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MOVIE REVIEW
"F1 The Movie"
Release :27th June, 2025
Genre: motorsport - F1, thriller, action drama.
Great movie and undoubtedly the best so far in the genre.
A must one, for real time F1 thrills across global circuits, of high octane motorsport action and great drama that's rocking theatres globally.
Stellar performances by all, especially the subtle yet redoubtable Brad Pitt, the astute Javier Bardem and resourceful Kerry Condon, in a movie shot over three years from 2022 in actual locations during F1 grand prix races ..
My take on the film is - the gritty and absolute realism depicted onscreen with the viewer always being a part of the action as if in real life. That's what I call - real cinema - of you being one amongst them at all times .. .. and occasionally right in the middle of pulsating action that switches strategies dangerously to achieve goals.
The movie is a wonderful landmark in the genre of motorsport, full of real life action/drama/suspense and many others, which qualifies it for a prominent place in the Hollywood hall of fame along with the pioneering one "Racing" (1969) starring Paul Newman, watched at Grand Theatre, Quilon circa 1971.
The movie can be introspective too, with quite a few lessons for everyone in life, on .. handling losses, over coming desperation, creating multiple strategies and trying them, the need for focus and resoluteness in overcoming seemingly insurmountable challenges and working towards it with deep conviction .. yes deep conviction.
In the backdrop of the above, the broad appeal of the movie qualifies it as one that needs to be screened in all establishments right from defence to mundane banking for a whole lot of justifiable reasons ~ pedagogic and otherwise.
The movie runs for 152 minutes.
My rating :10/10 (flawless)
Titbits Shot on a budget of around $ 300 million, subsidised to nearly a quarter by sponsorships at the behest of Jerry Buckheimer, the principal producer renowned for a host of block buster big budget movies, the movie created a new benchmark in 'opening weekend earnings' of $144 million, the biggest in the post Covid era becoming a runaway hit in all territories for it's underlying theme of "the underdog story" that resonates with audiences much like the 2019 runaway hit "Joker" which ultimately grossed earnings crossing one billion dollars.
Hollywood greats like producer Jerry Buckheimer, cinematographer Claudio Miranda, Director Joseh Kosinski and music Director Hans Zimmer all great names with proven DNA coming together once again for this epic movie.
The movie features 4 fast numbers which jell with the theme and performed by great artists life Ed Sheeran. The background score too adds to the real feel of the movie.
Unlike our movies where the audio levels throughout are at a deafening level, this movie is as good as it can be to the ears situationally, adding to the natural allure of the theme.
An unmissable movie .. ..
premnath D Trivandrum
30th June, 2025.
Great movie and undoubtedly the best so far in the genre.
A must one, for real time F1 thrills across global circuits, of high octane motorsport action and great drama that's rocking theatres globally.
Stellar performances by all, especially the subtle yet redoubtable Brad Pitt, the astute Javier Bardem and resourceful Kerry Condon, in a movie shot over three years from 2022 in actual locations during F1 grand prix races ..
My take on the film is - the gritty and absolute realism depicted onscreen with the viewer always being a part of the action as if in real life. That's what I call - real cinema - of you being one amongst them at all times .. .. and occasionally right in the middle of pulsating action that switches strategies dangerously to achieve goals.
The movie is a wonderful landmark in the genre of motorsport, full of real life action/drama/suspense and many others, which qualifies it for a prominent place in the Hollywood hall of fame along with the pioneering one "Racing" (1969) starring Paul Newman, watched at Grand Theatre, Quilon circa 1971.
The movie can be introspective too, with quite a few lessons for everyone in life, on .. handling losses, over coming desperation, creating multiple strategies and trying them, the need for focus and resoluteness in overcoming seemingly insurmountable challenges and working towards it with deep conviction .. yes deep conviction.
In the backdrop of the above, the broad appeal of the movie qualifies it as one that needs to be screened in all establishments right from defence to mundane banking for a whole lot of justifiable reasons ~ pedagogic and otherwise.
The movie runs for 152 minutes.
