I have experienced firsthand, but an India I rarely hear about. An India that most Indians think urban housing exists only in films. In reality, India does not exist in films because films mostly deal with urban topics. Peepli [Live] is rustic, charming and satirical. A satire on the poverty that affects the nation and the derision we have made of it. Peepli Live is powered by a great script and the most original dialogue I've heard in a long time. And it's rustic, generously populated with slang that polished, English-speaking Indians wearing designer clothes might shudder at. But a language spoken by numbers larger than the entire population of the United States. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why Violent Video Games Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get an original essay The characters are real and believable. The clothes they wear depict the reality of their existence. Their shaggy beards, dirty loins and hand-woven beds are common sights in rural India. The film has its flaws but they don't interfere with the narrative. I'll have to be picky to tell you where the film fell short. Yes, it was good acting. The plot is simple. Farmer brothers Budhia and Natha (100% real names from non-English speaking India) are facing the prospect of losing their land. The way out? Natha will commit suicide, Budhia will collect the money that the government will pay to the dead farmer's family, and use that money to pay off the land debt. Around this simple plot is woven the story of greed, betrayal, work, honor, politics, shamelessness, conscience and, above all, a complete lack of empathy. The only other primetime Bollywood film in recent times that made a dent in the vast but neglected topic of abject poverty was Swades. But unlike Swades, Peepli [Live] has no parallel stories. There is no romance here. No song and dance sequence. But just like Swades, Peepli [Live] is honest cinema. Farmers are real. So are henchmen. Omkar Das Manikpuri (Natha) is a discovery. I knew what to expect from Raghubir Yadav and he delivers. Watch out for Natha's wife Dhaniya, played by Shalini Vatsa. And Natha's mother will rock your bed just like she continues to do with hers! You will also meet "Lal Bahadur", a hammy "character". And you will meet Hori Mahato, who becomes a metaphor for things we overlook. You will have questions about Rakesh's exit and what the role of the media really is. For a change, you will laugh and think at the same time. The songs are catchy and the lyrics convey the same atmosphere and message as the film; and you will want to dance and think at the same time. The film slipped in some sequences and it seems like a compromise was made to achieve dramatization. Please note: this is just an example. Get a custom paper from our expert writers now. Get a custom essay For example, when the news channel starts first they roll into the village, they arrive in unreal synchrony. And the last scene at the warehouse seemed vague. Other than that, the film is tight and pulls off some bold acts that could have failed but don't. Often the film easily transitions from a hilarious moment to one that leaves you thinking. The satire isn't sugar coated and there are no long preachy sermons. I'm tempted to watch it again next weekend to (re)enjoy some of that dialogue: exquisite gems that come and go so quickly they leave you thirsty..