Which non-Indian film did you watch recently

Oh true story-ngala !

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Tarrantino-vukkum enakkum aagave aagadhu pola irukku (Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs apart)

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:lol: I exactly get why the film isn't liked.

QT (nan kuda) indha genre-piriyar. "Hangout" is one of his pet themes and a favorite genre (almost all his films save "Kill bill" have this as a sub-genre), where the characters hang around, through its length. This film especially, we are like the characters, there are no life lessons (except if Pink floyd declining the offer of the football coach could be taken as one) or points to be taken, but just kill/waste time looking at 'em "wasted/high". There are no "laugh out loud" jokes, but silly repartees, and genre characters. The lack of ambition, irreverence to conformism/establishment, I suppose, a thing of 70's. The decade probably kick-started the fashion of being "wasted" as only way of living through "farce" of 70's (Vietnam, Watergate scandal, etc). This were achieved not through cliques (Hippies?) alone but through normal established house/institutions.

One consolation is this is not at extremity of Linklater's pointless exercise (Slacker is and heck, I liked that too :lol: )

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Originally Posted by kid-glove

Oh true story-ngala !

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:yes:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrei_Chikatilo

Thanks Raiks. Interesting!

One other thing is, the common motif of Linklater films are never about getting to the roots of the culture, but at somewhat superficial level, observing 'em.

A character, pompous independent filmmaker, in his film "Tape" says:

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Seriously,where I can contribute to a larger debate about why this country's so fucked up. Like for example, why is it that a 50-whatever-year-old fire chief feels the need to get stoned every night? Right? What is it about life in America that's driving that urge in him?

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Originally Posted by kid-glove

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It is not that there was a perfect clue somewhere, it was just not surprising at the end to know this.

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I agree but the tone with which the film began and ended called for this. Remember how the film is also very cheekily constructed. Mateo says he wants to write a new script, based on Arthur Miller's deserted son. That was again self-referential to the film, & thinking about it, Mateo and son are unaware & yet bonded, as against Ernesto and Jr, who are quirky, self-serving recreants. If it(father-son) had been vaguely constructed and unrevealed, we wouldn't be sure of this divergence, as if it were only just 'incidental'. (note P_R :P )

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Good point.

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Originally Posted by P_R

Red by Kieslowski
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Felt like it had some good ideas but no-one went through the bother of putting them together and making it 'believable' and interesting. Ordinary writing with very surface-y lines, situations , characterizations but with aspirations of depth.

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First reaction - :|

Second reaction - pinnaadi irukkum namadhu kid-glove-vai thirumbi paarthu oru :?

I expect a debate between you two periyavaL.

Chinna payan-a odhungi solrEn, Kamaan ya !

Btw AravindMano, fair point about seeing Red last. I think it completes "White" (with a happy ending!) and further reassures denouement of "Blue" with one helf of a climax. But equally, if you watched it first, it's just as fair to say "Red" sets a wild precursor for characters of "Blue" and "White". To extend the previous discussion on "Blue" with Equa, I must say it's further confirmation of the protagonist's (Binoche's) recovery from the period of "austerity".

two periyavaL
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chinna payan-a odhungi solrEn
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bEsh bEsh. romba nannaa irukku neenga solRadhu. (aka aasa dosa appaLam vada!)

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Originally Posted by kid-glove

Btw AravindMano, fair point about seeing Red last. I think it completes "White" (with a happy ending!) and further reassures denouement of "Blue" with one helf of a climax. But equally, if you watched it first, it's just as fair to say "Red" sets a wild precursor for characters of "Blue" and "White". To extend the previous discussion on "Blue" with Equa, I must say it's further confirmation of the protagonist's (Binoche's) recovery from the period of "austerity".

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Right. I haven't watched "Blue" / "White", i suggested to watch "Red" first simply because of the (happy) ending of the other two stories. Just a guess as all the characters appear at the end.

"Blue" paakkaNum. remba naaLa pending. oru dhadava skim paNNi paaththappo this actress was pressing the same piano key in all scenes. seri nu vittuttEn. :lol: