Gandhi Reviews and Ratings


  • hawkledge
    February 1, 2009
    hawkledge
    Worshipful tribute to one of the world's great leaders, transcending the typical biopic with vivid recreations of important events. Ben Kingsley is superb in the title role.
  • zenmaster112
    January 21, 2009
    zenmaster112
    I was quite taken with the book the wit and wisdom og gandhi. I was curious about his bio I never looked it up. A good movie. You can change thigs with peaceful resistance instead of violence.
  • specanha13
    January 20, 2009
    specanha13
    Zzzzzzz see this movie with a lot of coffee.
  • sportboy
    January 17, 2009
    sportboy
    Not my type of film really its a very religious film about him believing in non-violent and stuff and believing that you should never hurt your enermies.

    It was a very religious film and a type of film I'm just not into but I had to watch it because it was a video we all had t...( read more)o watch in R.E but if I had the choice I wouldn't of seen it.

    On the otherhand religious people whould probablly love it but I'm not one of those I just didn't like it very much it just wasn't my type of film.

    The actors did pritty good in it though but the plot wasn't interesting and thats what I didn't like about this film thats why I have probablly rated this film so low the story probablly ruined this because the acting part was great there was some good actors in this film.

    And they also probablly tried a bit hard with the directing part to the directing part was good but I don't think they really needed to concerntrate so hard on the directing part I think they should of tried a bit harder with the plot instead because the story of it was not interesting at all.
  • berniebagaman07
    January 10, 2009
    berniebagaman07
    Sweeping epic with Ben Kingsley's totally convincing performance as Gandhi
  • alexbasketball
    January 4, 2009
    alexbasketball
    wow! 3 hours of kingsley as an indian... epic!

    whole thing draws you in and makes you wanna know more as the movie continues... as far as my own personal taste its not something i would put in my top films... but i certainly label it a great film through subject matter and film ...( read more)making abilities.

    ive definatly left this movie off my watch list for too long.

    when is someone gonna make a 3 hour film about keiths life... id sure like to see it?! (hint, hint mr film makers sigur?!)
  • neagamb
    January 3, 2009
    neagamb
    smth to learn from...
  • asma3749
    December 23, 2008
    asma3749
    had to watch it as part of my history class but actually enjoyd it!
  • TitanSweet
    December 19, 2008
    TitanSweet
    You can learn about the philosophy of non-violence and the beauty of it. The man that changed the world forever. Learn about the history of the British Rule in India. A man that changed the word through non-violence.
  • kyo9
    December 16, 2008
    kyo9
    probably the best biography movie I've ever seen.. Ben Kingsley really play the character well enough that I thought I'm seeing the genuine of gandhi through out this movie..
  • xxxcli213xxx
    December 13, 2008
    xxxcli213xxx
    iv seen bits i wana see the whole thing
  • redantfan
    December 12, 2008
    redantfan
    one of my all time favs. the legend of gandhi the man and his believes should never go forgotten
  • Liesebieke
    December 9, 2008
    Liesebieke
    Ben Kingsley is beyond brilliant here. I can not remember a 3-hours long movie that went by so fast. Moreover I was tired but the story just grips you by the throat and you can't stop watching. At least I couldn't.
  • kurosawian
    November 30, 2008
    kurosawian
    An epic story with a heartfelt message. Simply put: Gandhi is my kinda man.
  • terris85017
    November 29, 2008
    terris85017
    (1982 Director: Richard Attenborough)Phenomenal true story of pacifist Mohandas K Gandhi. I'd give it 7 stars because of its historical accuracy as well! Long, like 4 hours I seem to remember. Ben Kingsley again! What a versatile actor who brings to life this nobleman with gre...( read more)at heart & passion for peace for his country. The story of the family itself is amazing in itself. Gandhi's grandson tours & visited my community college 2 years ago.


