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title: "Blinded by the Light"
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# Blinded by the Light

**Brand:** viveik kalrahayley atwellgurinder chadha
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Blinded By The Light (DVD)From writer/director/producer Gurinder Chadha (“Bend It Like Beckham”) comes the drama “Blinded by the Light,” set to the inspiring music and lyrics of Bruce Springsteen’s timeless songs.]]>

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## Customer Reviews

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    4 1/2 stars.  A wonderful movie of a music inspired budding writer
  

*by M***N on Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2019*

Theater review.  Possible spoilers.  What a nice surprise this is as the summer movie season comes to an end.  Clearly a passion project by director Gurinder Chadha who was born in Nairobi but grew up in London where the story is set (blue collar Luton).Based on real events, 18 year old Javed (Viveik Kalra) has come to England from Pakistan as a young boy along with his father Malik (Kulvinder Ghir), mother, Noor (Meera Ganatra), about to be married sister Yasmeen (Tara Divina) and teenage sister Shazia (Nikita Mehta).  As is their tradition Malik rules the roost and while the primary bread winner, Noor helps by tailoring bales of clothing brought to her.  Any additional money earned from the family all goes into Malik’s pot.It’s 1987 and the economy under PM Margaret Thatcher is strained.  Malik loses his job (a real estate agent as near as I could determine) and times become more difficult than usual.  In addition to economic and family strife, the family like all the Pakistani immigrants at the time, are bullied and intimidated by many of the neo-Nazi white nationalists of the blending neighborhoods.Leaving this grim backdrop for a moment, young Javed has been writing poems since a kid, but they remain unseen by anyone.  Now in what appears to be the equivalent of junior college, Javed is taken under the wing of one of his teachers, Ms. Clay (an underutilized Hayley Atwell) who sees promise in him.  The world changes quickly for Javed when one of his friends named Roops (Aaron Phagura) lends him a couple early Bruce Springsteen cassettes.  As if struck by lightning, Springsteen’s lyrics come as if speaking directly to him.  His own writing seems to have new purpose.  As Javed listens to the songs with his $5 headphones and belted Walkman, we see the lyrics spill out of thin air on screen.  As hokey as that might seem, it just feels right and the film shifts gears.  It will do that a few times during the film.  And that is a good thing.  It’s almost like a bunch of little movies are thoughtfully pieced together.Javed gains confidence in his writing abilities and even approaches a classmate, Eliza (Nell Williams), for a date.  Javed’s writing gets more notice as Ms. Clay submits a piece in a national competition and Javed gets a non-paying internship at The Herald newspaper.  This all begins to put strain on the family relationship.  The father, Malik wants nothing to do with Javed’s passion and his budding career.  As is often the case, Malik strives for improvement in his and his family’s lives by moving to a country with better opportunities but also brings his old culture with him.  Javed wants to embrace a new way of life and Bruce’s songs are leading him forward.This is a wonderful movie that sadly will not be seen by many if my experience means anything.  My son and I were alone in a large theater on opening day in a late afternoon showing.  Too bad.  This is an ultimately uplifting movie that will check-off all the emotional ranges.  It’s funny, sad, dramatic and fulfilling.  Oh, and some great Bruce Springsteen songs along the way.  Highly recommended.

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    Best Feel-Good Film of 2019
  

*by N***T on Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2019*

Let me start with this: *Gets loudspeaker and stands on podium* "DO NOT COMPARE THIS TO 'YESTERDAY.' THEY ARE APPLES AND ORANGES."Also, this film is based on a memoir. Whoever said it was ~weird~ when the film went into the racial unrest in England missed what the movie was about. Also, there are some awkward moments with Javed because, well, he's a teenager and teenagers are awkward. It makes it more lovable.This film is so wonderful and so light-hearted and will leave you feeling really good afterwards. And it's not just about Bruce. It's about a young man in Luton, England who is Pakistani finding his voice and becoming inspired to write even more once he hears Bruce's lyrics. The music of a hard working individual speaks to Javed (the main character) and he applies it to his own life, which may seem much different than Bruce's but there is a lot of common ground. It's about how he becomes a writer, how he deals with growing up Pakistani in England, and how he can build a bridge between being an aspiring writer and being a good son. It also shows us that Bruce's music is about "not letting the hardness of the world stop you from letting the best of you slip away.” I love this film and I'm not saying it's the best movie ever but it's so endearing and that's what makes it good.

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    Love Bruce, like Beckham? You'll love this Movie!
  

*by M***E on Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2019*

As a lifelong Bruce fan, I can say that  I loved this movie.  Since someone else compared this to "Yesterday", let me offer a contrary opinion.This movie had a great plot & obviously a great soundtrack.  I can't say the same for "Yesterday"-- except for the music.If you love Bruce Springsteen, and you liked "Bend it like Beckham", you will like/love this movie.

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