Dunki spoiler review thread - Page 10

Originally posted by: Clochette

Max, I prefer to answer to your review in the spoiler thread...it's not the 'right place here for details, I think... later, now it's family time...

Ha! My family loves me I'm exempt from brunch-preparing duties, so I can reply...

Originally posted by: MaxMayfield

Watched Dunki yesterday..tbh I always wanted this to be the best Movie of the year..and was routing for it..but it is just about ok-good..not the best. I think I enjoyed Jawaan more than Dunki as far as SRK movie goes. Connect was missing, also even Vicky’s track dint really touch me. SRK and Taapsee don’t have chemistry but I liked their story and their ending was impactful ..I shed a few tears there. Young SRK Looks really bad and idk what was with the dialogue delivery..but the older one was awesome same as Jawaan. Hirani has lost his touch..humour was missing and the screenplay was average.best sequence was when SRK kills that guy at the border. I’m not entirely sure actually how I feel about the movie..and the issue it is trying to tackle..are they saying visa should be removed and there should be open borders..how do you control terrorists and sleeper cells then? The courtroom speech felt too laboured…first half was boring..second half was much better IMO. 3/5 ..maybe my expectations were too high..and also the whole cinematic extravaganza is really starting to come into play as I felt this is a movie I could have watched on OTT as well.a bit like Laal Singh Chaddha experience if I can just correlate it to some other movie .

I always like criticising reviews where things are written I can relate to. Thanks for this detailed review, Max

I won't discuss your feelings or reception as I think it is the prerogative of any viewer, so I concentrate on the bold part...

As I know about Hirani's movies' subjects, I can state that every issue he treated in his movies concentrated on subjects inside India. With ShahRukh as co-producer and international star he now crossed the border - in the literal sense of the term.

He concentrated on the Hindi belt (no dubbing) as it's the most still affected by what the colonisation brought of changes and he chose the Dunki route to London. But the issue keeps to be the same: don't getting a visa because the location you want to go for a very precise reason isn't interested in you and a tourist visa isn't a solution.

This dilemma is where people exploiting you come into the fore and the movie shows where you just pay without getting in return what had been promised - in the contrary... you risk to become a nobody of any worth anymore (so just get 'discarded').

The courtroom scene is the key scene as it shows what choices you have to get a visa (the 'correct' way) and that even a compassionate judge can not change this law...

Sukhi had no purpose anymore, neither for getting a visa nor for continuing his life... Hardy was 'simply' supporting his friends but in his heart and mind not ready to become dishonest in his love for his country...he just had been the most mature one of the lot.

And without Manuknowing about her nearing death, the other three wouldn't have tried to return to India (dying in the homeland and not far away...).

Originally posted by: behindyou

I dont know that i was expecting bit more but i was okay with taapsee killing if they showed her dead on one of border crossing. I would love it if movie had two parts one to london in dunki and other to india via dunki only . Then if they would have showed taapsee dieing on one of border rather than tumor track, it would have been much much more impactful

Originally posted by: RaniPreityAish

I posted my full review in the main Dunki non-spoilers thread and gave it 6/5 stars.

My only issue with the film was the ending. What was the need to kill off Taapsee's character? Was it the feeling that audiences won't accept a conventional or even bittersweet happy ending anymore? Perhaps the ending was too similar to Veer-Zaara so it was decided she needed to die? It felt very forced and unnecessary imo and I can't see why the couple couldn't have been happy together.

I am getting vibes from Ae Dil Hai Mushkil when in the last act, Anushka randomly starts to die just because for the narrative's sake, there is nothing else left to do. Karan said that Anushka's character had to be punished for not loving Ranbir back. I think it was more a matter that Karan wanted the film to represent unreciprocated love and so he couldn't have Anushka not fall in love with Ranbir but at the same time, audiences would not accept them not getting together and remaining friends, so she had to die to avoid both of those possibilities.

Originally posted by: RaniPreityAish

Agreed. They are not even clever about their hate-mongering and just make themselves look like tone-deaf morons. And the most laughable are the ones claiming this film has oversexualized scenes that are not family friendly, like what? Animal had nudity and sex scenes and children were being brought to watch that and nobody batted an eye so why even go to the effort of making up lies about stripteases being present in Dunki.

Yes, very good point about the anthem and it being a smart satire. There's a big difference between patriotism and nationalism and I've noticed that many countries like India and America fail to learn the difference between the two.

Yeah, Jazzkapur, I was taken aback when I read it at that times...it was such a false thing to say (Karan).

As for Manu and Hardy...yes, the time gap and seeing each other again after so much time gave a reminder of Veer Zaara. But Manu's stiuation and motivation had been completely different.

Without getting to know about having to die soon, Manu wouldn't have talked Balli and Buggu into helping her to get out of the hospital and back to India with Hardy's help. They could have tried to do this much earlier as, obviously, their life in London wasn't what they had imagined. But they didn't.

And when Balli and Buggu revealed Manu's illness to Hardy in Dubai to hurry up a clandestine entry into India from the Emirates now, I really thought that her own motivation was to die quasi 'at home'...with Hardy being at her side.

It was - to me - apt that the third attempt to get her consent to live with him as his wife didn't work out, neither. And what a great emotional moment this scene on the terrace...and yes, SRK's acting through his eyes can get very intense...

After this scene, Hardy could close the 'chapter Manu' and build a 'trimurti' with Buggu and Balli...I think he always knew that Manu wasn't destined to him as his wife but as a dear friend...but it never had been a subject of their talks...

When imagening, why Manu didn't contact Hardy earlier (as she didn't marry another man), I thought that she may have been ashamed having chosen London instead of Hardy and India...or that she felt responsible for Buggu and Balli... I like to imagine things around movie characters I liked in a movie.

