apoorve-khandelwal
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Delhi-6 (2009)
Some body tell Mr. Rakesh Omprakash Mehra,...PEOPLE ARE NOT FOOL!
This article was due since long, somehow missed it. So here it goes...
I respect Rakesh Omprakash Mehra a lot for RDB which is actually one of the greatest creations in the history of Bollywood. But I was extremely disappointed after watching Delhi 6. No doubt, movie was strong on its philosophy and the metaphorical 'Kala Bandar' had a lot to teach, but the execution was extremely childish with a story line, not at all convincing.
People have been shown to follow crappy rumors (before believing on which even an 'IQ=eight and a bloody half' guy would question) without a single exception. And obviously the protagonist, Abishek Bacchan (who probably had elephant's brains) didn't believe on them. Portrayal of such a stupid & vulnerable community simply charred any possible thread connecting 'delhi 6' with reality. And the way in which the character of Kala Bander was written and shown, even Director himself seemed to be confused himself.
Rahman did a fabulous job and was one of the only reasons that could save the movie from a shameful death.
I respect Rakesh Omprakash Mehra a lot for RDB which is actually one of the greatest creations in the history of Bollywood. But I was extremely disappointed after watching Delhi 6. No doubt, movie was strong on its philosophy and the metaphorical 'Kala Bandar' had a lot to teach, but the execution was extremely childish with a story line, not at all convincing.
People have been shown to follow crappy rumors (before believing on which even an 'IQ=eight and a bloody half' guy would question) without a single exception. And obviously the protagonist, Abishek Bacchan (who probably had elephant's brains) didn't believe on them. Portrayal of such a stupid & vulnerable community simply charred any possible thread connecting 'delhi 6' with reality. And the way in which the character of Kala Bander was written and shown, even Director himself seemed to be confused himself.
Rahman did a fabulous job and was one of the only reasons that could save the movie from a shameful death.
Road, Movie (2009)
Metaphors...Awesomely executed!!!
The movie is awesome! A very brave attempt by the director!
The worst thing that could happen to a director is getting extremely shallow reviews. And which, unfortunately, happened with Dev Benegal. Although critics/reviewers appreciated the movie,but I believe, almost all of them could not decipher the metaphors, woven to form the story, which actually was the backbone of the discourse.Every character, every event in the story is well crafted. So, in this article, I just plan to throw a few hints on the metaphors used in the movie. For the sake of exhaustiveness of this article, I would like to mention that direction, cinematography etc. etc. are superb.
Superficially it seems that the story shows journey of a young boy, 'Vishnu' (Abhay Deol), from his home town to Samudrabad on road. But actually this was a philosophical portrait of 'The journey of life', and subtle metaphors were used as colors.Every thing is very cleverly shown. 1.Huge stress has been given on 'water'. Does 'water' signify water or something else? 2.What do those weird characters (group of water searching ladies, water lord etc.), portrayed by the director, signify actually? 3.Things, like the character of mechanic who always gives the right suggestion or the strange fair that suddenly appeared out of the blue an vanished in Shoonya, mean something ? Or probably are the side effects of Director's Block . 4.What does the 'Atma (means 'soul' in Hindi) Oil', that magically (and comically) solves every problem, signify? 5.At the very first thought, "Road, Movie", why this name?
.....and the list of all those riddles, which should spontaneously pop up in the mind of keen and intelligent viewer, go on . Solving and linking these riddles brings to you a great philosophical discourse.Special mention: The way in which the magic of the mesmerizing virtual world of film been picturized is simply admirable.
So Please go and watch out this awesome movie with the attention and respect that this movie deserves. (Originally posted at http://skepticeye.wordpress.com )
The worst thing that could happen to a director is getting extremely shallow reviews. And which, unfortunately, happened with Dev Benegal. Although critics/reviewers appreciated the movie,but I believe, almost all of them could not decipher the metaphors, woven to form the story, which actually was the backbone of the discourse.Every character, every event in the story is well crafted. So, in this article, I just plan to throw a few hints on the metaphors used in the movie. For the sake of exhaustiveness of this article, I would like to mention that direction, cinematography etc. etc. are superb.
Superficially it seems that the story shows journey of a young boy, 'Vishnu' (Abhay Deol), from his home town to Samudrabad on road. But actually this was a philosophical portrait of 'The journey of life', and subtle metaphors were used as colors.Every thing is very cleverly shown. 1.Huge stress has been given on 'water'. Does 'water' signify water or something else? 2.What do those weird characters (group of water searching ladies, water lord etc.), portrayed by the director, signify actually? 3.Things, like the character of mechanic who always gives the right suggestion or the strange fair that suddenly appeared out of the blue an vanished in Shoonya, mean something ? Or probably are the side effects of Director's Block . 4.What does the 'Atma (means 'soul' in Hindi) Oil', that magically (and comically) solves every problem, signify? 5.At the very first thought, "Road, Movie", why this name?
.....and the list of all those riddles, which should spontaneously pop up in the mind of keen and intelligent viewer, go on . Solving and linking these riddles brings to you a great philosophical discourse.Special mention: The way in which the magic of the mesmerizing virtual world of film been picturized is simply admirable.
So Please go and watch out this awesome movie with the attention and respect that this movie deserves. (Originally posted at http://skepticeye.wordpress.com )