Originally posted by: asmitamohanty
You know your this post reminded me of one of my recent favourite movie " Qala"...I had initially thought that Arshi 's character would be a character inspired from that..
Qalaβs case, too, . Growing up in a strictly hierarchical environment where her mother is also her teacher and her master, her caretaker and guardian, and seemingly the main influence in her life, Qala has internalised her motherβs dreams for her and dedicates her whole life and career trying to win her approval, even to the detriment of her own sanity and wellbeing. Throughout the movie, one can see Qala following her momβs commands without questioning it.....
I also saw the glimpse of this in her ...Hungry for validation from a mother whose prejudices are extremely extrinsic finding herself nailed into the loop of being inadequate and deficient in her motherβs eyes....The essence of dance has lost its meaning for her as her priority shifts to gratify her mother..
But then gradually I lost that connection... I started disliking her more and more for how she was presented...she appeared classist and elitist to me...and became just a tool in her mother's hand
On the contrary I found this "death mother archetype" more prevalent with Ani...
I have read about this concept & it says Death Mother wields a cold, fierce, violent, and corrosive power. When Death Mother's gaze is directed at us, it penetrates both psyche and body, turning us into stone. It kills hope. It cuts us dead. We collapse..
I found that with Tanuja...This energy is most destructive when it comes from somebody that we love and trust. Like he is with somebody who is supposed to love him and all of a suddenβ bang! Itβs what happened in the original trauma; we trusted our beloved mother and suddenly we were hit with the realization that we were not acceptable. We realized that our mother wished that we, or some part of us, was dead.... Isn't it the same with Tanuja???...
She knows her son's happiness lies with whom..She probably understands what their actions are doing to him..yet she is there doing her things pushing him towards a metaphorical death...
But yes...one thing is sure that she has grown up seeing her parents' failed relationship soo may be she is also carrying that intergenerational trauma of making her romantic relationship work at any cost....so she tried to cling to Ani ....but nothing justifies the way she has chosen to deal with it by attacking the weaker one... wishing evil for her...
And I also think that Arshi also exhibit same symptoms of narcicism by victimising herself to a large extent.... always resorting to emotional manipulation, guilt-tripping...
Soo mother-daughter duo are narcissistic characters ...but Arshi is more dangerous...
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