Film / Documentary - Recently watched & worthy of some discussion

There is NO Fargo in MG. Would be disappointed if Equa said so..

There's no Fargo in Kahaani either, you have something of Coenesque semblances in plot & characters of MG more than Kahaani, but these are very superficial & doesn't matter. However, I seem to remember Jai's comment in BR blog and now here as well, alluding towards Coen. Would like to know in what way, other than glacial inspirations?

avar solluvArA. kooda pEsittu irundhavar konjam 'adhulErndhu dhaan idhu vandhudhu' type.
ivar maRuththu pEsikittu irundhaar. Link kidaikka mAttikki. avarE vandhu eduththu tharuvaar.

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Originally Posted by kid-glove

There is NO Fargo in MG. Would be disappointed if Equa said so..

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Equa said the same (no Fargo) IIRC

Ah okay. The way Venki put it across, I thought Equa linked it..

Btw, following Naan, Mounaguru... Attakathi tonight. Manja boots tomorrow. GoW day after..

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Originally Posted by kid-glove

Ah okay. The way Venki put it across, I thought Equa linked it..

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Illa illa.. I felt Equa was the lone crusader fighting the cause.
Since I didn't observe Fargo deep enough, I couldn't argue loudly. Illeenna dhum kattirukalaam.
Knowing P_R's love for Fargo, I was anticipating him.

Having watched both the films, I'm astounded how it's even compared beyond the superficial parallel(s). Kahaani, even worse. If we ever use an investigative pregnant woman, it gets compared to Fargo, however meaningless.

But you can't deny that the makers of mounaguru had Fargo in mind while casting the investigative officer as a pregnant woman. It should not be compared, we can just take it as kind of a tribute, like how Vetrimaaran paid tribute to cache for that slitting the throat scene.

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Originally Posted by Nerd

But you can't deny that the makers of mounaguru had Fargo in mind while casting the investigative officer as a pregnant woman. It should not be compared, we can just take it as kind of a tribute, like how Vetrimaaran paid tribute to cache for that slitting the throat scene.

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not just that, plot point similarities like a 'group' trying to take advantage of an accident leading to 'consequences' beyond their control and things spiralling into a FUBAR - I can only think of Coen brothers
who have done that repeatedly and consistently well on the screen. Here the antagonist's plans derail not due to regular 'hero' standing up to a cause, but by pure 'chance' and whimsical collaborators. From that regard there are
some tangential and derivative nods to the duo's work. The other track that tracks hero's life is nothing coen about it...

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Originally Posted by Nerd

But you can't deny that the makers of mounaguru had Fargo in mind while casting the investigative officer as a pregnant woman. It should not be compared, we can just take it as kind of a tribute, like how Vetrimaaran paid tribute to cache for that slitting the throat scene.

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also why 'uma riaz' if not for the striking facial similarity to 'Frances McDormand' - having said that, she was 199% apt for the role than any other female in kozhi kattai.