Unmasking Belief Through Alien Eyes: A Deconstructive Analysis of PK Movie

Abstract

Art and language are filled with some meaning to be unmasked by the readers. So is the case with literature. With the change in time, gradually literature had also been adopted into movies, series, etc. So, the door of looking at the movies through any critical theory is also now open as it was for other literary works. This research paper is a deep study of PK movie through the perspective of the theory of deconstruction given basically by Jacques Derrida. The researcher studies in detail many dialogues, scenes and ideas which are being deconstructed in this movie by different characters. This paper contains the minute study of the scenes, dialogues, the thinking process and beliefs of various characters.

The process of construction, deconstruction and reconstruction of the ideas or the beliefs of characters are discussed deeply in this paper. Through the character of PK, an alien who is navigating Earth's religious and cultural complexities, the film critiques institutionalized religion, dogma, and social norms. It first challenges established norms and then deconstructs them. Using deconstruction, the researcher interrogates the binaries between belief and scepticism, faith and reason, and tradition versus modernity. The free plays of meanings and ideas come in film with the character of PK who thinks critically and with open mindedness, ready to accept multiple views.