I actually hadn't thought of comparing and contrasting Saving Face and The House is Black, but I found that not only are the subjects of both along the same lines, but a parallel is also formed by the underlying factors of both films. Although The House is Black focused on an entire colony of people stricken with leprosy, I feel that the male residents were a greater focus than the females of the community. On the contrary, Saving Face focused on the aftermath of the unfortunate attacks that some Pakistani women have to deal with at the hands of the men. In both films, it was inspiring that despite the tragedies that had struck these people they never lost sight of their faith, and that most found the little strength they had left from their religion. Another interesting thing to think about with both films is that in The House is Black the lepers wound up with the disease because of their poor living conditions and lack of medical input, therefore they had little control over the disadvantages they were stuck with. However, the women of Saving Face wound up in their conditions after their loved ones turned on them in quite a horrifying manner.

As for solely looking at Saving Face, like others in the class, I found it as somewhat of a relief that we could finally watch something that had a positive ending. At the beginning of the movie, one of the characters solemnly told us how she had enjoyed taking pictures in her new outfits as a young girl because it made her feel beautiful. Once she reveals her face it's hard to imagine her being transformed back into anything close to her former appearance, but in fact she has surgery and gets a mask-like cover-up for her face to give her a new look to be proud of.

The surgeon who does the operations on the women displays another light of inspiration on viewers. Although he moved from Pakistan years before, he comes back in order to do these free operations for the attacked women.. I feel that even though there is much philanthropy and charity in the world, it sometimes seems that when people become successful and leave their native place, they don't do that much to give back to their community. The doctor does as much that's in his power for the women, free of charge, which is in itself a blessing considering the detailed procedures at hand.