Saarang-The word still resonates in my ear. For the first time in my life, i had a true hangover. In the past week, i hardly could concentrate on anything useful(except writing about it of course :D). Saarang 2010 has been quite an event in my life. And i am happy that i went through it.
So what made this special??
Isha Sharvani:
Day zero. I entered the OAT just as the legendary BMK finished off his last song. I didnt regret missing the legendary carnatic. All it mattered was Isha. I had seen some of her pics on the web before. But when i first saw her on the skin tight costume far far away in the OAT gallery, I started to feel uncomfortable. I mean when parts of your body stop responding to your instructions, that is, that is, not comfortable :P. She was hot. Is hot. I hope will be hot forever. What a woman!!!!!!!!!! She is, quite literally, very close to the definition of beauty. And when the guy dancing with her held her in rather obnoxious postures, i wanted to kill that guy and wanted to be there in his position. Again, what a woman!!!
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cheers,
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Aayirathil Oruvan-Who???
I saw this movie on the first day of its release in the evening. While entering the theatre itself, I heard bad reviews about the movie. But I was in a firm appreciative mood and I wanted to somehow appreciate the movie, however it turned out to be. I wanted to believe that the movie was a different attempt and I wanted to blame the fellows who had seen the movie before me for not accepting different cinema.
When I came out of the hall, I was as pissed as the guy who had come out 3 hrs earlier. I really wanted to hang the director to death for wasting so much talent, resources, time and money on a non-existent movie. Cha. What a waste of my own time!!!!!!!!
Here are some reasons why I didnt like the movie:
1.In many of the interviews that I saw before I went for the movie, I heard everybody, including the director say, that the movie was a "original" movie. And that it was a "fantasy-adventure"(what)??. I was sure about one thing-it wasnt original. You have a mixture of movies that includes Da vinci code, Pirates trilogy, Mckenna's gold in the first half(did i miss anything??) and a mixture of some Zombie movies, Gladiator, 300 and crazy black magic in the second.
2.As far as the genre of the movie goes(fantasy-adventure), i guess its one which shouldnt be attempted in tamizh. (Just like the Superhero genre-remember Kandhasamy??).
3.Logical Inconsistencies:
a.Who is Reema Sen in the movie??(apart from a Pandian royal)
b.Where is this Ming Hua island exactly???-in the narrative its said to be close to vietnam, but when the army guys mark the island, they mark it close to Myanmar!!!
c.What is the relevance of the Drama under the tree in the initial minutes of the film to the narrative??
d.Why should a Pandian royal use Telugu song for enacting a dance sequence?
e.Tell me an island where there is a "distinct" line drawn between a desert and a rainforest.
f.Can anyone jump off a quicksand?? I mean do you get so much of a normal reaction to do that??
g.How are zombie-like people, yearning for raw meat, civilized??
h.Why did Partiban believe Reema Sen indefinitely??
i.Why black magic at all?
j.How are steel plates designed centuries ago be designed in such a way that they withstand rounds of AK-47. That would make AK-47 a completely useless weapon right?
k.Shooting down a single tribe in India is illegal. Shooting an Indian tribe outside India by an Indian National is as illegal as doing it here. Then how come such a large contingent of the military be moved to this island, outside India(atleast that was clear regarding the geography of the island)without the consent of the govt and directly shoot down thousands of tribal beings??? Is it allowed in the Indian constitution??? Law Folks??
l.Why did the military people rape all the chola women?? (I mean they werent looking hot anyway)..there was no motivation for the cruelty meted towards the end. The Indian Army was shown in a very bad light in this scenario.
m.How did the chola prince manage to escape so easily? I mean he slipped off right under the nose of the army jawans.
n.Was the tamizh used by the chozhas, chozha tamizh?? I have strong doubts regarding this..
o.Million dollar question- Who is this Aayirathil Oruvan??
4.The computer graphics sucked big time. And I didnt expect people to copy CG effects from Hollywood movies either. The "snake" vision(through the eyes of a snake in the snake attack region)was a direct lift from the Predator series. Come on guys, be more creative...
5.I was exhausted by the end of the movie(a fellow movie watcher started shouting-"Padatha mudingada, veetukku poganum"). And even the f*cking bitch dialogue(why was it there in the first place??) and Reema sen's nipples(gory costume design, bad cinematography of songs) failed to motivate my interest. Andreah was reasonably hot, but was reduced to a sad looking doll in the second half(btw, why was she not raped by the military guys?? I mean she was the hottest looking woman amongst the captives) and Karthi was more of a comedy piece in the end. Reema stole the show despite inconsistent lip sync in the Chola tamizh scenes.
Reason why some people might like it:
1.Supposed to be a "different" attempt in tamizh.
2.Appreciate the strains of the director in putting together a movie of this scale.
3.Wonderful concept and acting
4.Expand your creative canvas..
and many more,
Now you dont want me to blast the above reasons, i give respect to their thoughts(i mean diplomatically), and i expect the same for mine(i kinda demand it)...
PS:Please dont try the movie(I know some of you will try it when said so-be disappointed that you did). Its a movie unnecessary at this pt of time. It was not long ago when tamizhs in a different nation were slaughtered due to hatred. Enough blood on my hands already.
cheers,
When I came out of the hall, I was as pissed as the guy who had come out 3 hrs earlier. I really wanted to hang the director to death for wasting so much talent, resources, time and money on a non-existent movie. Cha. What a waste of my own time!!!!!!!!
