My first short film.

[thamiz]

Bipolar: The short-movie was presented here and asked to share everyone's opinion. Some say that they love this. Some others say, I dont like this because that's against my beliefs and my morals.

The creator accepts both appreciation and criticisms and he knew that those are going to happen.

Now, one who does not like are labeled as "moral police"! Any open-minded man should be able to respect any criticisms!

You judge the heroine's attitude and let others judge the heroine's attitude as well.

Now, what are you expecting from others?

Should they judge the same manner you judge? Then SOMETHING wrong with YOU!

* The problem is Men are amazing animals in the universe. They created "prostitution" and "pornography" vicitimising "women" but they pretend like they care about women's feelings more than their owns!

* They pretend like feminists to the world and some unknown chicks. But their wives know what kind of cheats they are. They wont let the wives speak what they feel. They will speak for their wives too just like our writer, late Sujatha, until they die!

They cant satisfy their wives' desires as they act like an MCP with her. But they come out to public and worry about feelings an "attractive bimbo" who is yet to see the life and "REAL MEN"! This is what they have been doing.

[pavalamani pragasam]

Neatly summed up!

[Bipolar]

BTW, I'm curious - what's an "MCP"?

[thamiz]

A male chauvinist pig (MCP) was a term used in the 1960s among some feminists for some men, usually men with some power (such as an employer or professor), who believed that men were superior and expressed that opinion freely in word and action.

[thamiz]

My theory is men forced and convinced and brainwashed some women that they really like what these perverts want to do! It is a "mind game" men playing with women to get what they want.

If evolution is true, men and lions are "cousins"

You know what lion does when it kills another lion and take over its pride?

It kills the husband leaves the wife ( "lioness") alive but kills all the innocent "cubs" ( daughters and sons of the lioness) completely. Then it convinces the widow "lioness" to be his wife and have his children! The lioness lives with the murderer who killed her family completely, as a wife!

You could see the same with the "civilized men" in a "civilized manner" even today! Men manipulate women! They make them believe whatever he wants to do as her likings!

[Bipolar]

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Can I just mention - many of the comments here are about morals, ethics, feminism, etc. etc.

I'm really more interested in discussing the art/technique(s) of storytelling and/or scriptwriting - screenplay/dialogue-writing, editing, camera angles, etc.

So really I'm not trying to make any comments on morals or ethics here - I don't feel this thread is the best place for that discussion.


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[thamiz]

All yours, bipolar! You can start and carry on your discussion as you wish. I promise you, I am not going to come in your way anymore! All the best!

[Bipolar]

All yours, bipolar! You can start and carry on your discussion as you wish. I promise you, I am not going to come in your way anymore! All the best!

Okay, no I didn't mean it that way....


In any case, I think I have said all I have to say on this topic. I too am stepping away from this discussion...

Possibly later on, I might start some other threads to discuss some stories/scripts that I have tried... I'll be posting either on the Stories page or the TV/serials page...

[uzfuvebano]

wow! in a few days this thread got into such a heated debate. I don't really have time to reply to every individual post, so please bear with me.

geno,
I am more liberal than conservative, especially on social issues, but I would take issue with you branding others as "moral police". moral policing is when some try to impose their morals and values on others, i.e. actually forcing people to behave the way they want by intimidation, passing laws etc. In this case thamiz, pavalamani etc are just expressing their valid (from their perspective) concerns that society is degenerating. I don't agree with them, but I can see where they are coming from.

bipolar,
this was my first attempt at film-making. there was quite a bit that I wanted to show in terms of how Karthik impressed Preeti, but could not due to inexperience. I could not show much about Preeti's character since I wanted to conceal that she was married till the end. everything has a +ve and a -ve. Due to my nature I always look at the positives. I feel that under the right circumstances, when two people are together, even if it is but for a brief period, nothing else matters. if they enjoy each others company and understand each other, then everything else just melts away. it may be idealistic, but I strongly feel this way. so even if I did build up her character in terms of the good she has done in her life, some will still view her as bad, and some will give her the benefit of the doubt and view her as good.


you all will be happy to hear that I have the broad outline of my next story. no controversies, extra-marital affairs or anything like that!
it's about this desi guy who comes to the US with the sole aim of earning money, then returning to India and enjoying the rest of his life. his family is in debt, so he slums it out here without experiencing much that the US has to offer. eventually though, when it gets closer to the time he returns, he falls in love with this single mom (american or abcd - not decided), and at the same time his wedding is fixed in india with a girl from a rich family. how does he resolve this?

[raagadevan]

I feel that under the right circumstances, when two people are together, even if it is but for a brief period, nothing else matters. if they enjoy each others company and understand each other, then everything else just melts away. it may be idealistic, but I strongly feel this way.

tigger2: I congratulate you for having the courage to portray what you felt were real human feelings and situations (சில நேரங்களில் சில மனிதர்கள்!) in your first venture into movie making. I liked the finished product; considering that this was your first venture, and the limitations involved in making a short movie with possibly limited resources. I am sure that the feelings expressed on these pages by the reviewers would be helpful to you. My only advice to you is to continue to be true to yourself and how you feel about people, their feelings and the situations and circumstances. Whatever you create, there will be people who love it or people who will hate it with a passion. I hope you will not start making movies just to make people like them. Looking forward to your next production!