Encapsulating the very essence of life - "existence for THE purpose", the movie "Ship of Theseus", very beautifully, promotes the noble act of - "Organ Donation". As the movie title means - a paradox that raises the question of whether an object which has had all its components replaced remains fundamentally the same object - movie revolves around three characters who have undergone organ transplant and their life before and after it.
Curtain raiser story is about a beautiful girl who lost her eyesight to a corneal infection, but captures amazing pictures in her DSLR by listening to the sounds in the vicinity.There is a scene, where a she gets into a sweet arguement with her guy, was amusing because of the dialogue delivery and timing. Moreover, the screenplay itself depicted a lot many feelings and details that could not have been told better, even by dialogues. Story ends with her eyesight back but still many voids in her life.
Second story has a saint as protagonist, who works for animal rights against ill-treatment by pharma research industry. A scene in which a caterpillar crawls alive on a floor, where it had umpteen escapes from getting trampled, was shot very meaningfully. Also, the dialogues are very amusing - "an enlightened e-mail is one which has no ATTACHMENTS". The story paces up when Saint opts for "fast unto death" after he gets "liver cirrhosis" but ends up getting cured by liver transplant with the aid of same medicines he was opposing production of. The paradigm shift from his "fast unto death" to his "yes" on treatment is what keeps the audience spell bound.
Closing story is about a money-minded man who has had kidney transplant. He develops a soft corner for the have-nots and exploited of the society, after he gets to know about an organ smuggling case. He thrives for justice in the same case but ends up with bitter realities of life. His grandmother stands as beacon throughout, consoling and guiding him.
With all the three stories connecting logically in the climax, the audience is kept on edge till the end. The climax being open ended, is a food FOR thought.
Inspiration Courtesy : The friend who watches all such movies with me, which no else wants to..like this one.. Cheers to him for watching Youngistaan...Finding fanny..Action Jackson and many more :-P Sorry for the fights buddy.. You Rock.. :-) and this one is for you..
"Jung Hathiyaaro ko lagti he..iraado ko nahi...."
