Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Movies I saw last month…
A couple of new and a not-so-old one …
Bas Ek Pal …
This was a lovely movie with very beautiful songs … nicely and simple putting the complexities of relationships … the best part was when you don’t feel the complexities till the middle of the movie … the start is so simple that it could happen to you too …
Water …
AARRRGGGH…. This movie is too slow for me to sit … agree that the direction for the topic was good … caste played their role well … but then it was too slow… further I really do not appreciate this topic at this juncture … agree it was a topic of pre-independence, it has very little relevance in today’s scenario. A widow home system which has been shown in the movie is the thing of past and reflects a black mark on our society and culture … something I personally would not like to bring upon especially at an international platform of Oscars … had it been still prevalent in today (probable exception in extreme rural India) – this could have been a good piece. But still, this needed a bit more pace!
Traffic Signal …
Not to my expectation … coming from MB – the punch was missing … his earlier movies hit the audience hard… this one was loose… it was like just an incident … it happened and over …
Though I never used to give any beggar anything … now it’s definite no-no … even if the person is actually needy …
Bas Ek Pal …
This was a lovely movie with very beautiful songs … nicely and simple putting the complexities of relationships … the best part was when you don’t feel the complexities till the middle of the movie … the start is so simple that it could happen to you too …
Water …
AARRRGGGH…. This movie is too slow for me to sit … agree that the direction for the topic was good … caste played their role well … but then it was too slow… further I really do not appreciate this topic at this juncture … agree it was a topic of pre-independence, it has very little relevance in today’s scenario. A widow home system which has been shown in the movie is the thing of past and reflects a black mark on our society and culture … something I personally would not like to bring upon especially at an international platform of Oscars … had it been still prevalent in today (probable exception in extreme rural India) – this could have been a good piece. But still, this needed a bit more pace!
Traffic Signal …
Not to my expectation … coming from MB – the punch was missing … his earlier movies hit the audience hard… this one was loose… it was like just an incident … it happened and over …
Though I never used to give any beggar anything … now it’s definite no-no … even if the person is actually needy …
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Though I loved the concept and the first half of Bas Ek Pal, I was hugely let down by its second half, more so its climax. It's as if the director was in a rush to just dispense off the denouement and finish his work.
Yet to see Water - it hasnt reached Agra (and I dont think it ever will)
Traffic Signal - agree with you. The film lacked the density which it should have carried.
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Yet to see Water - it hasnt reached Agra (and I dont think it ever will)
Traffic Signal - agree with you. The film lacked the density which it should have carried.
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