First i ll review this film from a professional point of view . The entire plot & premise is Subtle yet weirdly discomfortable. The camerawork was impressive , considering it is first of its nature , there are aerial shots and moments of thoughts lingering inside characters with zero dialogues. Love it. The tension , the suspense is mind blowing. Middle age Casting felt perfect. Film had various funny moments and the generic frustration of Rural villagers . That is, Hating a particular thing only after they have failed to understand its complicated nature.
Let it be a Godard 's movie or
Let it be Shilpa's character.
The way Ananda smokes a cigarette & tells two of his friends to push their minds' capabilities was really the part which won my heart. Overthinking should never be an issue,
Its always what we overthink about .
Another great point for the director , He carefully modded the film with french scores & footages of the new wave . It is difficult cause the french culture is way too different than Odiya culture,but indeed A great job.
The only bit of problem i faced is that the Acting & dialogue delivery of current Shilpa & Pablo didn't hit the mark. The film had a tragic ending, just what i was expecting but the ending felt rushed. (Spoiler ahead) The suspense was bare minimum so Sadness which as i know is the soul of french new wave wasn't shown effectively before Ananda left this realm. His death was striking but the pain ended rather quickly . (Ananda's nightmares came true , those villagers accusations towards his daughter became true when he saw that Indian tape .) It would have been cool seeing the accusations as flashbacks but the scene shifted , Sadness turned into Melancholy soon when Shilpa re united with her childhood lover . Would have loved to see how Ananda's friends react after his demise , But It focused on the optimistic side , on Ananda's daughter Shilpa , How happy she is.
Which i think is the Odiya way of telling
Have faith , everything will work out eventually. Which kept the harmony between joy and sorrow . Its effective only because it is painful. The grandeur conclusion of every cinema.
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Now from a personal point of view :
I arrived at the theatre a bit late. The movie was already on & you have absolutely no idea how easily i found myself laughing from all the hypocrisy , idiosyncrasy which engulfs this part of the world. Oh bliss! I have been to colleges , villages and heard people spreading rumours like wildfires. So i appreciate director's decision of being bold . This is truly a revolutionary step towards cinema to break its stereotypical limits of having an antagonist/protagonist and a particular female for romance purpose. Yet some people can & i know obviously will judge it because of experimental things like shaky camerawork , mocking towards society's rigid standards , some creative decisions & mindsets of complex persons like Ananda , Godard , Me.
But ;
" Better now than never ".
And As a director's first with limited budget , the film is bold , emotional ,funny and meaningful. I hope it reaches youth in elderly and to every youngblood who is having a hard time deciphering this world. It has no specific genre , except being a tragic drama at its very best And The moral is vivid ;
Dont hate people just because you failed to grasp their depth , don't neglect because someone is different , don't harm someone when they reject you.
Kudos !