Stirred and Shaken

Watched 3 Idiots for the second time.

It deserves a second look. By all means, it's a fairly well-made film, a middle-of-the-road entertainer, and the presence of actor Bomman Irani made it seem vaguely familiar. After all, it was a bit like Rajkumar Hirani's other 'meaningful, feel-good' offerings.

For some, the film appears to be 'loaded with messages, meaning, and what not.

It's a message to middle class parents, says one.

It's a message to students to follow their dreams, says another.

It's a message to schools not to put pressure on students, says a third.

It's a message to youngsters to be as disruptive they can get, says a fourth.

It makes fun of the 'good students', says a fifth.

It's all about pissing, farting, and drinking alcohol, wails a sixth.

Three guys on a scooter without a helmet! screams a seventh.

And what about all those homoerotic scenes, gasps a member of the religious right.

I suppose you can take whatver message you want from the film, and if you're offended by guys pulling down their trousers and shaking their underwear in your face... well,... what can I say.
The film is successful because it has the right mix of satire, in-your-face attitude, and it pulls at the subconscious of our straight-jacketed and [may I dare to say] sexually-repressed Indian middle class?
 3 idiots isn't Oscar material, but it does leave a lot of people Stirred and shaken... right?