The Three Idiotsreviewed by: Jose Manuel Pontillas

The Three Idiots•An Indian comedy-drama film adapted from the novel Five point someone by Chetan Bhagat. One of the highest grossing film in India•Full of insights about life, learning and friendship •Talks about the present Educational system that place too much value on competition•Tackles about the most important Human pursuit: Self-actualization and following your passion

Main CharactersFarhan Qureshi – dreams to be a wildlife photographer but pursued Engineering course to appease his father

Raju Rastogi – studied engineering to improve his family’s financial situation but perform poorly in school due to his insecurities.

Rancho Chanchad – loves to invent machines and incurs the wrath of his Professor Virus because of his unconventional style. He highly criticize the unjust system and teaching and putting emphasis on competition. He inspires a lot of people thru his positive philosophy in life.

VIRUS – College Director• An extremely strict

professor who took the pleasure of making the lives of the 3 idiots miserable.

• Self-conceited and believes that nobody can ever replace his greatness not until Rancho came.

LEADER

Prankish, brilliant college student who possess all the skills to be successful in career and in life. He is a hero in the story not only because of his brilliance but he sincerely care for the people around him. For his friends, he is considered a hero.

LEADER

RANCHO’S style of leadership is transformational as he encourage others to be the best that they can be by following their passion. He also inspires students by his great and unconventional wisdom and many times stirred the emotions of others with his genuine acts.

RANCHO..The Hero’s JourneyHERO’S JOURNEY

•ORDINARY WORLD – Came from ordinary family. Works as a servant to a wealthy family.•CALLS TO ADVENTURE – Entry in Imperial College of Engineering•MEETING WITH WISE MENTOR – Mentor played by Virus but comes with a twist. •THE FIRST THRESHOLD – Arrival at Imperial College dormitory where he was forced to undress as part of initiation. He did not conform, instead, electrocute the senior leader by his simple invention.

RANCHO..The Hero’s JourneyHERO’S JOURNEY

•TEST, ALLIES AND ENEMIES – series of conflicts/ debates with professors, and trials encountered with his friends •SUPREME ORDEAL – they were expelled by VIRUS because of stealing the test papers but earn reprieve when they help his daughter in giving birth to his grandchild using their ingenuity.•RETURN TO THE ELIXIR – went back to his hometown and became a scientist and managed his own school where he trained kids to be inventors

RANCHO’s Archetype and myself

OUR RESEMBLANCE…

A Life of ComedyArchetype:

Caregiver – He is very caring to his friends and would do everything to help and protect his friends. He is also an inspiration to other students.Creator – He is an inventor and he despise rote learning. He is very creative and applies his knowledge to practical things.

RANCHO’s Archetype and myselfRESEMBLANCE…

Archetype: Explorer – Rancho is fearless in exploring the world and rather unconventional. He wants to make a difference and change old system in education that aren’t working for the students.

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References

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3_Idiots• http://www.soulcraft.co/essays/the_12_com

mon_archetypes.html• http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/

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