Originally posted by: Clochette

Yeah, Jazzkapur, I was taken aback when I read it at that times...it was such a false thing to say (Karan).

As for Manu and Hardy...yes, the time gap and seeing each other again after so much time gave a reminder of Veer Zaara. But Manu's stiuation and motivation had been completely different.

Without getting to know about having to die soon, Manu wouldn't have talked Balli and Buggu into helping her to get out of the hospital and back to India with Hardy's help. They could have tried to do this much earlier as, obviously, their life in London wasn't what they had imagined. But they didn't.

And when Balli and Buggu revealed Manu's illness to Hardy in Dubai to hurry up a clandestine entry into India from the Emirates now, I really thought that her own motivation was to die quasi 'at home'...with Hardy being at her side.

It was - to me - apt that the third attempt to get her consent to live with him as his wife didn't work out, neither. And what a great emotional moment this scene on the terrace...and yes, SRK's acting through his eyes can get very intense...

After this scene, Hardy could close the 'chapter Manu' and build a 'trimurti' with Buggu and Balli...I think he always knew that Manu wasn't destined to him as his wife but as a dear friend...but it never had been a subject of their talks...

When imagening, why Manu didn't contact Hardy earlier (as she didn't marry another man), I thought that she may have been ashamed having chosen London instead of Hardy and India...or that she felt responsible for Buggu and Balli... I like to imagine things around movie characters I liked in a movie.

Originally posted by: CrimeMasterToto

SRK's look at 14 seconds in the snow ..

https://twitter.com/carcastee/status/1739000608278155598?t=FSiJchSL8WSULuyWHfDj_w&s=19

My Hardy is such a green flag

In a world, where abusing women in celebrated, my man comes with a character like Hardy ❤️

I love him so much, have seen it so many times. I have weird attachment with him

I am definitely gonna need therapy in 2024 😭😭

Originally posted by: JayaBachan

DUNKI REVIEW

I had pretty low expectations looking at the mixed reviews and was worried that I was walking into another Jab Tak Hai Jaan level trauma. God I was wrong and I thank the lord for not listening to other people’s negative reviews, otherwise I would’ve missed out on a gem of a film. Some hated the film, some liked it, and some are sitting on the fence. However, I LOVED it. Hirani has a magical way of story-telling which is very appealing to me. He brings a mix of light-heartedness and emotional elements that makes you relate to the situation.

The first half was all sunshine and happiness. You get to experience the positive vibes and humorous interactions similar to Three Idiots. That’s already a major plus because I loved Three Idiots. The whole cinema was laughing and you’ll especially have a good chuckle over the english testing scene where everyone is trying to pass the student visa exam. I LOVE LIGHT HEARTED AND FUN SHIT MAN. I miss this Bollywood where movies are actually made to tell a story that you can relate to and enjoy.

During the intermission, I was wondering whether the movie was now about to take a downfall because I was really enjoying the film. I say this because I had mentally prepared myself to be disappointed. My concerns were unnecessary because when I tell you I cried, maaate I cried. Dunki really brings light to immigration issues and the horrors people go through with the false promise of a better life. Immigrants living in shared accomodation with 10 other people, working low paying jobs, and sending majority of their income back to their families at home. It made me emotional as I know a lot of students from overseas who are on a visa, studying full-time, working as a cleaner or low paying wages, living in overcrowded shared accommodation, sending money back to their families, and visiting the doctor because they’re depressed and extremely home-sick. The dark side of their lives is rarely spoken, so I’m glad Hirani brought this issue on-screen.

SRK was pure love as Hardy Singh. I’ve always died for Aman Mathur and a part of me is still dead since his demise but I’m now ready to mentally remarry again and all because Hardy Singh was the most selfless, the most loving, and the most sexiest character ever. It’s like Aman Mathur + Veer Pratab Singh in one body. For the love of God, someone please tell SRK to spare us ladies. He’s been creating unrealistic expectations of love since the 90s. Now if someone proposes, I’ll be like BUT R U HARDY SINGH? 🙃 WILL YOU LOVE ME THE WAY HARDY SINGH LOVED MANU? 🙂 Cheers to never getting married folks.

This is the SRK I’ve been dying to see since Chak De India. If you’re worried that majority of the film will be a beard-less version of him then fikerrr not because he’ll be bearded very soon into the film. He looks insanely attractive with the beard and as an old man. There’s a scene in the film (Spoiler alert: The group is stopped by some disgusting soldiers in Iran and a certain thing happens that pisses SRK off. But when I tell you that an angry and protective SRK has to be the most hottest thing ever known to mankind, then just know that foam was coming out of my mouth).

The other cast members pretty much nailed it. Vicky was amazing in his extended cameo. He’s a brilliant actor. The rest did well in their respective roles. Now let’s talk about Tapasee. I don’t know how I feel about her acting. She’s good in some scenes but she sucks at crying. At times I couldn’t tell if she was crying or smiling. When Vicky or SRK was upset, the sad emotions were perfectly expressed through their eyes. Tapasee tried to scrunch up her face during the sad scenes (kudos for crying coz that’s a start) but her eyes were dead and her mouth was positioned in a smile.

Look at the below picture for reference. This is how she looks when she’s happy and sad lmfao.

Now I’m by no means an expert but unless you have dimples that need to be shown off (because then you have every legal right) then there’s no reason why you should smile while crying. I mean if your mouth isn’t angled like an octagon (as below) then are you really crying tho? 🤣

IN CONCLUSION

Please watch the film and make your own judgement but don’t write it off without giving it a chance. I had prepared myself to be disappointed but I ended up walking out in tears, and madly in love with a fictional character.

https://x.com/JoySRKian_2/status/1739335713580253314?s=20

https://x.com/itzzrashmi/status/1739298734318702905?s=20

This sequence was so good