    Excerpt of movie review from site "Written by: sebastian00
    The movie Gandhi starts off with the assassination of Gandhi on January 30, 1948. He was killed because of the split of Hindus and Muslims into Pakistan and India, instead of trying to keep the country united (which was impossible at the time). The story then jumps back to Gandhi early in his life, when he is a practicing attorney. He is traveling in South Africa on a train and is thrown off because he refuses to give up his first class seat. The conductor wants him to move because he is Indian. This upsets him and he organizes a burning of the discriminatory codes. The protestors are arrested and released.

    Gandhi is motivated by religious means; he believes that everyone is equal in God?s eyes. He gets involved in several movements for equality, and he stresses non-violence very strongly. The Indians are very mad because British rule continues to limit their rights. They are supposed to all get fingerprinted, and their marriage laws are invalid. Gandhi?s followers vow to fight their oppressors to the death, but he discourages them from violence. He and his wife form a sort of commune of purity. They live off of the land entirely. , , "
  • visweshsrinivasan
    November 26, 2008
    visweshsrinivasan
    its a true man's movie
  • JATbobDYLAN93
    November 21, 2008
    JATbobDYLAN93
    The great movie about a great hero. its so realistic.
  • Dvader42
    November 10, 2008
    Dvader42
    Ben Kingsley is top notch. Very compeling portrayl of Gandhi although not completely accurate. The irony of course is that a brittish man plays Gandhi
  • philliprenke
    November 9, 2008
    philliprenke
    A great epic movie and a great performance by Ben Kingsley.
  • smith44
    November 9, 2008
    smith44
    As always Old Fashioned Hollywood Superb portrait of India's great political and spiritual leader comes to life in Ben Kingsley's authoritative yet sensitive performance. Director Richard Attenborough's epic-scale production re-creates Gandhi's life and times, especially his use ...( read more)of non-violence and hunger strikes to bring together the diverse peoples of India and unify them as a nation. The funeral sequence was filmed on January 31, 1981, 33 years to the day after Gandhi's real funeral. Approximately 300,000 extras were used in that scene, the most for any filmepic Winner of my Top Biopic Films.
  • naypf
    November 3, 2008
    naypf
    Sleepy! It' good to see his life but I just am not interested in this part of history.
  • canadamooserm
    October 31, 2008
    canadamooserm
    Saw most of it... and then fell asleep. But the parts I saw were good.
  • melly2294
    October 27, 2008
    melly2294
    Spectacular movie. Really just completly uplifting. The courage and sheer morality that Gandhi possesed are absolutely inspiring to watch,a nd Ben Kingsley gives an excellent performance of the legendary man. Even if you're not familiar with Gandhi's works and teachings, watch th...( read more)is movie. Trust me, you can learn a lot.
  • Viriato
    October 21, 2008
    Viriato
    "Always have good thoughts
    because his thoughts are turned into his words
    Have good words
    because his words are turned into his actions
    Have good actions
    because his actions are turned into his habits.
    Be in good habits
    because his habits are turned into his values
    Have g...( read more)ood values
    because his values are turned into his destiny itself."
    Mahatma Ghandi
  • harrypotter001
    October 13, 2008
    harrypotter001
    When you're in middle school this film isn't excactly the first thing you want to see. We had to see it in school - and the result is obvious, awful. I would definitely want to see it again now that I don't HAVE to see it.
  • yuvak
    October 2, 2008
    yuvak
    One of my best favourite.
  • 3sguha
    October 2, 2008
    3sguha
    a tribute gandhi............a story of the man his beliefs and the freedom and partiton of india.....
  • ranzzit
    September 29, 2008
    ranzzit
    a gripping biography of Mahatma Gandhi. A must see for every Indian and also for those who believe in non violence. Ben Kingsley and Richard Attenborough deserve a special mention for their great work.
  • houseofpawz
    September 21, 2008
    houseofpawz
    The Movie Gandhi

