This is a gem of a film that at first I thought would be another cheesy wanna be Celestine Prophecy but instead it was a unique mystical journey of a film with a nice romantic twist. It reminds me of What Dreams May Come or other James Redfield books but of course this film is low budget yet the overall story is both entertaining with a lovely message that is refreshing with a touch of a magical spiritual journey.
Kudos to the writers and director and the special effects which gave it a nice extra touch to show the deeper elements of meditation. I can speak from experience after spending lots of time in India and meeting many gurus and this guruji character was probably the highlight of the film. Yes I agree he mostly looks like Osho with the white beard and bald head yet probably most do not realize that it is a common look for elderly gurus but the other elements from the actor really transcend and bring forth the realism of a Teachers allure. And surely with a higher budget the film would have been a better with higher end vfx but it works regardless and the main actors were excellent. But the only odd part was seeing Kal Penn was hard to swallow yet he did a great job as a sannyasi disciple. The location was breathtaking fantastic and it was wonderful to see the story element of a hero's journey of the main character which brought forth some depth to the film along with the background story of enlightenment and twin souls. It is probably not suitable for most Westerners that probably are unable to relate to the spiritual aspects of the story and the film could have delved deeper into the other supporting characters but the pacing was good enough to make it enjoyable without being too heavy like some other spiritual films.
This film deserves better ratings and surely will be a classic with time. A solid 8 and hope to see more films from this writer/director
Kudos to the writers and director and the special effects which gave it a nice extra touch to show the deeper elements of meditation. I can speak from experience after spending lots of time in India and meeting many gurus and this guruji character was probably the highlight of the film. Yes I agree he mostly looks like Osho with the white beard and bald head yet probably most do not realize that it is a common look for elderly gurus but the other elements from the actor really transcend and bring forth the realism of a Teachers allure. And surely with a higher budget the film would have been a better with higher end vfx but it works regardless and the main actors were excellent. But the only odd part was seeing Kal Penn was hard to swallow yet he did a great job as a sannyasi disciple. The location was breathtaking fantastic and it was wonderful to see the story element of a hero's journey of the main character which brought forth some depth to the film along with the background story of enlightenment and twin souls. It is probably not suitable for most Westerners that probably are unable to relate to the spiritual aspects of the story and the film could have delved deeper into the other supporting characters but the pacing was good enough to make it enjoyable without being too heavy like some other spiritual films.
This film deserves better ratings and surely will be a classic with time. A solid 8 and hope to see more films from this writer/director