We had to watch The Color of Paradise for my film class. I recommend it for everyone! It a story about redemption. I cannot even write a review that will do the film justice. ah, it's beautiful-the cinematography, the acting, the setting, and the message it conveys. The truly remarkable little boy, Muhammad, is blind. His father is ashamed of him to the point that he has not even told his fiance about Muhammad's existence. There is a struggle to find unconditional love-Muhammad seeks it, his father cannot give it.
Muhammad does find some love, his grandmother and sister love him dearly. Also by listening to nature, God communicates to him. Whether it's by the song of a bird, the feel of the sand, or the whispering of the breeze, Muhammad listens as God tells him of his undying love. There are BEAUTIFUL religious metaphors in this film. We are all like Muhammad, and if we listen, God will speak to us. I urge everyone to see this film!
Mohammad: [crying] "Our teacher says that God loves the blind more because they can't see. But I told him if it was so, He would not make us blind so that we can't see Him. He answered 'God is not visible. He is everywhere. You can feel Him. You see Him through your fingertips.' Now I reach out everywhere for God till the day my hands touch Him and tell Him everything, even all the secrets in my heart."
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