No Smoking - A great smoke
Five minutes into the movie and it was decided that this would not work..not work with the major majority who define this democracy...the majority who define this system...the majority who define whats right and whats blasphemy....the majority who define whats art...the majority who define whats music..the majority who define whats pure and the majority who define whats base!!!!!!!!
Seven minutes into it and it was decided we didnt care what the majority defined...neither could have the director!
"No Smoking- a dissappointing fare...No smoking- dark & un-inspiring...a disaster from director of Black Friday....an arrogant venture...an over indulgence.." cried most of the taglines from the self proclaimed critics on newspapers,on news channels, on websites, on blogs..on almost every other popular media...Popular is the key here...popularly popular as to 'kabhi alvida na kehna' or 'laaga chunari mein daag'..
"Brilliant" is how the 'I' as in the unpopular minority defines this movie as..
There were three kinds of 'popular' dissappointments here...
1) Disappointment arising out of expectation to see the movie as guide to the smokers to quit the habit.
2) Disappointment arising out of expectation to see a 'black friday' in the 'No smoking'.
3) Disappointment arising out of expectation to see another 'KANK'type show.
...and three kinds of 'unpopular' surprises for the minority:
1) A very different and first-of-its-kind bollywood movie - reminds me of classics like 'Clockwork Orange' and 'Requiem of Dream'..
I still laugh and feel sorry for those popular souls who went on to watch "Kill Bill"for the action part...who could never look beyond and admire the style and the creativity.
2)Who could expect such a neat work from Mr. abraham...his decision and that of the others' even to be a part of this unusual act raises their stature for sure..
3)The movie is a real creative one and uses quite a few contemporary tricks like 'symbolism'and high levels of abstraction, leaving a lot on the part of the viewers to imagine. I was lucky enough to watch this in an almost empty hall...and with an almost empty mind..
Many have criticised the director-Mr. Anurag and his work as self-indulgent, selfish and arrogant.. and the same many never understood Ayn Rand or Howard Roark....and the same many never understood any art to be solely the artists' perception- his pure selfish expression!!
The objective of this post is not to review the movie(me not qualified enough to do that)..The ojective is to make my like-minded unpopular brethren aware of the reality and not get carried away by the popular reviews...
Carry on Mr.Director coz your smoke's already addicted quite a few...
Seven minutes into it and it was decided we didnt care what the majority defined...neither could have the director!
"No Smoking- a dissappointing fare...No smoking- dark & un-inspiring...a disaster from director of Black Friday....an arrogant venture...an over indulgence.." cried most of the taglines from the self proclaimed critics on newspapers,on news channels, on websites, on blogs..on almost every other popular media...Popular is the key here...popularly popular as to 'kabhi alvida na kehna' or 'laaga chunari mein daag'..
"Brilliant" is how the 'I' as in the unpopular minority defines this movie as..
There were three kinds of 'popular' dissappointments here...
1) Disappointment arising out of expectation to see the movie as guide to the smokers to quit the habit.
2) Disappointment arising out of expectation to see a 'black friday' in the 'No smoking'.
3) Disappointment arising out of expectation to see another 'KANK'type show.
...and three kinds of 'unpopular' surprises for the minority:
1) A very different and first-of-its-kind bollywood movie - reminds me of classics like 'Clockwork Orange' and 'Requiem of Dream'..
I still laugh and feel sorry for those popular souls who went on to watch "Kill Bill"for the action part...who could never look beyond and admire the style and the creativity.
2)Who could expect such a neat work from Mr. abraham...his decision and that of the others' even to be a part of this unusual act raises their stature for sure..
3)The movie is a real creative one and uses quite a few contemporary tricks like 'symbolism'and high levels of abstraction, leaving a lot on the part of the viewers to imagine. I was lucky enough to watch this in an almost empty hall...and with an almost empty mind..
Many have criticised the director-Mr. Anurag and his work as self-indulgent, selfish and arrogant.. and the same many never understood Ayn Rand or Howard Roark....and the same many never understood any art to be solely the artists' perception- his pure selfish expression!!
The objective of this post is not to review the movie(me not qualified enough to do that)..The ojective is to make my like-minded unpopular brethren aware of the reality and not get carried away by the popular reviews...
Carry on Mr.Director coz your smoke's already addicted quite a few...
posted by djnair @ 10:56 AM
6 Comments
6 Comments:
A good one!!!
Don't know if it pampers our idiosyncracies to applaud the eerie second-half of the movie.
No denying the fact that the screen play,script and first-half-pick up was a thrilling affair.
Way remote to the ideal definitions of the conventional popular framework,it inspired the maverick ones,but then,the last half seemed to have lost the magic,announcing all viewers as morons.
Feels that the director through his "oh-so-morbid-fascination " with the dark world was satisfying his own creative testosterone and was totally apathetic to even those with confidence in his passion.
A few lessened complexities could have catapulted the author into a higher echleon of creators.I wish he unravels his mind or provide a glossary and guide before hand,for it pinches an audience to get befooled for putting his time to sway and trod the less travelled path hoping for a break-through when some "just-no-brainers",at all are still available.
Better luck next time-Anurag.
Moreover,sometimes I feel do we get thrilled by the fact that we have an opinion that is a far cry from that put forward by the majority?
Or do we have a fascination to find something positive in an otherwise uninspiring event,that makes us feeled empowered!
Is the reason we applaud a certain director or actor is that he/she trods a different path for no one else seenms to do it,or,are we really fascinated by his bold and creative extravaganza?
Deep down I feel that there is some sub-conscious feeling that propels us to write some thing positive,something unique and creatively demanding even for an uninspiring bold creative venture on the name of differentiation it offers.
Positively,it gives the creator courage and the critic reverence,for satisfying his own voice if not by the populist opinion.
But then,this is not what I aim to be everytime!
Ayn rand-howard roark and Anurag- john--- must say quite unrelated a corelation.
Secondly well no body appreciated KANk and no body did the 'lagaa...' so called masses movies
Thirdly there is a new genre called as multiplex audience and these are the people for whom movies like black friday--bheja fry-loins of punjab etc are made -- a low budget --creative plot -- nice technique and direction kind of movies.
So let us not compare the masses movies with these so called classes movie...
SO question is did it attract classes...
Akash,
Your statement "Deep down I feel that there is some sub-conscious feeling that propels US " is an attempt at weighing every individual on the same scale and expecting him/her to think alike..Pls avoid using the word "US" here.. And do pls read the objective of my post again.. Dont take it for granted that u represent all.. You may represent many but not all.. And your views are representative of none but your ownself.. And by the way I don’t understand Tyeb Mehta or MFH..
Thanks Sushan
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