Originally posted by: shaksdeewani
We cant define it constructively because the term itself has various layers of destructivity combined with obsession...Junoon has negative streak to it... Junoon for me is an obsession or mania which consumes you forgetting the boundaries of right and wrong and then there is no way back... Destroyal beyond repair...(this in real context.. since in reel anything can be revived or repaired)
Well the literal meaning to this term is Madness... Insanity... Obsession... Craziness
I dont want to go in detail since I myself wont be able to explain it
But I have a say that whatever is shown in Indian movies with Junoon or obsession as the base of the story they all were negative characters... Everything was utter madness to the extent of abuse... be it SRK in Darr/ Anjaam... Nana in agni sakshi... or even SRK in Baazigar where revenge was the core content of Obsession/Junoon
What is to be observed is... these obsessors had the ultimate end of Death and all were VILLAINS/stark negative character except SRK in baazigar.. he was the hero cum villain but they justified the character... SRK won best VILLAIN award for Darr(which potrays Junoon)
But here the case is completely inverse... RK is the HERO of the show but he is made VILLAIN... The negativity should have been handled in a positive manner... The CVs have not been able to handle the revenge track and convey/potray what they exactly wanted to... Now it has so happened that RK has crossed the lines of Hero and entered the Villain domain and to bring him back it will take exeptional writing or will end up butchering the character doing injustice to it
Red: Loved what you wrote.
In films that you have mentioned, the junoon of the negative kind has always led to the death of the character. There is always a positive character waiting for the female protagonist. But, there is a clarity in writing as it does not confuse you about the motive of the character.
Thank you for your reply. Loved reading it.