5 years of Guzaarish - Page 4

Originally posted by: lovely_lady

I had heard that this movie had flopped horribly so I was under the impression that it had sucked. It was coming on TV one day and with nothing better to do, I watched it. And wow, it's such an underrated movie! Hritik's acting was amazing. That scene where he's stuck with the water droplet hitting him throughout the entire night -- Hritik emoted the helplessness and acceptance of the situation so well! Heartbreakingly beautiful!

And it wasn't just him who performed well -- everyone did!

I read up on the movie after I finished watching it and the little details SLB added were really great! He mentioned the reason why Ethan wore pink glasses was to show how he still wanted to see the world through "rose-coloured glasses" and how Sofia wore bright red lipstick despite her horribly abusive husband and sad life because she knew that was what Ethan would see and she wanted to make it brighter. I'm not articulating it well, but it was great!

The movie was definitely slow for sure and I think it did take away from the entire experience. But just in general, it was so heartbreakingly beautiful! I couldn't believe it was SLB because the extravagance I associate with him was not really there. It wasn't a minimalistic movie at all, but there was actual focus upon the characters. They all had depth. Usually SLB has the tendency to focus on the background or let the background overshadow the characters/ actor. And in this movie, while there was a lot of thought put into the background, it still felt like the movie was focused upon the characters and their feelings.

I just, the ending itself gets to me every time. It's such a happy moment but also such a sombering time. Hard to articulate, but an absolutely beautiful movie!