The main issue is, a film that has genuine cinematic triumphs (good performances , good score, engaging screenplay, good set design) , is discredited entirely thanks to this ideology fight
All this cheap name calling is people jumping on bandwagons ..without an iota of nuance …on both sides …everyone including critics just went on their ideologies completely sidelining the films merit
It’s box office is being reduced to the likes of kerela story which had little to no merit as a film…
The reviewers blitz through the cinematic aspects of the film and go straight to “why is this film high in testosterone” 😒 and talk abt that for like 2 out of the 5 mins of review …as film journalists with a space in a column/ website / Channel…people expect them to critique the film not whether or not it fits the ideology
If bharadwaj rangan complained abt the crew or veere di wedding being “hyper feminine shrill estrogen dominated films that were tough to sit through” would that be appropriate critique? He’d be cancelled as a reviewer straight away …
Anupama and the other reviewers don’t deserve hate and abuse but the deserved to be called out if their reviews give such wierd reasoning for not liking it ..
Screenplay was dull - fair critique and opinion
Why dosent this film have females? Why is everyone male? Why is it patriotic even if it’s a spy espionage film? Why is the film obsessed with pakistan if it’s a spy mission in pakistan? — WTF is this critique? 🤦♀️
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