What they don't teach in school The reform of Indian society is gaining momentum. Only recently, Akshay Kumar talked about the importance of having a toilet in every house, and now in divine guise he is actively helping the emergence of a new discipline in educational institutions - sex education lessons. Bollywood is part of social projects either for the sake of rating, or indeed someone there is very concerned about the welfare of citizens. But it is definitely worth paying attention to the fact that in recent years, Indian films, in addition to approaching the norms of European civilization, began to flicker the agenda of self-identification of the country as a territory with its unique traditions laid down even before biblical times. And also more often voiced discontent with the actions of the former colonialist – Britain, which, even seemingly gone aside, continues to be invisible in the cultural and political spheres of India. In the film, it was stated that the “adapted British educational program” is the evil that prevents the population from remembering the rich cultural heritage of their ancestors, thereby keeping their mentality below the European level. And what is remarkable, the first graceful sprouts did not take long to wait - in Ulhasnagar, Maharashtra, sex education classes are introduced into the curriculum.
What prompted traditional society to adopt such an innovation? The film shows how difficult these decisions are. But even with well-intentioned intentions, the creators were a little eager to weave religion into sexual matters. We are talking about the fact that cinema is now difficult to give new plots, and directors with producers begin to literally revenge on the suseks to scrape together the plot. They are mostly saved by remakes, but what to do when the topic is too innovative and no one has raised it before? For some reason, the creators of OMG 2 decided that the appropriate solution would be to use the satirical comedy “Oh, my God!” in 2012. But the sequel, as they unveiled their new version, doesn’t exactly reflect the meaning of the story laid down in the previous film. Rather, it is like trying to hide the fact of plagiarism, when, due to lack of imagination, they took a more less suitable plot structure from another project, but to protect themselves, they gave the result as a sequel. The idea behind the 2012 film is purely religious. In the end, the main character from an atheist turns into a true believer. No side topics of a secular nature are envisaged. Therefore, when OMG 2 discusses the genitals and at the same time shows a dancing God, or rather, a helper of God (such liberties were forced to be removed from the plot), it causes mixed feelings.
Speaking of the liberties and numerous edits that the film underwent at the post-production stage. The producers insisted on a "for all" rating, but the Certification Board remained adamant and issued an "adult-only" certificate. In connection with the religious conflict, it was necessary to make 25 changes to the already filmed material. This is further confirmation that the film for the so-called sequel was chosen unsuccessfully. “OMG 2” somehow copies its predecessor, not caring about whether it is necessary for the current story. The main character is a deeply religious follower of Shiva. God’s presence here is needed more for moral support than for proof of his existence. In this case, they could simply do with prayers, which would eliminate the possibility of censorship interference. The role of Akshay Kumar was probably included in the plot to justify the sequel. He was God in the first movie, too, but in a more godlike way than he is now. Akshai turned into some kind of hippie and fell into the background. Does it depend on God to educate students about sex or not? I think the answer to the question is obvious. Why do you need this character in the movie?
The strangeness of the presence of the deity in an inappropriate context also led to the fact that the scenes of his phenomena and actions were very vaguely spelled out. The hero of Pankaj Tripathi just fell into a stupor at these moments. This was a waste of the potential of the Bollywood diamond. Unsuccessful episodes surprisingly contrasted with the rest of the material dealing directly with the main topic. In this case, the castes of the picture played a huge role, namely Pankaj (father, he is also the prosecution), Yami Gautam (lawyer, defense representative) and Pawan Malhotra (judge). A brilliantly conducted trial is the part of the film that can be considered the only success of Amit Ray as a director. The arguments, confrontation, humor, and emotions of the characters seem very plausible and logical (for the most part). And despite the fact that the ending acquires a somewhat fabulous shade, in general, the film itself does not spoil it.
Although some reviewers accuse the creators of distorting the meaning of the scriptures, including incorrect translation from Sanskrit. And this is much more serious than just dissatisfaction with the technical aspects of the picture. By the way, the installation here leaves much to be desired. Everything that happens outside the walls of the court turns into a pile of episodes, meaninglessly ending, either empty, unrelated to the topic (such as the dance of Shiva’s assistant), or crumpled, because the characters did not come up with the text. Because of this, one part of the film amazes with its inept production, and the other surprises the ingenuity of the screenwriter (aka director). In principle, this did not prevent OMG 2 from making a good cashier and getting a decent rating. Note that the film itself does not give a clear answer to the question of how to teach sex education to children. That is, the idea is submitted, but the implementation raises some doubts. So, the statement of the Ulhasnagar Education Committee about such an imminent inclusion of the subject in the school curriculum suspiciously resembles an advertising campaign. One can only hope that the very essence of sex education will not later acquire the direction of the Western agenda, from which India seems to want to leave.