I feel like my concept of Gandhi was hijacked by the movie Gandhi. I believe he was a much greater man than the movie gives him credit for. The movie depicts him as a great man surely, and I’m sure Ben Kingsley is an extraordinary human being, but having him play the role of Gandhi has kind of confused my concept of Gandhi with Ben Kingsley’s personality. I say we see Gandhi as the great and powerful man that he was, and realize that while the Hollywood version was a good movie it may have simplified our conception of a this man who steered the lives of millions and changed the entire world.