Discussing Darr. - Page 7

Originally posted by: FingerFetish

I cried and pitied him. I think those emotions stemmed from the raw vulnerability displayed by the actor (SRK). It isn’t that the character of ‘Rahul’ itself which evoked sympathy, but rather the actor’s ability to show a very mentally unstable young man, whom has completely lost his sense of sanity due to his fixated obsession with Kiran. By no means do I condone his behaviour. Feeling sorry for another person does not equate to supporting their actions. I just looked at the overall bigger picture, and pitied the life events and triggers that may have contributed to his mental illness (Predisposing Factors = biological vulnerability to a mental health condition? Precipitating Factors = triggers (childhood trauma/neglect? Perpetuating Factors = No family support/medical treatment/neglect) and etc.

The producers intentionally added all the emotional baggage (him talking to his dead mother on the phone) to really milk the idea that Rahul is seriously disturbed. If they didn’t want to evoke any sympathy from the audience, then they could have just portrayed him as a psychotically obsessed lover (with zero insight into his background life). But no, they added the whole dead mother + son angle, because it is an aspect that most people can empathise with. It would be awful to see someone talking to their mother on the phone and truly believing she’s on the other line - despite being dead.

That’s just my perspective on it. In Psych training, the focus is to be as objective and empathetic as possible (though it can be extremely hard in some circumstances). But I totally respect your POV and understand where you’re coming from. Obviously a criminal needs to be punished regardless of mental health disorders, but for most cases you cannot help but feel sad for the child that they once used to be. The child who turned into a monster as an adult because they were exposed to deplorable living environments (trauma, sexual/physical abuse, severe neglect, drugs). My heart cries for the child who never really had a fair chance to begin with. This doesn’t apply to Rahul, but just an overarching statement about majority of people suffering from mental health problems 😊

ANDDD I’m tuning out. It’s 4am here and I refuse to lose anymore sleep over a fictional character 😆

@bold: That's exactly why I say that movies are inspired from real life as every psychopath has a depressing story and not only this movie but there are millions of them that have a criminal 'being human and leading a sorrowful childhood with abusive parents/sexually assaulted/losing their loved one etc' and these makers then try to get the reaction of the audience knowing that many would sympathize and understand the state of mind of the psycho. We all know that psychos aren't psychos since birth and there has to be a reason that made them behave in future just like the movie "Joker".

There are times where I feel bad for the villain but want him to be severely punished unless he hasn't harmed anyone. I've read the YouTube comments too where many supported Rahul's actions so was talking about the overall love for the villain. Same goes with Baazigar where SRK's character was sympathized with. These movies were not the ones where the main lead was a villain but where the villain was made the hero and this makes such movies more disturbing.

I can't help but compare it to reality as few years back I saw Crime Petrol where they showed a girl who was sold and sexually assaulted and then she was depressed to an extent that she beat a 3-year-old girl to an extent that that kid died. I then stopped having sympathy for mentally disturbed patients.

The movie was written in such a away that the glorification of the psycho Rahul was intended by the makers, even whoever felt bad for him (Many indeed) did only because the screenplay was written in such a way that it makes you feel pity for him, otherwise he was sick and he deserved to be killed for torturing kiran througout the movie.

Originally posted by: FingerFetish

I cried and pitied him. I think those emotions stemmed from the raw vulnerability displayed by the actor (SRK). It isn’t that the character of ‘Rahul’ itself which evoked sympathy, but rather the actor’s ability to show a very mentally unstable young man, whom has completely lost his sense of sanity due to his fixated obsession with Kiran. By no means do I condone his behaviour. Feeling sorry for another person does not equate to supporting their actions. I just looked at the overall bigger picture, and pitied the life events and triggers that may have contributed to his mental illness (Predisposing Factors = biological vulnerability to a mental health condition? Precipitating Factors = triggers (childhood trauma/neglect? Perpetuating Factors = No family support/medical treatment/neglect) and etc.

The producers intentionally added all the emotional baggage (him talking to his dead mother on the phone) to really milk the idea that Rahul is seriously disturbed. If they didn’t want to evoke any sympathy from the audience, then they could have just portrayed him as a psychotically obsessed lover (with zero insight into his background life). But no, they added the whole dead mother + son angle, because it is an aspect that most people can empathise with. It would be awful to see someone talking to their mother on the phone and truly believing she’s on the other line - despite being dead.

That’s just my perspective on it. In Psych training, the focus is to be as objective and empathetic as possible (though it can be extremely hard in some circumstances). But I totally respect your POV and understand where you’re coming from. Obviously a criminal needs to be punished regardless of mental health disorders, but for most cases you cannot help but feel sad for the child that they once used to be. The child who turned into a monster as an adult because they were exposed to deplorable living environments (trauma, sexual/physical abuse, severe neglect, drugs). My heart cries for the child who never really had a fair chance to begin with. This doesn’t apply to Rahul, but just an overarching statement about majority of people suffering from mental health problems 😊

ANDDD I’m tuning out. It’s 4am here and I refuse to lose anymore sleep over a fictional character 😆

Of course it was intended that way...He is the central character of the movie where he gets the best of the dialogs best of the situations and even the best of the songs- that too not one but two....Any thinking actor would be an idiot to refuse such a juicy role....