    When I was in high school we watched Gandhi, of course I paid attention and enjoyed it. However viewing it almost 10 years later gave me a different more mature perspective of the film. I became much more aware of the true life of Gandhi, I can also say that B...( read more)en Kingsley portrayed Gandhi?s way of thinking, his words, his struggles and his accomplishments as if it were his own life. The pace is a little too slow at times, but the whole storyline and acting made everything seem to flow beautifully. Although, I had watched the film before I still really knew very little about the life of Gandhi prior to the second viewing. I can say that I gained knowledge, appreciation and respect for who he was and what he stood for.
    The film began with Mohandas K. "Mahatma" Gandhi assassination. Then his funeral which was one of the greatest recreated scenes I have watched. Then the next scene fast forwarded to Gandhi being thrown of a train, because he refused to change seats. At this point Gandhi began fighting for rights of the Indians, which were trying to gain freedom from the British. Gandhi displayed to the world that non-violent was an option to bring change and political justice.
    ?Gandhi encouraged grassroots nationalism, emphasizing that the peoples strength lay in awareness of spiritual truth and in non-violent resistance to military or industrial oppression. He claimed that these qualities were the essence of all religions, including Hinduism, which he considered the universal religion.? (pg 109 Living Religions) I believe that Gandhi loved and saw good in all people regardless of the differences. My aunt made a statement that has stuck with me for sometime, ?You can not choose your family based on your own beliefs, all you can do is love them for who they are no matter what.?
  • mdryan
    September 21, 2008
    mdryan
    This film depicts the struggle and sheer determination of Mahatma
    Gandhi to free his home country of India from Great Britain?s control. It starts in New Delhi, India on January 30, 1948. Gandhi is being helped to a garden where a rather large crowd has gathered to pray and o...( read more)ne of the attendees raises a gun and shoots him point blank in the chest. We then see the extraordinary funeral procession that occurs. There are people from all walks of life and dignitaries from all over that have come to pay tribute to Gandhi.

    The film then goes back in time to 1893 where Gandhi, an attorney, is on a train going through South Africa. He is harassed and then thrown off the train for riding first class, even though he has paid for it ? as an Indian, he is not allowed to travel first class. He then proceeds to fight for the right of Indians in South Africa. He is eventually successful, but only after he is arrested several times. As word of his victory spreads, he is asked to come back to India and help them gain their independence from Great Britain.

    After many years and many set backs, he is able to accomplish this unimaginable feat. Even more amazing, he was able to overcome all of these barriers while insisting on using no violence. He was so determined and intent on his belief of fighting this battle peacefully, that when he got word that there were riots breaking out and people being killed, he went on a hunger strike ? demanding that he would not eat again until the fighting ended.

    He was also very instrumental in helping to abolish the caste distinctions, such as the status of being an ?untouchable? (which was the lowest caste) in India. He believed that everyone should be given a fair chance ? when asked what religion he was he simply replied that he was Hindu, Christian, Muslim, Jew and Buddhist.

