I just finished watching a movie, a Tamil movie Vinnaithandi Varuvaya. . .not a new movie but it's only now that I finally got down to watching it. . .and boy do I have lots to talk about :) well, 1st things 1st, this ain't a movie for people who do not sufficient patience for realistic romance, or for those who cannot look outside the box. . .it's a slow paced movie, no fast forwards or skipping, it depicts the events in the life of a guy who falls in love, just as they occur, Hitlerji hated the movie! :P Another post about him later, I don't have time for crap now. . .the movie goes on for a long period of time, keeps going on, and everyone I watched it with dismissed it as a waste of time. . .nothing extraordinary happens in it. . .there's nothing great about this movie. . .I however, see this quite differently. . .
So what did I really like about this movie? To begin with, it's a very real movie. . .flashing news to people who love watching romantic films, all that stuff in movies, all the goss, glamour, the giddy romance, the song and dance, the drama, fights and frustrations, all of that, are indeed, real. Surprised? Exaggerated as they might be, there are subtle (and sometimes, not so subtle ;) ) underpinnings of it in a regular, yet beautiful romance. . .and to those who are so used to watching fast paced romantic movies, well you can't skip forward situations or dialogues or edit scenes out with a delete button in real life. If I may get a bit Absurdist in my argument, real life is slow and can be monotonous and mundane, and so can be a romance, it's a question of perspective at the end of the day. . . :) this movie is precisely that, a real life everyday romance in the not so stormy speed at which it really goes. . . :) and highlights the fact that real life can have an ending that was "not the plan", yet be pleasant and something you can live it, and happily so. . .as for the interactions between the two main characters, this is one of the most realistic portrayals of two people trying to understand what they feel for each other and how to deal with it, keeping other factors, social factors, in mind. . .
The denial, sexual tension, and release, the fleety moments to do something completely crazy and then landing back on earth before you can muster the courage to do it, the frustrations in which you say horrible things when you meant just the opposite, subconsciously to see if you'll be deserted for it or will your love look beyond it to see how you really feel, all of it is just so real. . .there are times you constantly worry about what people will think, see or say, and you try to keep things as peaceful as possible. . .and on other days, you get so lost with each other, that it simply does not feel like anyone else matters, even the least bit. . . :)
It's ironic how people swallow fairy tales and classics as they are, but not real life, even if it hit them on the head with a fire extinguisher! :P She becomes the Estella in Pip's life, the woman she cannot help being attracted to, and love. . .irrespective of how treats him. . .whom he pursues relentlessly, the unreachable star in his life. . .and a final meeting, before their lives take a forever-after kind of turn. . .and it amazes me as to how people can be so biased and judgemental, never willing to accept the possibility that there might be an alternate point of view, that things could occur in ways beyond their level of comprehension and empathy, yet be true. After all, you don't have to be a surgeon to know that surgery is a possibility, and a reality :)
It's truly refreshing to see a slower, more realistic portrayal of love and separation :) for the rest, if patience permit, do watch the movie :)
So what did I really like about this movie? To begin with, it's a very real movie. . .flashing news to people who love watching romantic films, all that stuff in movies, all the goss, glamour, the giddy romance, the song and dance, the drama, fights and frustrations, all of that, are indeed, real. Surprised? Exaggerated as they might be, there are subtle (and sometimes, not so subtle ;) ) underpinnings of it in a regular, yet beautiful romance. . .and to those who are so used to watching fast paced romantic movies, well you can't skip forward situations or dialogues or edit scenes out with a delete button in real life. If I may get a bit Absurdist in my argument, real life is slow and can be monotonous and mundane, and so can be a romance, it's a question of perspective at the end of the day. . . :) this movie is precisely that, a real life everyday romance in the not so stormy speed at which it really goes. . . :) and highlights the fact that real life can have an ending that was "not the plan", yet be pleasant and something you can live it, and happily so. . .as for the interactions between the two main characters, this is one of the most realistic portrayals of two people trying to understand what they feel for each other and how to deal with it, keeping other factors, social factors, in mind. . .
The denial, sexual tension, and release, the fleety moments to do something completely crazy and then landing back on earth before you can muster the courage to do it, the frustrations in which you say horrible things when you meant just the opposite, subconsciously to see if you'll be deserted for it or will your love look beyond it to see how you really feel, all of it is just so real. . .there are times you constantly worry about what people will think, see or say, and you try to keep things as peaceful as possible. . .and on other days, you get so lost with each other, that it simply does not feel like anyone else matters, even the least bit. . . :)
It's ironic how people swallow fairy tales and classics as they are, but not real life, even if it hit them on the head with a fire extinguisher! :P She becomes the Estella in Pip's life, the woman she cannot help being attracted to, and love. . .irrespective of how treats him. . .whom he pursues relentlessly, the unreachable star in his life. . .and a final meeting, before their lives take a forever-after kind of turn. . .and it amazes me as to how people can be so biased and judgemental, never willing to accept the possibility that there might be an alternate point of view, that things could occur in ways beyond their level of comprehension and empathy, yet be true. After all, you don't have to be a surgeon to know that surgery is a possibility, and a reality :)
It's truly refreshing to see a slower, more realistic portrayal of love and separation :) for the rest, if patience permit, do watch the movie :)
