The Problem with Dunki - Page 5

Originally posted by: TheJourney

Madhur Buandarkar : 2

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Originally posted by: Filmistan

Btw, Hirani has overstretched his narrative sense. From Munna Bhai series, he carried on with Munna Bhai Chale IIT to Munna Bhai Bane Alien to Kabhie Munna, Kabhie Baba—only with different actors. Now, how many Munna Bhai movies can one filmmaker make!

Oh boy, now that you put it that way, how apt. All his main leads literally has the same characterization and similar mannerisms. Good observation!

I was very disappointed in the movie. The movie felt diluted both in the humor and emotions.

The jokes were dated and fell flat. Barring Vicky Kaushal as Sukhi, I couldn't sympathize with anyone else's desire to immigrate. If you want to make a point against a system, you have to make your audience feel for the people wronged by the system. Narratively, the film was super weak.

A better movie would have been one that spent more time making the audience root for everyone to immigrate, spent more time sharing the ugly truths about the Dunki route, and finally concluded in the asylum court. The latter part of the movie just dilutes most of the movie. And this would have been a very poignant ending.

I also think the movie leaned a bit too much into mawkish emotions. Once you put down roots somewhere, it is not easy to uproot them, no matter how harsh the environment is.

On one hand, the movie says you need to change the immigration system. On the other hand, the movie also says everyone is better off in their homeland. Hirani needs to make up his mind what the main point is.

That being said, it is not a bad movie. There are many emotional moments it did hit home. The use of music and some of the footage is very well done.

Originally posted by: loginidran

The biggest problem with Dunki is that it doesn’t have Deepika, jiske bina all of his films since the last decade were disastrous.

I don't hate Taapsee, but I agree that some other actress might have elevated the film.

Originally posted by: Chemcart_MJ

Only Vicky the heart of the movie. Srk tends to overact in certain scenes or maybe the execution is contributing to the weakness.

Some of the scenes which are supposed to exude the humor felt coerced. Concept is good but execution could've been better on a holistic basis.

It's a sincere effort but I'm ambivalent over the execution on a holistic basis.

Absolutely agree. The film needed better writing and execution.

Originally posted by: return_to_hades

I was very disappointed in the movie. The movie felt diluted both in the humor and emotions.

The jokes were dated and fell flat. Barring Vicky Kaushal as Sukhi, I couldn't sympathize with anyone else's desire to immigrate. If you want to make a point against a system, you have to make your audience feel for the people wronged by the system. Narratively, the film was super weak.

A better movie would have been one that spent more time making the audience root for everyone to immigrate, spent more time sharing the ugly truths about the Dunki route, and finally concluded in the asylum court. The latter part of the movie just dilutes most of the movie. And this would have been a very poignant ending.

I also think the movie leaned a bit too much into mawkish emotions. Once you put down roots somewhere, it is not easy to uproot them, no matter how harsh the environment is.

On one hand, the movie says you need to change the immigration system. On the other hand, the movie also says everyone is better off in their homeland. Hirani needs to make up his mind what the main point is.

That being said, it is not a bad movie. There are many emotional moments it did hit home. The use of music and some of the footage is very well done.

I agree. Some scenes were extremely forced and just didn't land, particularly the comic and emotional scenes.

I liked the scenes that showed actual Dunki (from India to London). The film should have been an adventure-thriller focusing on that aspect only, and the background stories should have been kept to a minimum (could be as flashbacks focusing on one character at a time).

Originally posted by: return_to_hades

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A better movie would have been one that spent more time making the audience root for everyone to immigrate, spent more time sharing the ugly truths about the Dunki route, and finally concluded in the asylum court. The latter part of the movie just dilutes most of the movie. And this would have been a very poignant ending.

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That being said, it is not a bad movie. There are many emotional moments it did hit home. The use of music and some of the footage is very well done.

I just quote the two points I agree with without further discussion...