Is Barfi a manipulative film?

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gilmores

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Posted: 12 years ago

#81

Originally posted by: howzzat
Utter GARBAGE of an article. The writer's main intention is to bring down the film clearly. If Barfi was manipulative, then what exactly is a Rowdy Rathore?

Actually, you could even argue that EVERY film, every piece of art is manipulative in a way...because obviously it's made to make you feel a certain way..and you're being pushed towards that feeling. Only nobody calls it that because obviously the word itself is very negative.

What makes films different it the treatment they give it. The intentions of the person making the film. Basu did not make this film to make us feel bad for differently abled characters. Its very clear he made it to entertain an audience, to make them happy. So yes I guess he was trying to "manipulate" us into feeling happy...to simply make us believe in this dark cynical world. But you know what I say? It's better to make me feel happy than to make me cry buckets of tears for how "bechara" differently abled people are. Or give me a massive headache in an attempt to forcefully make me laugh with some python biting someone's crotch. 🤢

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pakeezah

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Posted: 12 years ago

#82

well madhur bhandarkar told the story of Heroine. but whether

audience feels sympathy, or revulsion or apathy for her

depends on the individual.

similarly anurag made barfi the way he envisioned him

and told the story the way he wanted to; whether audience

feels barfi is a smart ass, loveable, to be pitied is upto

audience.

no manipulation. the story of a deaf mute but lively

fun loving boy usually evokes smiles. thats natural.

if the story entailed a deaf mute boy ill treated by his

parents, it would evoke feelings of sadness for the

boy. and that would come naturally too.

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Posted: 12 years ago

#83

Originally posted by: Dexterkilaila
Is the entire film shot in Darjeeling? Now I am really curious to see this film.

Yes, and I should add...shot beautifully!!The Ghoom station,the clock tower and cafe Keventers!!

EDIT: Not entire film, but most of it.

Edited by .SB. - 12 years ago

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starstruckk

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Posted: 12 years ago

#84

I haven't watched Barfi yet..but I stopped reading this article after the writer started criticizing Barfi's dressing sense...that made no sense whatsoever.

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pathaka

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Posted: 12 years ago

#85

The article is shoddy...

i dunt think the movie is manipulative because it didnt milk the "disabilities" of the protagonists for any kind of sympathy (most of the times),

it did have other flaws though...like a few scenes which i thought were unnecessarily stretched (like the suspense angle)...the non-linear narrative wasnt really necessarily and i think it could have worked much better with a simpler narrative structure...i found bits of it too indulgent aswell with all the homilies...

thankfully, the performances, the technical finesse and some moments save the day.

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Antlers

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Posted: 12 years ago

#86

didn't the film have an amelie touch to it? why the hell would they even consider it for oscars?

it isn't original.

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pathaka

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Posted: 12 years ago

#87

^^it had a lot of "inspirations"...amelie, koshish (Hrisikesh mukherjiee), the Notebook, the artist, charlie chaplin comedies etc etc

Edited by pathaka - 12 years ago

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Antlers

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Posted: 12 years ago

#88

Originally posted by: pathaka
^^it had a lot of "inspirations"...amelie, koshish (Hrisikesh mukherjiee), the Notebook, the artist, charlie chaplin comedies etc etc

ROFL. what does that even mean in bollywood. take it scene for scene, but in all, I will see the film for ranbir. bollywood lacks creativity at times. maybe they need to stop being on the internet so much. 😆

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pathaka

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Posted: 12 years ago

#89

Originally posted by: TexanHolden

ROFL. what does that even mean in bollywood. take it scene for scene, but in all, I will see the film for ranbir. bollywood lacks creativity at times. maybe they need to stop being on the internet so much. 😆

well in this case, some scenes were copied and the others were more like a "tribute" or possibly a coincidence that they were so similar to other movies...

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Antlers

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Posted: 12 years ago

#90

Originally posted by: pathaka

well in this case, some scenes were copied and the others were more like a "tribute" or possibly a coincidence that they were so similar to other movies...

were they credited? O_o

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