Anil's View On Honor Analysis

But not only was Anil’s view on honor changed - this new view is sustained. To understand how Anil’s view on honor culture was sustained, we have to analyze the transition after the knife sequence. After the camera zooms into to Anil’s emotionless face, there is a match cut into a beautiful sunset and we later see Anil as an adult. In the brief transition, Anil has grown up, which means the last significant plot event to occur was the knife sequence. The mechanics of the transition start with the camera zooming on Anil’s face, and the abrupt transition to a sunset shows a discontinuity. However, because of the positioning of the sun, it seems that Anil’s face was meant to turn into the sun, making the transition more continuous. This, combined with the mirrored zooming into Anil’s face and then zooming out of the sunset make the transition less abrupt and more continuous. Using this interpretation, this transition shows the continuity between what Anil learned in the knife sequence about honor

No one is singing the first few lines of the song. The lack of lipsyncing draws attention to the words and the main singer. The lyrics about Mumbai show that the person in focus may be Anil. Although Anil starts by singing, he doesn’t continue. Because Anil is just smiling, you are forced to look at his face and those around him to figure out who is singing. This is important because in mostly every other song, there is someone consistently lip syncing. This disconnect only exists for the Friend from Mumbai song. It forces the viewer to question where Anil is and be overloaded by how many things have changed about Anil’s life. He is now working with a band, performing for a Christian Western wedding, and is, of course, older. The transition of continuity emphasizes that despite all these other changes, Anil’s understanding of honor remains