OMG 2 (2023) – 8/10 – Profound film presented in Poignant, sensible and intelligent manner
An Indian Bollywood film that uses comedy to cover serious topics. While it is a sequel, it’s technically a standalone film. Both films cover serious questions in very contemporary settings. The first film was about an atheist store-owner, whose store was destroyed by an earthquake. His insurance company refused to cover costs for an “act of God”, so he took God to court by suing the local temple, church, and mosque. It was on point about how religions exploit people using their emotions against them. OMG 2 covers the illicit taboo surrounding schools/society unwilling to teach sex education from a young age. I won’t spoil the plot, but the main character’s son gets caught doing something that gets him kicked out of school for indecency. The main character takes the school to court for not teaching about crucial health topics, including sex.
It’s a difficult topic to discuss, but also crucial. Frankly, I’m appalled that this film received an “Adult Only” rating by the Indian Censor Board, and it shows everything wrong for all the wrong reasons. It’s shameful. Ignore that rating because it’s based on ignorance and incompetence. The fact is sex violence happens in every country, but it’s a well-known fact that it happens in overwhelming numbers in India. Why? Because it’s a taboo subject in India where schools don’t teach about it. Multiple Indian state governments have banned such topics from the education system (shame on those governments). Even teaching about it is considered a sin (interestingly, most religious texts discuss sex openly, including the Bhagavad Gita, the Bible, and the Quran). It’s hypocrisy. The ramifications are significant and drastic. Students grow up not knowing what is proper and what isn’t, and then they enter society without basic knowledge of such topics. Not to be preachy, but American schools (and most of the developed countries) have mandatory sex education as part of health class since 5th grade, before most students even go through puberty, and it’s the proper approach.
Do I recommend it? Yes. While OMG 2 covers uncomfortable topics, I think it’s a must-watch. The profound meaning and the way it is presented in OMG 2 are poignant, sensible, and executed with intelligence. The ending wasn’t very satisfying, but concluding movies like these in a satisfying manner is difficult.