My rating :10/10 (flawless)
Titbits Shot on a budget of around $ 300 million, subsidised to nearly a quarter by sponsorships at the behest of Jerry Buckheimer, the principal producer renowned for a host of block buster big budget movies, the movie created a new benchmark in 'opening weekend earnings' of $144 million, the biggest in the post Covid era becoming a runaway hit in all territories for it's underlying theme of "the underdog story" that resonates with audiences much like the 2019 runaway hit "Joker" which ultimately grossed earnings crossing one billion dollars.
Hollywood greats like producer Jerry Buckheimer, cinematographer Claudio Miranda, Director Joseh Kosinski and music Director Hans Zimmer all great names with proven DNA coming together once again for this epic movie.
The movie features 4 fast numbers which jell with the theme and performed by great artists life Ed Sheeran. The background score too adds to the real feel of the movie.
Unlike our movies where the audio levels throughout are at a deafening level, this movie is as good as it can be to the ears situationally, adding to the natural allure of the theme.
An unmissable movie .. ..
premnath D Trivandrum
30th June, 2025.
In what would have been a breakthrough movie in Malayalam by choice of the canvas of gun violence and the underlying theme of "seige/survival" .. the expectations however turned bitter due to shoddy script, poor direction and less than convincing performance by many except of Anurag Kashyap and to a little extent of Dileesh Pothen.
The firing exchanges were poorly choreographed possibly failing in trying to lift some ideas from well rounded western movies like the Magnificent Seven and others.
The overall theme of "Seige & Survival" is a tried and tested formula with much success right from the legendary 1950 Akiro Kurosowa movie "Seven Samurai". This formula is always amenable to innovation as seen in the 2018 Fahd Fasil movie "Varathan" (the outsider) making the movie a runaway success at the box office.
The beginnings of the movie indicate an existential struggle within the plot & by the director failing to narrate a coherent thread .. this lends an impression to the discerning viewer of watching several disjointed YouTube videos.
The plot picks up momentum after intermission with a lot of fairy tale aggression by gun toting youth against seasoned members of a well rounded rifle club ensconed deep within the jungles of the western ghats where big game hunt is the favourite past time and target practice the hobby.
The principal takeaway from the movie was the great opportunity available to showcase firearms of different categories and calibre which could have ignited in the young generation a passion to pursue shooting and there were fleeting moments where one could enjoy the thrill of clay pigeon/flying target shooting in competitive mode by the club members. That was the only silver lining in the movie apart from the outstanding emote by actor Sri Anurag Kashyap who literally carried the movie on his shoulders. The tactical play of emotions enacted by him in retrieving his seriously wounded son from within the rifle club was a brilliant masterpiece.
The downside in the movie was the excessive gun violence depicted which was unnecessary to drive home the plot and to an extent seemed both faked as well as absurd. How much it will appeal to our benign masses here remains to be seen .. though in my view the movie would get better acceptance in places where gun control laws are lax and anyone desiring to defend himself has access to a personal firearm.
Another noxious aspect was the use of very foul language between a father and a son which could have been edited or moderated appropriately without decreasing the intensity of emotion in that phase of the plot.
The DNA of siege movies is the tactical ingenuity depicted by the heavily outnumbered ones in overcoming their adversaries in the climax of the movie which shoots the thrill factor through the ceiling. The movie to an extent toys with and succeeds as evidenced by the wild cheering that arises in the movie hall.
How can one forget the terminal sequences of action in the movie "Varathan" which nearly filled the eyes of the movie goers with tears of joy by the gratuitous grand finale.
The movie "Rifle Club" ups the antee at the climax but everything appears on expected lines at the end making the movie peter out tamely like firing a blank cartridge when a real one was the necessity.
The movie though fictional and perched in the distant past showcases big game hunt, which is an anathema in our life and times where concerns of wildlife depletion and their habitat loss plague us daily.
Finally I can only say that a brilliant opportunity was lost due to the lack of knowledge of those behind the movie .. which if researched well and taken time to craft would have ended as another landmark movie in Malayalam cinema for such is the strength of the "Seige/Survival" theme in the genre of action movies.
Better luck next time .. ..
It will be interesting to hear the views of the much respected Major Ravi on this movie. We need to look forward to it.
