A listless young boy moves through his enormous house, filled with every comfort imaginable for food, entertainment, and leisure. He notices another boy outside playing a simple flute from his window. The privileged youngster then retrieves a more elaborate instrument and plays louder than him. The other boy retaliates by bringing out a drum—but the wealthier one has a mechanical monkey capable of playing two instrum…

The film earns an 8.7 out of 10. As Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “The war in Vietnam is but a symptom of a far deeper malady within the American spirit.” Satyajit Ray demonstrates, using only twelve minutes and without any spoken words, how easily influenced a child’s mind can be, and illustrates that even with every advantage at his disposal, a privileged boy will still feel threatened by the freedom expe…