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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)
Are you happy? I am NOT
These MCU movies used to be fun and about superheroes we can relate to. But now it is about Multiverse, Magic, Witchcraft, Time travel and each movie is introducing whole bunch of new characters and now we have to keep track of them in other Multiverse as well??? What makes it even worse is all these crappy TV series and intertwined stories.
This movie is no different! Scarlett Witch who was shown so helpless against Thanos that she couldn't protect his Love from him, is now suddenly so strong and motivated to claim her imaginary children, that she is threatening to destroy the entire Multiverse.
If u think the Scarlett witch had poor motivation, then let me tell u about Dr. Strange. He put the entire Multiverse in danger to save one girl's life. So, many superheroes die trying to save one girl we know nothing abt. Just take her power and get over with. It is not worth it u dum dum.
I am an MCU fanatic and it pains me to say they should stop making movie now. All the movies since Endgame has lost track (with the exception of NoWayHome) of what we fans used to enjoy.
Well on the bright side, they got the title right!
Gisaengchung (2019)
This review is for those who failed to understand the movie.
The truth is that the movie is about not 2 but 3 different class of society.
The Parks: the true upper class..Represented by wealth....huge house.... Abundance of sunlight... concerned with only First world problems...
The Kims: the lower middle class... represented by unemployment.... Half basement house....lack of sunlight... Concerned only with their struggle for better lifestyle...
The Ohs: the true lower class... Represented by hunger.... Deep basement..... Absolutely no sunlight... Concerned only with their survival....
For the first half of the movie, we see only two classes, Parks and Kims and it shows how Kims are leaching on to Parks for their well being like a Parasite...
But later when the third class is introduced as Ohs, audience begin to believe that actually Ohs are true Parasite as they offer nothing in return to Parks for what they steal..
As we approach the final quarter, when the **** hits the fan....the perspective is switched again to show that Parks, the luxury class, are the true Parasite, they depend on the society for their lifestyle and pleasures but don't even give respect to the once they depend on. This is the true revelation.
The movie brilliantly shows how cruel is each class towards other. Pay attention to how the Kims react when they find out their is another class below them. They also show no sympathy to Ohs and they hurt them and leave them to die of hunger. (As depicted in No plan is the plan scene).
Another thing to pay attention is the scholar's rock, it is truly metaphorical as it is a symbol of hope, as shown in the scene it was introduced. Ki-Woo shown to be always hopeful as he is shown clinging on to the rock even when their whole house is flooded and they are turned homeless overnight and in the end it this rock (hope) that hurts him the most and yet he is hopeful that one day he will buy the house to free up his dad.
This capitalistic world is at balance when each class is happy with where they are but it starts trembling down when the lower classes try to move up the social ladder.
The scene where the Kims get taste of upper class luxury is where it starts to get ugly and when the true lower class try to rise the whole society shambles. Ultimately everyone loses something. Lowest classes losing everything (the couple dies), Middle loses half of what they have ( the daughter dies and father is imprisoned) and the upper class only loses a quarter of their family.
This movie has so many layers and so much depth, it is best understood if you watch it three times from three different perspective of each class.
Triple Frontier (2019)
Explanation: How they got such heavy load of money over the mountain
Ben Affleck: Because I am Batman!!!!
Lol
On a serious note, this is a heist movie with no twist..need I say more?
the idea behind the movie was excellent... But then storyline went wayward and direction was just plain awful.
As everyone pointed out already, there are more holes than plot in the movie...
They did an excellent job in assembling a great cast but the characters they were playing were so erratic, I never got drawn towards them...
All in all very forgettable movie.. with no lesson or entertainment..
Ankhon Dekhi (2013)
This review is for everyone who didn't like the movie...
When I was watching the movie I was confused. When I finished watching it I was disappointed.
Why?
Because like some other people (who have given poor reviews) I felt the movie didn't give a clear, well defined message/lesson.
Main character seem so wayward that he felt more eccentric than philosophical. He quits his job because he didn't wanted to lie but right after that he lies to his own family. In certain situations he is kind to even strangers, in other he was stubborn to his own brother. One day out of the blue he decides to stop talking for life and later just like that he starts talking again. He was inconsistent, I thought.
But all this disappointment melted away in 15 minutes, When I understood the true message that movie is trying to deliver.
And the message is "don't look for any lessons here (in this movie or life of others), learn from your own experience"
If u believe in something, try it in your life, you may or may not be correct but at least you will be one step closer to the truth.
The protagonist of the movie did exactly that throughout the movie, he constantly experimented with his ideology and sometime he found himself right And sometime he wasn't. That is just human!
As he said it himself, I am trying to find my own path in life, so, stop following me and start finding your own truth.
Bravo Mr. Kapoor, a movie well made and kudos to all the actors.
If Something Happens (2018)
Awful acting ruined a decent plot..
The movie is clearly an attempt of an amateur to leap into the professional league...so, I will try not to be too harsh.
Pros: camera work is not bad, there wasn't much to the settings but whatever was done it was alright, plot definitely had some potential.
Cons:
The acting by pretty much everyone was just awful... especially the main character...she had just one plain expression on her face the entire movie and there was zero modulation in her voice....which made it really hard to connect to the character at emotional level. To me this was the biggest problem of the movie. The whole movie is about how the main character goes through a transformation when faced with financial and personal crisis and yet there was never a moment of shock, happiness, guilt, regret, hope, fear anywhere on her face.
Except for maybe the boss Malek, everyone looked stiff and by no means natural...
Direction of the movie was equally bad, the movie took too much time to develop characters but added no depth to any of them, they were just coming and going as plot needed them to.
Overall Pace of the movie is just terribly slow, I guess that's why they put an alarm going off scene every 20 minutes to make sure viewers stay up lol. What made it worse was the color tone of the movie had no liveliness to it. So, slow development of plot, wooden acting, and dull color tone. Perfect chemistry for nap.
Dubbing as everyone noticed is not good at all.
To end my review at a high note: I finished the movie and watched it untill the end. So, we can say movie did generated some curiosity in me and that is a big plus.
I wish all the best to the crew and hope their next attempt will be better.
Criminal (2016)
Amateur work
In short: Think before watching on Netflix...
Strength: Star cast ...damn!
Weakness: plotholes and characters with no depth.
Brilliance of this movie is how fast paced it is..why is it brilliant? Because it gives u little to no time to think abt all the flaws and stupidity u just witnessed...need example? Sure..
If a stranger broke into ur house last night and duct taped u....what will u do as soon as he leaves?
Change the security code and call the authority... right?
Wrong...you wait for him to sneak into ur house next day...
Want more?..ok
If u have a huge scar at the back of ur head and you are a runaway criminal trying to keep a low profile...what will you do? Wear your hoodie up? Right
Wrong..we want to remind viewers of the scar in evryshot.
Want even more? Alright..
Where do u guys expect mr. X will go if his memories have been replaced with Mr. Y.... To Mr. Y home. Right?
Wrong... CIA looked for him everywhere except his home..
You just witnessed a miracle, a memory transfusion from a dead man to a living man ..what do u do? Clap in awe right? Wrong.. u torment the guy and keep hitting the guy in his head with a gun untill the doctor asks u to stop...
I can go on and on... And on..
Apart from that action shots are terrible, technology shown is unbelievable, u hardly get attached to any character, and the villian is as generic as it gets...
My 5/10 rating is just because I like to see my girl Gal Gadot on screen...