    The remarkable film is directed by Richard Attenborough and displays beautiful scenery along a brilliant musical score. Ben Kingsley does an excellent job portraying Mahatma Gandhi and even wins an Academy Award for best actor. It is an outstanding movie and quite motivating to see what a little Indian attorney can achieve when he has made his mind up about something he believes in.
  • lilace162002
    September 21, 2008
    lilace162002
    Gandhi, directed by Richard Attenborough and staring Ben Kingsley as Gandhi, is a movie that tells of the spiritual and enlightening journey of Mohandas K. Gandhi. It gives you a closer look into the Hindu religion and how this one man who was born poor and died poor captured th...( read more)e hearts of everyone that he met no matter their religion, culture or ethnicity.
    The movie starts off with the assassination of Gandhi as he was making his way through the crowd. At this moment in the film you begin to wonder what this man did that was so wrong that someone could hate him enough to kill him without creating chaos with those who followed him. After this scene you see a young Gandhi on a train in South Africa he is approached by two white men on the train because he is considered ?a colored man? riding in first class when he was expected to ride second. This is when he realizes that it does not matter if you are a Christian, Buddhist or any other religion but all they saw was the color of his skin, so from that point on he made it his mission to inform people that race does not make a man but how he follows the spiritual journey that is laid before him. He then realizes that he has to do away with the Western way of living and make and concentrate on the rights of his Indian people.
    This movie relates to world religions because it shows the spiritual journey of one man. Spirituality is a part of religion, a huge part in my opinion, and the way that he goes about his journey is similar to many others before him. You could compare him to Muhammad and many others
  • tyjrchris
    September 21, 2008
    tyjrchris
    This was an incredible movie I learned a lot about the Hindu faith. Gandhi began his life as a lawyer. Travelling on a South African train was kicked off because he wouldn?t give up his first class sit and to coach back then people of color couldn?t ride first class at all. Gandh...( read more)i then realized that the laws were unfair for all Indian people and decides to start a non-violent protest movement for the rights of all Indians in South Africa. After getting arrest al lot and all the attention he was drawing from the media the government couldn?t figure out how one person could make a major impact on the world as he did. After such a huge different he made in South Africa Gandhi was invited back to India where he was consider a hero to all his people. But he realized that he didn?t really know his own motherland so he decided to take a train ride to get to know her. After Gandhi was sent for from the people of India who were starving and dying he knew it was time to make a change. Gandhi urged ask his brothers and sisters to take up a non-violent fight for their independence from the British Empire. Gandhi plans didn?t go as he thought they would and the British Empire used violence against the protesters and Gandhi with a lot of his followers were put in jail. Finally Gandhi and some of his followers sat down with the British officials and plainly told them to pack up and leave that Indians should and would run India. The British didn?t want to leave so more fighting began. Then the fighting subsided and the British Empire divided the country into two nations in hope they would destroy each other. The northeast area of India and the eastern part of India that used to be mainly Muslims will become a new country called Pakistan. Gandhi didn?t like the idea but was willing to let ?Muhammad Ali Jinnah? to become the first prime minister of India. Gandhi would spend his last days trying to bring peace between the two nations. Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated January 30, 1948 after an evening of prayer the now much older Gandhi was approached by a larger number of greeter and admires. Someone in the crowd shot him at point blank into the chest and it was the end of the little brown man we knew as Gandhi who helped saved a nation.
  • justaskme00
    September 20, 2008
    justaskme00
    Elicia Hopes
    Movie review
    Gandi



    When this movie fist came out I was only six years old and I did see some of it but did?nt understand it to well. I have to mention that I?m a big fan of Ben Kingley I think he is a good actor and he really d...( read more)id a good job in playing the in this movie.Its sad in the beginning when it begins with Gandi assaination and furnral if you didn?t know about Gandi death and how he died youu would be surprised on how the movie begins.He finished praying and went to meet with greeters and one man posing as one shoots him point blank in the chest.It fast forwarded to when gandi was thown off a train in south Africa for being Indian. That?s when he wanted to protest but non vilolently.It would help right of Indians in South Africa .The government finally recognizes rights for Indians in south Africa after a lot of protest and unwanted attention from media. Gandi was then considered an hero in India. A part in the movie was very upsetting when they took aim and fired on unarmed protesters it was sad.It reminded me Off America?s Civil rights movement and how people were hosed and bite and attacked by dogs.Ithink Candance Bergan did a good job in the movie by interviewing Gandi played by Ben Kingsley. Britan was weaken by World War 2 and could not continue in India So they let India Have there Independence and left.Gandi Considered a hero.
    When Gandi wifes said if you kill my husband that she would go on speaking showed how strong she had to be.Sometimes the women behind great men are forgotten.
    Would definitely recommend this movie even though it?s like 3 hours long. It is a good depiction of Gandi and the Hindu Religion and how Hindus live.
    by Elicia Hopes
  • bspiritlisbon
    September 12, 2008
    bspiritlisbon
    Bartola L. Lisbon Living Religion OL-3 September 12, 2008

