Mani Ratnam’s Kadal (The Sea) is all about faith—about
keeping it and rediscovering it. In his latest movie, Ratnam is talking
about Christian belief, about a restless young man who is torn between
God and Satan, who turns his back on his maker and makes a pact with his
destroyer, but who is converted after being visited by an angel.
There’s a lot of scope here for giggle-inducing stuff, apart from
weariness at the repeated use of Christian motifs. The villain
constantly refers to himself as Satan, in case you didn’t get it the
first time. The young man assists in a delivery and gazes upon his
blood-stained hands in wonderment. They are the wounds of Jesus, he
says. We know, we know. More Review >>>
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