Be a rebel….But please don’t lose control
First let me set this clear. I liked Rang De Basanti. It’s a good film, with a seriously awesome soundtrack n a very good theme. I especially enjoyed the first half (which is wat probably made me expect too much,I guess). N I m inspired to a certain extent by it. But then why m I writing this? Because I m kind of pakaoed hearing from everyone how come u just ‘liked’ the film, its just mind-blowing n all that.(N probably ‘cos I hav nothing much 2 do 2day). So heres why I ll give it only 3 stars n not 5.
Slightly slow definitely, specially with the flashbacks looking like having been taken out from Legend of Bhagat Singh. But that’s an acceptable oft-committed blunder, I suppose. A little overdose of Punju for me, which, I believe, doesn’t suit sentimental scenes nor those showing bhari debates. But again that’s just a personal opinion.
The basic flaw however was the logic (or the lack of it) behind it all. When u make a film which in order to inspire the youth, its important that whatever u show should have some elementary sense in it. What the film is basically telling us is that if a railway accident occurs, u ought to go n kill the railway minister (which might not be a bad idea actually). But see, it was important to show that they KNEW that the defence minister was involved in it all. That he was corrupt n wantonly buying substandard equipment which might endanger the lives of the pilots. N that they tried to prove this to the public n were suppressed. Because then everything they did would have been justified. Unfortunately this was not shown in the movie but left to us to imagine. They just went out n killed him. Again, the simple way they went n killed him, the lathi-charge on a peaceful protest in front of live TV coverage, the climax in which they were brutally killed inspite of them announcing to the entire country that they were not terrorists (come on, that would be political suicide), all this seemed a bit too farfetched. And hence didn’t strike a chord to the extent it could have in me. As I said, be a rebel, but with a logical cause.
Maybe I m too technical. But u know, the point is that it wouldn’t have been too tough to incorporate all this into the movie. Every story has a potential. I enjoy a Kal ho na ho ‘cos it has been made as good as it can be within the limits of its potential. RDB, has however, fallen a bit short of it.
Nevertheless I enjoyed the film. It is a good attempt n a fresh original one. What ultimately matters is the message n the feel, which it definitely has. I ll soon 4get all these small details, but wat I will remember is the feel it gave me in the end. Films like Swades, Yuva, RDB have had a definite impact on the youth of 2day, n hopefully, will lead to a generation that awakens.
PS: How come the horseride was such a big issue, but the Heath minister had no problems with the smoking n drinking in the movie?!!
PPS: Would this movie have been released if the BJP n George Fernandes were still in power?!
PPPS: My favourite dialogue was obviously the one about v standing with one leg on the past n one on the future n peeing on our present. Actually, currently what suits most of us more is that v r standing with both feet on the present, back turned totally on the past, n peeing on our future!!
PPPPS: Do not miss the film if u haven’t yet watched it. It is still a must-watch. (N then read this again.)
Slightly slow definitely, specially with the flashbacks looking like having been taken out from Legend of Bhagat Singh. But that’s an acceptable oft-committed blunder, I suppose. A little overdose of Punju for me, which, I believe, doesn’t suit sentimental scenes nor those showing bhari debates. But again that’s just a personal opinion.
The basic flaw however was the logic (or the lack of it) behind it all. When u make a film which in order to inspire the youth, its important that whatever u show should have some elementary sense in it. What the film is basically telling us is that if a railway accident occurs, u ought to go n kill the railway minister (which might not be a bad idea actually). But see, it was important to show that they KNEW that the defence minister was involved in it all. That he was corrupt n wantonly buying substandard equipment which might endanger the lives of the pilots. N that they tried to prove this to the public n were suppressed. Because then everything they did would have been justified. Unfortunately this was not shown in the movie but left to us to imagine. They just went out n killed him. Again, the simple way they went n killed him, the lathi-charge on a peaceful protest in front of live TV coverage, the climax in which they were brutally killed inspite of them announcing to the entire country that they were not terrorists (come on, that would be political suicide), all this seemed a bit too farfetched. And hence didn’t strike a chord to the extent it could have in me. As I said, be a rebel, but with a logical cause.
Maybe I m too technical. But u know, the point is that it wouldn’t have been too tough to incorporate all this into the movie. Every story has a potential. I enjoy a Kal ho na ho ‘cos it has been made as good as it can be within the limits of its potential. RDB, has however, fallen a bit short of it.
Nevertheless I enjoyed the film. It is a good attempt n a fresh original one. What ultimately matters is the message n the feel, which it definitely has. I ll soon 4get all these small details, but wat I will remember is the feel it gave me in the end. Films like Swades, Yuva, RDB have had a definite impact on the youth of 2day, n hopefully, will lead to a generation that awakens.
PS: How come the horseride was such a big issue, but the Heath minister had no problems with the smoking n drinking in the movie?!!
PPS: Would this movie have been released if the BJP n George Fernandes were still in power?!
PPPS: My favourite dialogue was obviously the one about v standing with one leg on the past n one on the future n peeing on our present. Actually, currently what suits most of us more is that v r standing with both feet on the present, back turned totally on the past, n peeing on our future!!
PPPPS: Do not miss the film if u haven’t yet watched it. It is still a must-watch. (N then read this again.)
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