Tsunami: The Aftermath Reflection

Tsunami: The aftermath. A movie depicting the disastrous date of December 26,2004. The movie was shot in the actual place of the happening; Phuket. The movie portrayed the one of the most cataclysmic disasters ever and was directed by Bharat Nalluri. It showed fun and frolic of nature beforehand and then later the sorrowful destruction brought by the unwelcomed waves.       

It follows the story of the Carters. Ian Carter is desperately trying to find his lost daughter Martha Carter after the Tsunami. The film is extremely tragic, in my opinion, and there were chaos all over the site where the tsunami destroyed buildings and washed away people. Families were looking for their relatives and dead bodies were being retrieved. Still, despite numerous efforts, Ian failed to find Martha.

                This film is emotionally crushing and makes the audience sympathize with the tsunami victims. The movie is very sad yet moving. It is a very interesting to see that people and several different organizations worked together to help each other in the time of crisis. The story slowly and eventually evolved into one where the viewer will even find more saddening moments as the story progresses. Problems aroused one after another and it is such a tragedy to see that some organizations and people tried to take advantage of the situation while others were doing their best to retrieve whatever possible they can.

                Most parts of the film are good, but honestly speaking, I am unsatisfied to see some scenes like the Westerners blaming the monks for burning the corpses. There were some misunderstandings between the two parties. The westerners believed that the monks were doing it to clear space when in fact, it is a in the religious belief of people in Thailand. I dislike the idea of the film including this cultural collision, because stereotypes and misunderstandings can occur.

                However, the movie depicts not only the Tsunami as the disaster there but it also conveys a message towards government red tapes and land stealers. The film was great throughout the whole time. It was able to maintain focus and achieved what it wanted the audience to be; “SAD”. All in all, this movie is a heart wrecking film with awesome quality and focus. It sends out a deep message to the audience on what it wanted to express in the period of time. Every scene was very realistic. The movie showed how parents will do everything to get their child and for their child.