    Mahatma Gandhi

    Gandhi was a small brown Hindu Indian man who ruled the nation through non-violence and kindness. I do believe on the caste level, Gandhi would be considered a Vaishyas, an economic specialists ...( read more)(though on p. 99 in Living Religions it states Vaishyas are farmers and merchants.)
    Gandhi began his adult life as a lawyer. On his way to South Africa he was thrown of f the train due to his color. Though Gandhi showed his status to be a lawyer, though of color, it made no matter to the train conductor. Upon Gandhi?s arrival to his destination in Africa did he begin to realize that Indian?s were not allowed the same privileges as White Westerner?s. Here Gandhi?s non-violent march began.
    The struggle Gandhi fought was only a fair one, equal rights for all men of all religions within the Indian culture. Indians were made to carry passport papers and were made to be finger-printed to show their identity within India.
    As Gandhi?s eyes began to open he realized that he had not known ?his? mother land India at all. Everywhere he went he began to see injustice on all proportions within India. The Western world had turned India into a melting pot of itself. No Indian was able to study or relate to his or her own religion in public and Indians were not allowed to congregate of have meetings. Western Police were allowed to disrespect Indian homes and were allowed to take Indian women as they so pleased.
    Once Gandhi spoke at the forum he began to give home to all Indians that would listen. It took only a little coercing to begin the movement for change, because the people were ready. They only needed a leader and Gandhi was that leader.
    Every task Gandhi took on he became that task, on every level. In one seen Gandhi gave up his life as an attorney in London and moved to India. He was building homes to live in. Everyone in the village had to take turns cleaning the bathrooms. Word was sent to Gandhi?s wife that she would have to clean bathrooms. She was totally upset. Conversing with her, she felt and stated that cleaning bathrooms were for the ?untouchables?, the lower class. Gandhi lost his temper at this point and told his wife to leave. Of course he apologized and asked her forgiveness, and as a wife is to do, she happily took her turn. His wife realized that Gandhi was not like most men and that she too had things to learn.
    Over time, Gandhi was able to win the war against injustice for his people, without violence. When violence broke out, he fasted for the violence to stop. He was so important to his entire nation that all violence amongst his people ended.
    Gandhi won the hearts and the respect of dignitaries and reporters alike. Everyone respected him and wrote about him in kindness and in truth. Gandhi changed the face of the Indian nation by allowing Indians to be able to walk together and pray in separate or together. Living conditions were made better in many areas and food was given to the poor. Respect is what Gandhi was striving for and with his life his product was transformed.
    However, as we all know there has to be a villain within this happy crusade and on January 30, 1948 in New Delhi India, Mahatma Gandhi was shot and killed. There was a mass parade in his honor and the entire world it seemed was there to mourn his death. Dignitaries from all nations the rich, poor and those in between came together to honor the man who changed the face of their Mother India, that ?little brown man? as one of the commentators called him, was Gandhi.
    This movie relates to World Religion in as much as world religion trying to dominate a country that will not be dominated. World religion, what is it, except another word for conform. Conform to what. To what the western world feels is right. Again I ask, what is right. What I see is that whatever white religion does not understand they try to conform to something that they can understand, which is not all together just.
  • daomdark
    September 6, 2008
    daomdark
    This movie is incredible...
    Because Gandhi is one of the most important character in our last century...
    I like this movie not only because Ben Kingsley's way too perfect performance but also because it's a movie which it doesn't just concentrate on a certain point of Gandhi li...( read more)fe as some of the non-fiction movies I had seen..But the movie show since he's graduated from a pretigious university and he's on a trian to India (I guess!) and he saw how some ppl humilliated others just for been browned colored, and see all the Gandhi change untill his very own death!
    A lot of acclaims and not wonder why was the best movie of 1982!

