Thursday, September 25, 2003
Boys...
Boys is the name of the now not so new Tamil film by Shankar. There has been quite a controversy surrounding the film, as regards the depiction of women as mere props in the movie. The music was by AR Rahman; as usual, it was excellent. Rahman has created a new sound and the album has been very successful. Unfortunately, the same can't be said about the film.
Shankar, who has given some nice films over the past few years seems to have lost it. The usual extravagance was there, alright. But, going with the present trend among Indian film-makers, Shankar too threw feasibilty to the winds and embarked on a project he hoped would be the Tam equivalent of Dil Chahta Hain. He tried all the male bonding stuff that he says is what is common among today's youth - feeling up women wherever a chance arises: buses, shopping malls, beach, you name it. For good measure, he throws in a streaking incident as well as POTA being invoked on the protagonists. Now, what exactly does the director think of us, the audience?
I agree that there are films, more so nowadays, where you have to leave your rationality out before starting to watch the movie, but this is simply outrageous. The music album gives one a kind of idea that this movie is about a teen band trying to make a mark in the music world, and the associated anticipation of great music, tasteful scenes and some coherent storyline. The boy-band emerges sometime after half-time, and the last in the list is conspicuous by absence. Yes, the styilized picturization and all that is there - afterall he spent HUGE amounts of money on the movie. The movie launched five guys and a gal, that's about the only good thing that the film can boast of, apart from the music. The newcomers were good enough and they sure do show promise of doing better things. But, as Katrina Kaif said about Boom, maybe this is not the kind of movie these actors should have started their career with.
Bottomline: The movie is not worth the ticket cost, and definitely not worth launching protests against. Just gives publicity, and as has been often said, 'all publicity is good publicity.'
PS: I know that the post is bad, but I guess that this negative 'creativity' is infectious. Before I forget... all those in Chennai, do not forget to come to our tech-fest, Shaastra Those outside Chennai, also try to make it, 'coz its worth it.
PPS: Just wondering: If what I just wrote out was a 'post', shouldn't the body of the post be called the 'post-script'? Gawd...what am I saying...............
Shankar, who has given some nice films over the past few years seems to have lost it. The usual extravagance was there, alright. But, going with the present trend among Indian film-makers, Shankar too threw feasibilty to the winds and embarked on a project he hoped would be the Tam equivalent of Dil Chahta Hain. He tried all the male bonding stuff that he says is what is common among today's youth - feeling up women wherever a chance arises: buses, shopping malls, beach, you name it. For good measure, he throws in a streaking incident as well as POTA being invoked on the protagonists. Now, what exactly does the director think of us, the audience?
I agree that there are films, more so nowadays, where you have to leave your rationality out before starting to watch the movie, but this is simply outrageous. The music album gives one a kind of idea that this movie is about a teen band trying to make a mark in the music world, and the associated anticipation of great music, tasteful scenes and some coherent storyline. The boy-band emerges sometime after half-time, and the last in the list is conspicuous by absence. Yes, the styilized picturization and all that is there - afterall he spent HUGE amounts of money on the movie. The movie launched five guys and a gal, that's about the only good thing that the film can boast of, apart from the music. The newcomers were good enough and they sure do show promise of doing better things. But, as Katrina Kaif said about Boom, maybe this is not the kind of movie these actors should have started their career with.
Bottomline: The movie is not worth the ticket cost, and definitely not worth launching protests against. Just gives publicity, and as has been often said, 'all publicity is good publicity.'
PS: I know that the post is bad, but I guess that this negative 'creativity' is infectious. Before I forget... all those in Chennai, do not forget to come to our tech-fest, Shaastra Those outside Chennai, also try to make it, 'coz its worth it.
PPS: Just wondering: If what I just wrote out was a 'post', shouldn't the body of the post be called the 'post-script'? Gawd...what am I saying...............
