Ghajini | Synopsis

After being hit by an iron rod,

Sanjay Ramaswamy, a business
tycoon, suffers from anterograde
amnesia. He is unable to remember
anything beyond fifteen minutes.
Under such circumstances, he sets
out on a quest to find the people
who were responsible for his lover
Kalpana's murder.
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This is a thriller scene. Like most

examples of real thrillers, we in the
audience are alert and on the edge of our
seats. In this particular scene from A. R.
Murugadoss’ 2008 Ghajini, that alertness
and anxiousness is combined with third-
person shots, odd angles, thrilling music,
and minimal but harsh lighting to ratchet
up the tension in the audience and to
highlight Sanjay’s face and physique.
This clip lasts from 00: 15:00 to 00: 17:
21. There are 40 shots in 141 seconds so
it is an average of 3.5 seconds per shot.
The longest shot was Sanjay heading over
to the bedroom door where it took him 20
seconds to open—then he turned around
to head over to the toilet room full of
mirrors.
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The first two (2)clips were Sanjay waking up from a mattress on the floor. He
caressed his head and wonders where he is, since he’s suffering from
anterograde amnesia, which causes him to forget everything every 15 minutes.

The next three (3) clips are him heading to the bedroom where I stated
he took his time walking and opening the door just to turn around and head
over the toilet full of mirrors.

The next clip shows Sanjay reaching for the sink and reading the letters
“REMOVE YOUR SHIRT”.
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The remaining clips shows Sanjay
removing his shirt and him seeing all of
his tattoo like “KALPANA WAS
KILLED”, “Who is Ghajini?”, “Kill
Ghajini”, and many more. He slowly
caresses his tattoos and the shots
continue to go faster and faster as his
rage builds up. The shots also feature
extreme close-ups and zooms.

Low lighting was maintained

throughout this scene except when he
woke up. The music was also building
up continuously as he sees his tattoos.
Mila | Synopsis

“MILA” follows a real life story of

Anita Pamintuan, a story of a public
school teacher. Maricel Soriano
portrayed the character of Mila
Cabangon who teaches grade three
students. Mila patiently tries to
understand what her students undergo,
and always ready to listen to them.
She’s always ready to give help to
anyone.
Mila

But behind all of these is a person that

has lot of struggles; Mila has so many
problems in her life. Yet, she’s a strong
woman who manages to overcome
these. Her mom is a battered wife and
her dad (Noni Buencamino) is a
drunkard. She lost her job due to the
teacher's strike. Worst of all, she
discovered that her young lover, Primo
(Piolo Pascual), was a drug addict and
tried to extort their possessions in order
to finance his vice.
Mila

One of the notable scenes was when the

teachers hold a hunger strike along the
streets of Manila to call government’s
attention for pay increase.
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In spite the problems encountered, Mila

never quit as she battles for proper
salary and compensation for public
teachers who are not being paid
enough. Her heroism as a teacher led an
inspiration to people around her by
giving hope even though she fails to
find happiness in her own life.

In the middle of this strike, Mila still

managed to teach her students Jenny
(Serena Dalrymple) and Ruel (Alfred
Labatos).
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In spite the problems encountered, Mila

never quit as she battles for proper
salary and compensation for public
teachers who are not being paid
enough. Her heroism as a teacher led an
inspiration to people around her by
giving hope even though she fails to
find happiness in her own life.

In the middle of this strike, Mila still

managed to teach her students Jenny
(Serena Dalrymple) and Ruel (Alfred
Labatos).
 Mila

This scene in the movie depicted how

Mila's students said that they will no
longer meet her for the tutorial. Their
parents told them to stay away from her,
because they believe that Mila can be a
bad influence to the students.
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In conclusion, not everyone who goes or participates in a rally/protest are against

the system nor the political will of the government. However, being a rallyists more
often has something to do with an individual rights who kept fighting to be given
with a fair, equal and just treatment and call for justice. The scene embodies the
children walking away as the society living in with negative perspective influenced by
family/relatives or by other people. Meanwhile, Mila herself embodies the ones who
are keep fighting for their rights may be as individual or as an entire party. This
pertains that her responsibility as a teacher does not end in a classroom but rather
can also be found in a wider perspective outside as citizen of the society no matter
what struggles she's been through.