    AN ABSOLUTE MASTERPIECE!
  • ashoksuresh
    August 31, 2008
    ashoksuresh
    Yes Mahatma Gandhi...interesting man alright
  • wieland007
    August 27, 2008
    wieland007
    Good biopic with Kingsley being the perfect actor to play Gandhi.
  • sugajomialan
    August 25, 2008
    sugajomialan
    Extraordinary. Good example of kindness and greatness of a few men
  • PvtCaboose91
    August 25, 2008
    PvtCaboose91
    "They may torture my body, break my bones, even kill me, then they will have my dead body. NOT MY OBEDIENCE!"


    For decades, Richard Attenborough's sweeping epic biographical film Gandhi has been incessantly subjected to critical acclaim and abject disparaging.

    ...( read more)The film won no less than 8 Oscars in 1983, including the holy three (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor) in addition to Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing and several others. On top of these exalted awards, Attenborough's biopic collected five BAFTAs (including the holy trinity of Best Film, Director and Actor) and five Golden Globes. Even after acquiring these, Gandhi garnered countless other prestigious awards. With this impressively long list of credentials, it's inevitable that critics and audiences would search for reasons to hate it. Granted, there is some to criticise. However this largely depends on what you expect.

    Richard Attenborough developed the film over the course of about 20 years and was so enamoured by the man that he wanted the film to be a relentless tribute that focuses less on his weaker facets. In accepting the award for Best Picture, director Attenborough remarked that it was neither the film nor the creative team being honoured by the Academy that evening, but Mohandas K. "Mahatma" Gandhi himself. The little man with a loincloth and a walking stick made a profound impact on his home country. So profound, in fact, that the film holds the record for most amount of extras ever used in a single scene. For the scene depicting Gandhi's funeral, roughly 300,000 extras were used to fill the frame. Approximately two thirds of these extras were volunteers working for no money. They were in attendance for the filming to help Attenborough honour a man who materialised as a prominent representative of India. Attenborough's Gandhi is epic in scope and scale, and these extras further solidify Gandhi's popularity and influence. His thousands (perhaps millions) of followers were prepared to go to the end of the Earth in supporting Gandhi's cause. The people of India would ultimately acknowledge Gandhi with the title of "Mahatma" (meaning great soul) because of his revolutionary method of non-violent civil disobedience, which he initially employed as a young attorney in South Africa to challenge British laws that unjustly made Indians second-class citizens.

    Gandhi is an epic creation that chronicles the life and death of Mohandas K. Gandhi: a remarkable man who refused to turn a blind eye to discrimination, yet firmly stood against violence in his methods. The man refused to resort to violence even after the tragic Amritsar massacre during which thousands of Indian men, women and young children were shot mercilessly in cold blood.

    "An eye for an eye only makes the whole world blind"


    Altogether the film covers roughly 50 years of history, from Gandhi as a young Indian lawyer to an elderly man eventually assassinated by a Hindu extremist. The opening sequence depicts Gandhi's death by an assassin's bullet before telling the story through flashback. Initially we follow Gandhi as a young attorney in 1893, when the unlawful injustice and prejudice is brought to his attention when he is thrown from a train after refusing to move from the first-class seat that he booked. This young Indian man staged a revolution, breaking down the prejudice against him and his coloured followers. His successes proved an inspiration for the entire world: Gandhi was a towering little man, and a motivating figure. Amid the most tumultuous, horror-filled years of war and bloodshed in history, he taught the world an alternative, non-violent method of combating oppression.

    The film's beginning is prefaced with a disclaimer:
    "No man's life can be encompassed in one telling. There is no way to give each year its allotted weight, to include each event, each person who helped to shape a lifetime. What can be done is to be faithful in spirit to the record and try to find one's way to the heart of the man"


    The film truly pushes the envelope with its running time of about 3 hours. Attenborough chooses to focus on the man and the way his spirit shaped world history - not just the UK, but world history. The film is a tribute and a portrait of the man, showing his origins to his full-scale protests. We see Gandhi being imprisoned several times while his faithful supporters continued protests in his honour. We also watch in awe as Gandhi fasts...he refuses to eat until his wishes are accomplished. Attenborough imbues his film with the true spirit of Gandhi.

