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Originally posted by: PandorasBox

While the film may be flawed in some aspects, Balan and her character are spotless. You don't leave the film sympathising with Silk, you accept that in her defeat lies her success. A life lived by one's own rules is a life well-lived, never mind a few years short.

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this is an excerpt from a review. I don't think we were supposed to feel sorry for Silk but rather the story was told blatantly.

on the flip side I did feel sorry for Silk..as I did not feel she was succesful in what she wanted to achieve..by comitting suicide she proved her haters right! and even in the end the last line was 'don't know if she lived the right way or wrong way' basically the character was not glorified enough..she lost throughout the movie and in the end

^ you know, I think that was the point. Silk wasn't supposed to be glorified but rather her vulnerability to be shown.

Originally posted by: PandorasBox

^ you know, I think that was the point. Silk wasn't supposed to be glorified but rather her vulnerability to be shown.

have u watced the movie?? there is nothing wrong in showing someone vulnerable...but showing how she lost everything and died in a very undignified manner...not making any point...bringing no change...so what made her so special to make a movie?? I think the movie could have been better written...plus some sequences were very filmy and did not look realistic at all...at times it did not even look like the 80's..hated the stupid dance off sequence at the party also!

^ meh say what you will, it still beats the many other illogical stuff in recent BW movies. It's not perfect but all in all pretty entertaining. I actually found the dying bit hear-drenching. It truly added to the drama.

^^ I am not saying that death should not have been shown..the general script was good...however the screenplay...and the underlying message was quite unclear which made it annoying...sure Bodyguard was the epitome of brainless stuff...however the underlying motive was enteratinment...which was delivered through Salman...dialogues...and good picturised songs..so it made it ok!

I think TDP had a similar approach with Entertainment but also had some "brains" either way that's a bonus in today's cinema

Originally posted by: PandorasBox

I think TDP had a similar approach with Entertainment but also had some "brains" either way that's a bonus in today's cinema

what brain?? the movie had a general script..based on a true story

the script and the way things were shown. It was not totally based on true story. Plus there can be many great stories that are not told right like Saat Maaf Khoon. The story itself is from an acclaimed book but it still failed to impress as a movie. Of course I have to attribute a lot of the sucess of TDP to the actors esp. Vidya for making it seem legit.

Originally posted by: PandorasBox

the script and the way things were shown. It was not totally based on true story. Plus there can be many great stories that are not told right like Saat Maaf Khoon. The story itself is from an acclaimed book but it still failed to impress as a movie. Of course I have to attribute a lot of the sucess of TDP to the actors esp. Vidya for making it seem legit.

Vidya was good...however the screenplay, story, characterisation and direction could have been better!