POETRY ON CELLULOID
“You are going to go watch Guzaarish?” “You will be watching another very boring blue film.” Comments like these are what I heard when I announced my intention of going to watch Guzaarish-Sanjay Leela Bansali’s latest offering.
Seated in a nearly empty Cauvery theatre a few minutes early (surprise, surprise!!), last Friday, I was beginning to think my friends were right and that this was an exercise in futility and sheer stubbornness on my part. Thankfully, a few minutes into the ads, the theatre slowly started filling up. So much so that a large family in front of us managed to block our view for a whole 10 minutes before they all found seats to their mutual satisfaction.
Sometimes being mulish and sticking to your guns pays, and pays handsomely. Guzaarish is literally a poem on celluloid. The movie is simply beautiful-so much so that the sets and the costumes reminded me of the other magic movies that I have loved; of the likes of “The Prestige” and “The Illusionist”.
Dealing with an emotionally charged subject like euthanasia is fraught with danger-literally walking an emotional minefield. It is easy to go to extremes of pity or haranguing the public about its callousness. But SLB manages a fine balancing act and how!!! Each frame is beautifully crafted and the sets are a visual delight.
And surprisingly, Aishwarya manages to get into the skin of the character . I have always felt she never quite manages to let go of her artificiality, but her enactment of this character should prove all her detractors wrong(me included!!). Be it her free-spirited performance at the restaurant or her drive through the Goan countryside; or even the simple act of drawing the curtains; her sheer joy of life and love shine through.
Ditto for Hritik-the Greek god with his drop dead looks manages to tug at your heart strings-not only for his rendition of a quadriplegic’s predicaments, but for his sheer love of life and all that it has to offer. Interestingly, pity is the furthermost emotion on your mind. In fact, one feels sorry for oneself in missing out on life’s little pleasures.
Supported by a cast of believable characters-this is one movie that delivers its message, all the while ensuring that it never loses its entertainment value. Hats off SLB!!!
Seated in a nearly empty Cauvery theatre a few minutes early (surprise, surprise!!), last Friday, I was beginning to think my friends were right and that this was an exercise in futility and sheer stubbornness on my part. Thankfully, a few minutes into the ads, the theatre slowly started filling up. So much so that a large family in front of us managed to block our view for a whole 10 minutes before they all found seats to their mutual satisfaction.
Sometimes being mulish and sticking to your guns pays, and pays handsomely. Guzaarish is literally a poem on celluloid. The movie is simply beautiful-so much so that the sets and the costumes reminded me of the other magic movies that I have loved; of the likes of “The Prestige” and “The Illusionist”.
Dealing with an emotionally charged subject like euthanasia is fraught with danger-literally walking an emotional minefield. It is easy to go to extremes of pity or haranguing the public about its callousness. But SLB manages a fine balancing act and how!!! Each frame is beautifully crafted and the sets are a visual delight.
And surprisingly, Aishwarya manages to get into the skin of the character . I have always felt she never quite manages to let go of her artificiality, but her enactment of this character should prove all her detractors wrong(me included!!). Be it her free-spirited performance at the restaurant or her drive through the Goan countryside; or even the simple act of drawing the curtains; her sheer joy of life and love shine through.
Ditto for Hritik-the Greek god with his drop dead looks manages to tug at your heart strings-not only for his rendition of a quadriplegic’s predicaments, but for his sheer love of life and all that it has to offer. Interestingly, pity is the furthermost emotion on your mind. In fact, one feels sorry for oneself in missing out on life’s little pleasures.
Supported by a cast of believable characters-this is one movie that delivers its message, all the while ensuring that it never loses its entertainment value. Hats off SLB!!!
posted by newatthis at 8:57 AM
3 Comments:
Nice review. I agree, it deals with more than just one theme. But as it seems with most of SLB movies, there is a drag which could ve been avoided. Its a visual treat none the less and the way actors blend themselves to the characters is quite impressive.
Thanks for the nice review Sami which gives me more reasons to watch this movie. Am gonna drag ppl to it. and as always impressive blend of words.
oh! I normaly dont like watching Ash movies coz I dont like watching actors who cannot act.but I might give this a shot since you say she was actually good.
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