A Test For Healthy Masculinity
By H R Venkatesh What is meant by healthy masculinity? The underrated Kumbalangi Nights (2019) attempts to answer the question by putting its characters (and the audience) through a series of absurd situations. The end result is a madcap film. It’s funny, absurd, gentle, and moving at the same time. We’ll get into the when, where, how, and why of it all but for now, here’s the formula for the Kumbalangi Test for healthy masculinity. To pass the Kumbalangi Test, a film should have a male character: A) talking to another personB) about any vulnerabilityC) other than anger or victimhood. It is mo...