There are works that just make you shed a lot tears.. without much difficulty, and there are works which give you a slight headache.. and make you shed tears a little later.. Maybe after some dazed hours or maybe when you get to see the work for the 2nd time.
Saawariyan falls in the 2nd category. While watching the film you feel ok about the whole story. But it is very subtle.. in a very beautiful way. The film is more like a poem expressed in images instead of words. The whole set includes a bridge, one lake, a boat (shikara sort of a thing)...
Of the few people who have seen the film, they have come back complaining that the whole story happens in the same old blue green sort of a setup. Despite my resolve to not argue and convince the masses( when you study mass media for almost 5 yrs of your life, masses tends to become your favourite word. And, you are free to use it when you don’t want to try and change people’s perception about something.) about why a certain film is like the way it is, I am tempted to argue again.
As this happens to be my diary.. I think I can go into the intricacies of why the whole story takes place around that one bridge with that boat ( the shikara like thing) floating mindlessly or maybe mindfully on the blue lake.
To enlighten you more about the script, the whole story happens in the mind of the narrator of this film.. , you are also free to believe that maybe the story happens in the mind of any other character of the film. So, nothing here is real.. and everything here happens in someone’s mindspace. And, this space can be boundless or could be bounded, restricted to the most beautiful imagery the character creates. Here in this film the characters live their roles in a restricted space. But, I feel it’s not because the director was feeling too lethargic to actually paint some other sets for us. I felt, there wasn’t any need for the characters to wander beyond the bridge and the lake.. For me it was perfect..
The reason being, the boat and the bridge played characters in the plot. Because you saw them all the time they became significant and meaningful. Symbolism needs some symbols after all. If these symbols keep changing all the time, they wouldn’t make any sense whatsoever.
Saawariyan falls in the 2nd category. While watching the film you feel ok about the whole story. But it is very subtle.. in a very beautiful way. The film is more like a poem expressed in images instead of words. The whole set includes a bridge, one lake, a boat (shikara sort of a thing)...
Of the few people who have seen the film, they have come back complaining that the whole story happens in the same old blue green sort of a setup. Despite my resolve to not argue and convince the masses( when you study mass media for almost 5 yrs of your life, masses tends to become your favourite word. And, you are free to use it when you don’t want to try and change people’s perception about something.) about why a certain film is like the way it is, I am tempted to argue again.
As this happens to be my diary.. I think I can go into the intricacies of why the whole story takes place around that one bridge with that boat ( the shikara like thing) floating mindlessly or maybe mindfully on the blue lake.
To enlighten you more about the script, the whole story happens in the mind of the narrator of this film.. , you are also free to believe that maybe the story happens in the mind of any other character of the film. So, nothing here is real.. and everything here happens in someone’s mindspace. And, this space can be boundless or could be bounded, restricted to the most beautiful imagery the character creates. Here in this film the characters live their roles in a restricted space. But, I feel it’s not because the director was feeling too lethargic to actually paint some other sets for us. I felt, there wasn’t any need for the characters to wander beyond the bridge and the lake.. For me it was perfect..
The reason being, the boat and the bridge played characters in the plot. Because you saw them all the time they became significant and meaningful. Symbolism needs some symbols after all. If these symbols keep changing all the time, they wouldn’t make any sense whatsoever.
5 comments:
i was actually waiting for someone to say something nice about the movie. finally i hear a good word. m glad. since i wanted to catch up with this movie badly. irrespective of wht others had to say, i kenw i wanted to watch it anyways. thanks jui :) beens
Finally Jui, a different take on this 'critically'-acclaimed piece of work from the Black-man.
All my friends have told me not to watch it, but reading your review, i am curious to watch it now!
mihir.. u should never go by any popular belief abt anything..u miss out on good work that ways.. if u are convinced abt something.. just give it a try.. max what will happen is u won't like it.. but u will still get to experience it .. right?
Well written,as expected from u.
I agree the story was great..but d director indulged into exaggeration.
but thats expected from Bhansali.
But definitely worth a watch...atleast once.
@shaurya
hey u!!! thats a pleasent surprise..:)
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