**Incognito Critics**#14 ~Invite Only~ - Page 11

Originally posted by: roxthefox

Yes, it's horrible. Tom Cruise and Denzel Washington are in talks to make a Russian Spy thriller. Just thought I'd give everyone a heads up.

ANSWER MY QUESTIONS, DAMNIT!

Why Horrible? 😲 Ask me nicely, or I won't answer 😆

Thanks for the update! Looking forward to that! 👍🏼

Originally posted by: stingray

Hi Sonia, I have sent my feedback on your story 😊 in PM

That's not fair. We're all friends here, nothing to hide. 😉 I really wanted to hear what you had to say, especially coming from a male perspective. Come on! Share, share, share!

Originally posted by: chocogurl

Umm i don't really identify my self with a cartoon, actually i have never thought about this. lolz. so i really don't know the answer to that question. lolz.

Omggg Chandz, Arthur??? i use to like love that show (when i was little. lolz).

Ok, I'm sure all of us here can identify with one cartoon character fo sho;

Blip! Blip! Ping)) Bang!!!

Apu!!!! Nahasapeemapetilon!!! 😆

Originally posted by: roxthefox

Ok, I'm sure all of us here can identify with one cartoon character fo sho;

Lolz, nice Soha.

My list of cartoons I can identify with :

Originally posted by: -Neetz-

I can't think of any thing right now, my brain is jammed 😆

The only song playing in my head right now is 'Chak De India', so I'll ask you all 'Did you like CDI' ?

I hated CDI. Yes, I know like 99% of Bollywood films, CDI is a rip off of the Hollywood film The Miracle, but come on! The screenplay and the dialouges were completely lifted from that movie (and translated into Hind). You know, it's ok to copy a Hollywood flick once in a while (granted, there's permission from the studios and the movie actually warrants a remake), but at least have some originality! I have no problem with Bollywood movies being inspired by Hollywood films, not copy it to the T. To make a bollywood film, the idea is to copy some Hollywood film and add some indie masala of Hindu/Muslim undercurrents and Voila! Chak De! India....Plus, it was so stereotypical!

Here's a review that sums up my thoughts:

[quote]Finally watched the movie last night after listening to all the hype and rave reviews by almost all Indians I met. I was afraid the movie may be yet another 'masala' film but with a difference. I was also afraid that I'll come across as a movie with bad direction, a bad script and stereotypes; and unfortunately everything came true.

To be fair, the things going for the movie are:

* Fairly realistic acting, unlike other Hindi movies * Movie ends on a high note * Not a musical, also unlike other Hindi movies * Good casting and locations

However on the flip side:

* Not a great directorial achievement. * Average and predictable story. * Too preachy. * Shahrukh's character displays bad coaching skills. * Plays on stereotypes.

Sports films, if well made, are the ultimate feel good movies because they capitalise on the adrenalin rush that is provided by the sporting encounter. However 'Chak de India' is unable to recreate that. This effect was far better realised in Lagaan.

The movie provided a great opportunities that the director could have worked on:

* The dissimilarity of the various Indian cultures and the breaking down of interpersonal barriers when the players interacted on a one-on-one basis with each other. * Lesser focus on Shahrukh who is projected as a super hero rather than a human being with frailties. * A statement could have been made on the fickle mindedness of the sports mad Indian people and their constantly fluctuating loyalty and hatred. * The manipulative nature of the Indian media which focuses on 'creating' issues from non-events. * More focus on team building and combined team achievement.

However the director has relegated all of this to the background and focused more on the achievement of the main protagonist (like any other Hindi film) and his rise from the ditch to stardom. The movie felt inspired from Remember The Titans and plays out like that film too; however the quality of this one is so bad that its embarrassing.

2 stars for being different from other Bollywood movies.[/quote]


BTW, if anyone is interested in watching some real cinematic achievements, check out Satyajit Ray's filmography. He's an extraordinary filmmaker-- actually he's the only Indian filmmaker capable of making thought provoking films that fit under Indian Cinema, and not Bollywood.

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