    Ben Kingsley has been endlessly lauded and acclaimed for his unforgettable portrayal as Mahatma Gandhi. Although most audiences only know the historical Gandhi from history books and stories, Kingsley's masterful performance personifies everything we visualise about the man himself. He prepared for his role comprehensively by scrutinising newsreel footage of Gandhi, reading books on (and by) the subject, dieting, losing weight, practicing Yoga, and learning to spin thread. As a result this thorough research is very palpable. He masters the nature of the real man: humble and contrite. Better yet, Kingsley looks the part to stunning effect. His transformation from young man to frail old man is subtle yet effective. You will genuinely believe you're watching real footage of the man. Apparently Indian people believed Kingsley's performance was a reincarnation.
    Kingsley is surrounded by a capable supporting cast. Many well-known actors appear throughout the film's duration. Martin Sheen appears as a reporter, and an extremely youthful Daniel Day-Lewis plays a boy who confronts Charlie in the street. There are countless other cast members that evince acting brilliance.

    The amazing locations are captured with mind-blowing cinematography. Gandhi borrows techniques from celebrated epics such as Lawrence of Arabia. This exquisite photography was crucial as the entire film is essentially dialogue. The intriguing visuals are marvellous to behold. The pacing is deliberately slow and unhurried as there is much ground to cover.
    However, there are criticisms to be pointed out. The politics that fuel the proceedings are confusing. Additional explication is sorely needed in this area. In tradition with most epics, the storytelling is at its best. In spite of this, the second half is marginally less riveting than the first. The running time is occasionally very irritating, but at the same time it's impossible to remove a frame. It's also worth noting that the film frequently canonises Gandhi's philosophies rather than exploring them. His preaching is therefore trivialised and occasionally distorted.

    Despite its shortcomings and countless haters, Gandhi is an important film about a great man. In short, this is a film everyone must see at least once. It's an absorbing history lesson as well as deep food for the soul: it gives us inspiration and hope while illustrating the capabilities of a single man. Attenborough tells an amazingly powerful story in this film, with incredible cinematography and an extraordinary period atmosphere that makes it a memorable epic deserving to stand beside Lawrence of Arabia. Gandhi is simply unforgettable and remarkable...watch it without hesitation.
  • chlorow7
    August 20, 2008
    chlorow7
    A must see for everyone!
  • 90king
    August 15, 2008
    90king
    Gandhi is a once in a lifetime kinda movie. Nobody can make it the way Richard Attenborough has done it.
    Sir Ben Kinglsey was the perfect Gandhi. Peter Sellers looked like an Indian in Party but here Kingsley had a striking resemblance with Gandhi.
    The casting was quite...( read more) good and i think extras were very disciplined.
    Being an Indian i have known the history or shall we say the entire story of the movie very well. So i noticed some historical irregularities but that does not matter much.
    Superb direction and art direction. Full marks to Ben Kingsley.
  • TheifLord
    August 12, 2008
    TheifLord
    good man ... but im not into that kind of movies!
  • byby5
    August 11, 2008
    byby5
    Very sad, but true story about this amazing man. Long movie, but everything in it is important.
  • thevivster
    August 9, 2008
    thevivster
    I think I remember watching this in history class in high school.. but I can't seem to remember what really happens.. I probably fell asleep Z_z
  • anneofvistulabank
    August 8, 2008
    anneofvistulabank
    OH - MY - this film lasts for THREE HOURS. 180 minutes! And I watched it at once! I was SO proud of it ;)...
    It's, obviously, a biography of Mahatma Gandhi, beginning with his first attempts to fight racism in South Africa, ending with his death in India. I don't think there's a ...( read more)better way to get to know this story. And, despite being so long and detailed, it's not boring. Well worth seeing, definitely!
  • maetthu
    July 27, 2008
    maetthu
    Absolutely stunning performance by Ben Kingsley - the movie itself is epical, has it's lenghts but all in all it's a great film.

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