I don't trust movie reviews. I view movies basis how I rate the promos. If I like the stars and I like the trailer, I see. I also trust a small circle of friends. I saw 'A Wednesday' because my friend 'Ranga' recommended it.But this time it was different.
After having loved 'Om Shanti Om' as if we were waiting for another Shahrukh entertainer. Shahrukh, I believe overacts a lot. But not in OSO and definitely not in 'Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi'. This one is a real family entertainer. Good story, good performances, nice music and well picturised & directed. A good one from Yash Raj Films.
I do not think this movie spent as much money on marketing as 'Ghajini' is doing. But then why do you need marketing when the product is a winner? Rather than spending money on marketing, if producers spend it on the script, stars and production, they will end up making more money. Movies don't succeed just by brilliant marketing.
Coming back to Rab Ne... post I watched and liked the movie, I tried to analyse why. 2 characters, no clutter in cast.. simple story and the rest of the mix in place. Every character you introduce in the movie, people expect something from them. The more the characters the more the clutter and confusion. When the story is so simple and nice (as in this case), then introducing more characters spoils the show.
Even the new actress, Anushka has done a good job. A break from the Rani's/Katrina's/Priyanka's of the world. The picturisation is another plus of the movie. The shot of Taani (Anushka's character) riding a 'Macho' bike takes the audience by surprise.It is not a cliched love story. And yes, it is a movie which the common man will relate to. I could and you would also. A normal middle class man and his simple yet extraordinary story. We all know that 'ant mein sab achha ho hit jata hai' (the end is always good) but yet the climax of the movie is pretty nice. Brings together the movie to a good end.
One thing which sets this movie apart is the picturisation, which is very realistic. In how many Hindi movies have you seen real looking shots which tell you something about the location? This movie is shot in Amritsar. After you watch the movie, you would get a good hang of how Amritsar looks like. It tries to take you actually to Amritsar. Was this needed? May be not. But its worth it.
Images courtesy the movie website.
4 comments:
But didn't you find the logic of a wife not able to identify her husband, just because he had a change of hairstyle and flashy costume a bit too stretched.
Well yeah the concept though is good and simple, I find it flawed...flawed to the level of underestimating the common sense of the common man.
I beg to disagree. When I go to watch a movie I know it is a story. Every writer / director has to be given some freedom to express their thoughts.
When Surya can kill a man in one punch in Ghajini, is it logical? No. But I like it. It is depicting the extreme power of a man looking for revenge.
Poza! man i defer to wat u say ! o come on man how cant a woman know her husband, just becoz of some make-up and all...she cant know if its her husband... i dont think that the SRK was wearing a ghunghat in the movie ....
take the stuff as a whole and dont get into the nittie-gritties :)
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