If I was a story-writer, then I'd know that the toughest portion of the story would not be the concept, or the intro, or the language ... it would have to be the ending. How would you bring a story to closure?! That for me is the most important part. You can put up with almost anything but a messy ending. It is the last part of the story that makes or breaks it, no matter how good the concept, the language, the description or the moments embedded.
Growing up I hated watching Malayalam movies because I was terrified of those 'up in the air' endings. There were so many of them... it was sort of a fashion I think. The people who were making the movies must've thought that it was creative to leave the story at this absurd spot so that the audience could figure out the rest of the story. To me it suggests the exact opposite - of 'lack of creativity' i.e. I mean - how easy is that?! All you have to do is think of a concept, build on it & just when things get complicated, you leave it... right there... high & dry!!! Now, audience, go figure!
Of course, I have to say that I also did end up watching a lot of really good Malayalam movies as well & to this day I watch these same movies over & over again. These are the movies that give me a new insight every time I watch them & they're also fun even if I know the dialogues & scenes by-heart. The added advantage is that it spares me the pain of watching the absurd-waste-of-time-movies. To this day, for any new movie I plan on watching, I always check the review & the story, before actually watching it... which sometimes leads to a broken suspense.
Yet, even being this OCD-movie freak, I still just let my guard down for a bit to watch 'the lunchbox' seeing all the 4.5 star ratings (have to admit, didn't read the reviews)! The end result is just a stronger OCD for now! All the hype, all the intros & promos of the movie... that's all there ever was to it. And the suspense that everyone spoke about...the suspense is that there is no suspense! There is no ending!! How convenient! And they're crying because they didn't get a chance to run the oscar race! Get a life! Go figure out a story first!
Thanks to 'the lunchbox' I'm so drained. I think I should watch ... mmm... may be 'Mouna Ragam' for the 110th time or Manichithrathazhu for the 70th time... or even DDLJ for the 250th time... Luckily, the road to recovery is quite easy! :)
Growing up I hated watching Malayalam movies because I was terrified of those 'up in the air' endings. There were so many of them... it was sort of a fashion I think. The people who were making the movies must've thought that it was creative to leave the story at this absurd spot so that the audience could figure out the rest of the story. To me it suggests the exact opposite - of 'lack of creativity' i.e. I mean - how easy is that?! All you have to do is think of a concept, build on it & just when things get complicated, you leave it... right there... high & dry!!! Now, audience, go figure!
Of course, I have to say that I also did end up watching a lot of really good Malayalam movies as well & to this day I watch these same movies over & over again. These are the movies that give me a new insight every time I watch them & they're also fun even if I know the dialogues & scenes by-heart. The added advantage is that it spares me the pain of watching the absurd-waste-of-time-movies. To this day, for any new movie I plan on watching, I always check the review & the story, before actually watching it... which sometimes leads to a broken suspense.
Yet, even being this OCD-movie freak, I still just let my guard down for a bit to watch 'the lunchbox' seeing all the 4.5 star ratings (have to admit, didn't read the reviews)! The end result is just a stronger OCD for now! All the hype, all the intros & promos of the movie... that's all there ever was to it. And the suspense that everyone spoke about...the suspense is that there is no suspense! There is no ending!! How convenient! And they're crying because they didn't get a chance to run the oscar race! Get a life! Go figure out a story first!
Thanks to 'the lunchbox' I'm so drained. I think I should watch ... mmm... may be 'Mouna Ragam' for the 110th time or Manichithrathazhu for the 70th time... or even DDLJ for the 250th time... Luckily, the road to recovery is quite easy! :)
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