3 Idiots - Movie Reflection

“3 Idiots” a Bollywood 2009 movie that really inspired me. This movie shows many lessons in life especially when it comes to education, on how we are going to deal and enjoy it to have a great and successful future. Actually I already watched this movie 2 years ago but since it was long ago, I thought I forgotten it. But this time (on July 28, 2014) I watched it again for the sake of restoring all the happenings in the movie to write a reflection about it. After I watched, I realized that this movie is worth watching again and again. And this gave me the chance to express my feelings and reactions about all the things that they have done on the movie.

Let me start on introducing the three main characters; Fahran,Raju, and Rancho.These men have different goals in terms of their professions in the future but still they have the same thing on opposing and fighting on what they want. Each of them has a unique personality and ability to stand and make difference among others. They studied at ICE (Imperial College of Engineering)one of the prestigious school in India. Each one has different family background, different characteristics to the colorful picture of Indian college. Farhan, Raju, and Rancho brought he audiences with their meaningful lessons. 

Starting with Farhan, his dream was to be a wildlife photographer. Since he was a kid his parents always there for him to provide everything he needed in school, until he was in college just to be comfortable as an engineering student. His parents wanted him to become an engineer, to give pleasure to his family. He gave up his dream and enrolled to the prestigious school as an engineering student. Since he appreciated his parent’s efforts of giving him everything he needed he never opposed and live his student life as he never could decide. Finally, with the help of Rancho, Farhan realized where does his passion lay, which is being a wildlife Photographer. Although wildlife photographer cannot bring him as much money compare of being an engineer, but the happiness that it will bring to him cannot replaced by anything. Capturing the beauty of life, experience, and nature are one of the best thing that he can portray. I was moved at the moment when Fahran tried to persuade his father to let him follow his passion. His father silently closed the laptop then, asked Farhan if it could be exchanged for a good camera for his passion, I was almost burst into tear.

The second one is Raju. Raju was born poor and deprivated family. His father got sick leading to huge consumption of money for pharmacy. His sister cannot get married without a car offering to her husband’s family as the returned fortune. It is a traditional custom of Indian. That the girl’s family has to make an offering to the male side that’s why in India as people avoid giving birth to girls in order not to pay such return. Therefore Raju took the responsibility to help his family out to poverty. Since he knew about their status in life he strived to excel in every exam at college, because he is afraid about his future that might he never can’t help his family. He tried to scram for exam but he always came last on exams. His friends Farhan and Rancho never leave him despite all of his disappointment in life. Finally, after a botched attempt of committing suicide, he realized what Rancho has wanted him to understand that life isn’t that perfect but you have the power to make it better. And it is to escape from fear. Fear about future just prevents him from living well at the present. There was a part at the end that he was given the opportunity to have an interview and was finally helped him win a job in an engineering firm.Then he realized that the real value of life was not found on having lots of money but taking all chances can make it difference and success will take place. 

The last one was Rancho, he was the most unique and genius college engineering student in the movie. Every time he appears in the movie he has that extraordinary aura and doings that will inspired every audience to be amazed by him. He gave some lessons in life as a student that we don’t need to earn knowledge by schooling but we can also get it from our experiences and status in life. asked questions at right places at right times, simplifying complicated concepts mentioned in the text books, coming up with bright ideas, which are not dared to be thought by other students. He always challenged the old methods of learning presented by Mr. Virus. He insisted that learned technology because of passion and never stop searching new things because it can really help you to be more creative, innovative, and a big dreamer to your own small world of living. Perseverance to learn is a place of enlightens ideas and dedicated love to study. Finally, with his bravery, intelligence, and helpfulness, he has conquered one by one, from Raju to the strict Principal. Rancho, however, disappeared without saying goodbye to his friends and his lover.

If I’m going to choose one of the three characters, I will choose Rancho for he was the one that I adored the most on having that fearless knowledge and intelligence on showing and proving his ability to others that each one of us can make a difference and we have that extraordinary intellectual to stand alone and to excel in every fields and dreamt that we deserved to be and to have. For me he is a good example on learning the field of technology with passion and perseverance. He loved to study more new things. I loved his characteristic in the movie because he’s the one who made me realized that we must follow or heart on what passion we had. He gave me that feelings that I can be who I want to be, on where and when I’ am going to apply and show my passion. Being true to yourself will make your world easier and comfortable. Becoming the most excellent student at school doesn’t matter anymore if you had your real passion you would be happy at least. Rancho is one of a kind; he never leaved his friends despite of their disabilities in conquering and fighting for their passion, family and life. He is also beside them like I used to do sometimes to my friends. I really wanted to help them as possible as what I can give and help them. Rancho also gave me that insight about his most memorable quote that was:”Strive for excellence. Success will follow you. “Actually this quote never applies to my real world of being an Information technology student but I know that if I’ am going to do this it will make me realized that striving for excellence will bring me to become productive, innovative, and responsible college student. And of course success will follow me for I’ am willing to show my passion on what field I belong. I liked also about Farhan and Raju but compared to Rancho he is the best.

As a college student the truth about Farhan’s and Raju’s student life was the one who fitted my student life also. Being an Information Technology student isn’t really my passion but all I remembered was if I’ am mistaken to took this program I might should set my mind to think that I need to experience a new things for me to learn more on what does technology really means in this world. To be honest choosing this program at that time was unintentional. And right now I’m living my student’s life harder as I thought. Dealing this kind of program really made me suffered but just because of my family I’m choosing to pursue it harder as I can. Farhan’s life and mine had a little bit similarities. That’s why when his parents understand his passion of being a wildlife photographer it really touches my heart and at that time I’m trying to cheer myself to stop my tears falling. In Raju’s life, we really had the same experiences. Experienced on dealing with poverty, I took also responsibilities on how I’ am going to carry out my family from poverty. They have their big expectations for me, and that makes me feel so helpless that I have no choice but to study hard and to excel. Unfortunately like Raju I’ am always failed to do my best to proved and show them that I really did what the best thing I can.  Aside from the pressured that is necessary to motivate students to try their level best, here it also a pressured that you must be useful of your family in the near future, if not, you might think to be useless somehow. That’s why like Raju I’ am also afraid of what future will bring me, and like Rancho I’ am also finding that someone who will make me feel and to understand about escaping from fear, fear about future. Like what they always said in the movie “ALL IS WELL”, everything will be alright.