Here are some reasons why I didnt like the movie:
1.In many of the interviews that I saw before I went for the movie, I heard everybody, including the director say, that the movie was a "original" movie. And that it was a "fantasy-adventure"(what)??. I was sure about one thing-it wasnt original. You have a mixture of movies that includes Da vinci code, Pirates trilogy, Mckenna's gold in the first half(did i miss anything??) and a mixture of some Zombie movies, Gladiator, 300 and crazy black magic in the second.
2.As far as the genre of the movie goes(fantasy-adventure), i guess its one which shouldnt be attempted in tamizh. (Just like the Superhero genre-remember Kandhasamy??).
3.Logical Inconsistencies:
a.Who is Reema Sen in the movie??(apart from a Pandian royal)
b.Where is this Ming Hua island exactly???-in the narrative its said to be close to vietnam, but when the army guys mark the island, they mark it close to Myanmar!!!
c.What is the relevance of the Drama under the tree in the initial minutes of the film to the narrative??
d.Why should a Pandian royal use Telugu song for enacting a dance sequence?
e.Tell me an island where there is a "distinct" line drawn between a desert and a rainforest.
f.Can anyone jump off a quicksand?? I mean do you get so much of a normal reaction to do that??
g.How are zombie-like people, yearning for raw meat, civilized??
h.Why did Partiban believe Reema Sen indefinitely??
i.Why black magic at all?
j.How are steel plates designed centuries ago be designed in such a way that they withstand rounds of AK-47. That would make AK-47 a completely useless weapon right?
k.Shooting down a single tribe in India is illegal. Shooting an Indian tribe outside India by an Indian National is as illegal as doing it here. Then how come such a large contingent of the military be moved to this island, outside India(atleast that was clear regarding the geography of the island)without the consent of the govt and directly shoot down thousands of tribal beings??? Is it allowed in the Indian constitution??? Law Folks??
l.Why did the military people rape all the chola women?? (I mean they werent looking hot anyway)..there was no motivation for the cruelty meted towards the end. The Indian Army was shown in a very bad light in this scenario.
m.How did the chola prince manage to escape so easily? I mean he slipped off right under the nose of the army jawans.
n.Was the tamizh used by the chozhas, chozha tamizh?? I have strong doubts regarding this..
o.Million dollar question- Who is this Aayirathil Oruvan??
4.The computer graphics sucked big time. And I didnt expect people to copy CG effects from Hollywood movies either. The "snake" vision(through the eyes of a snake in the snake attack region)was a direct lift from the Predator series. Come on guys, be more creative...
5.I was exhausted by the end of the movie(a fellow movie watcher started shouting-"Padatha mudingada, veetukku poganum"). And even the f*cking bitch dialogue(why was it there in the first place??) and Reema sen's nipples(gory costume design, bad cinematography of songs) failed to motivate my interest. Andreah was reasonably hot, but was reduced to a sad looking doll in the second half(btw, why was she not raped by the military guys?? I mean she was the hottest looking woman amongst the captives) and Karthi was more of a comedy piece in the end. Reema stole the show despite inconsistent lip sync in the Chola tamizh scenes.
Reason why some people might like it:
1.Supposed to be a "different" attempt in tamizh.
2.Appreciate the strains of the director in putting together a movie of this scale.
3.Wonderful concept and acting
4.Expand your creative canvas..
and many more,
Now you dont want me to blast the above reasons, i give respect to their thoughts(i mean diplomatically), and i expect the same for mine(i kinda demand it)...
PS:Please dont try the movie(I know some of you will try it when said so-be disappointed that you did). Its a movie unnecessary at this pt of time. It was not long ago when tamizhs in a different nation were slaughtered due to hatred. Enough blood on my hands already.
cheers,
Friday, January 1, 2010
3/10
At the beginning of December last year, i saw many of my friend's status messages go up as 3/8 of an engineer. But, to my misfortune (or whatever), i became only 3/10 of an engineer :(
Thanks to the dual degree program that I got, I have to content myself with one more year in the IIT system. Well, so far so good, but you never know when things will turn for the worse. Just hoping that Aal Iiz well!!!
So why this fraction? My friend, Jaichu, had asked me for a review of my third semester (quite sarcastically of course. In fact most people are strangely always sarcastic to me) at IITM. So here it comes.
August 1st week:
This was the best week of the entire semester. All I ever did was, wake up in the morning, go to class, come back, watch movies, bath(if possible), eat in between and sleep(you might say this happens to everyone, but the point is i thoroughly enjoyed myself with back to back movies). I was watching legendary stuff ranging from Fight club to Pulp Fiction to Lord of the Rings-3(the longest film I have seen till date). It was real fun to lie around lazily.
read more
cheers,
Thanks to the dual degree program that I got, I have to content myself with one more year in the IIT system. Well, so far so good, but you never know when things will turn for the worse. Just hoping that Aal Iiz well!!!
So why this fraction? My friend, Jaichu, had asked me for a review of my third semester (quite sarcastically of course. In fact most people are strangely always sarcastic to me) at IITM. So here it comes.
August 1st week:
This was the best week of the entire semester. All I ever did was, wake up in the morning, go to class, come back, watch movies, bath(if possible), eat in between and sleep(you might say this happens to everyone, but the point is i thoroughly enjoyed myself with back to back movies). I was watching legendary stuff ranging from Fight club to Pulp Fiction to Lord of the Rings-3(the longest film I have seen till date). It was real fun to lie around lazily.
read more
cheers,
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