The firing exchanges were poorly choreographed possibly failing in trying to lift some ideas from well rounded western movies like the Magnificent Seven and others.
The overall theme of "Seige & Survival" is a tried and tested formula with much success right from the legendary 1950 Akiro Kurosowa movie "Seven Samurai". This formula is always amenable to innovation as seen in the 2018 Fahd Fasil movie "Varathan" (the outsider) making the movie a runaway success at the box office.
The beginnings of the movie indicate an existential struggle within the plot & by the director failing to narrate a coherent thread .. this lends an impression to the discerning viewer of watching several disjointed YouTube videos.
The plot picks up momentum after intermission with a lot of fairy tale aggression by gun toting youth against seasoned members of a well rounded rifle club ensconed deep within the jungles of the western ghats where big game hunt is the favourite past time and target practice the hobby.
The principal takeaway from the movie was the great opportunity available to showcase firearms of different categories and calibre which could have ignited in the young generation a passion to pursue shooting and there were fleeting moments where one could enjoy the thrill of clay pigeon/flying target shooting in competitive mode by the club members. That was the only silver lining in the movie apart from the outstanding emote by actor Sri Anurag Kashyap who literally carried the movie on his shoulders. The tactical play of emotions enacted by him in retrieving his seriously wounded son from within the rifle club was a brilliant masterpiece.
The downside in the movie was the excessive gun violence depicted which was unnecessary to drive home the plot and to an extent seemed both faked as well as absurd. How much it will appeal to our benign masses here remains to be seen .. though in my view the movie would get better acceptance in places where gun control laws are lax and anyone desiring to defend himself has access to a personal firearm.
Another noxious aspect was the use of very foul language between a father and a son which could have been edited or moderated appropriately without decreasing the intensity of emotion in that phase of the plot.
The DNA of siege movies is the tactical ingenuity depicted by the heavily outnumbered ones in overcoming their adversaries in the climax of the movie which shoots the thrill factor through the ceiling. The movie to an extent toys with and succeeds as evidenced by the wild cheering that arises in the movie hall.
How can one forget the terminal sequences of action in the movie "Varathan" which nearly filled the eyes of the movie goers with tears of joy by the gratuitous grand finale.
The movie "Rifle Club" ups the antee at the climax but everything appears on expected lines at the end making the movie peter out tamely like firing a blank cartridge when a real one was the necessity.
The movie though fictional and perched in the distant past showcases big game hunt, which is an anathema in our life and times where concerns of wildlife depletion and their habitat loss plague us daily.
Finally I can only say that a brilliant opportunity was lost due to the lack of knowledge of those behind the movie .. which if researched well and taken time to craft would have ended as another landmark movie in Malayalam cinema for such is the strength of the "Seige/Survival" theme in the genre of action movies.
Better luck next time .. ..
It will be interesting to hear the views of the much respected Major Ravi on this movie. We need to look forward to it.
Brevity in story telling by Christo Tomy with excellent cinematography by Shehnad Jalal .. not only resurrects the soul of the Shakespearean drama that unfolds but also highlights the surreal beauty of kuttanad through breathtaking visuals.
Subtle background music by Sushin Shyam in classical western style is captivating and adds to the core feel of the movie.
Besides excellent emote from all - principally an ageing Urvashi and the young Parvathy Thiruvoth .. the film is the combined result of all elements of movie making fused together brilliantly, drawing in the viewer emotionally too.
The movie with the right type of subtitles is sufficient to pull itself off singularly before any discerning international or national audience sans spend on marketing for such is its narrative strength. This point is beyond debate.
The film is a text book case for all budding film makers to watch over and over again to understand the nuances.
Conclusion: Malayalam films are once again on the ascendancy by virtue of the creativity behind each, indicative of a welcome renaissance and shift away from action staples and crime/police stories that held centre stage so far .. we need to travel far more and the changing trend seems encouraging ...
premnath d trivandrum.
Subtle background music by Sushin Shyam in classical western style is captivating and adds to the core feel of the movie.
Besides excellent emote from all - principally an ageing Urvashi and the young Parvathy Thiruvoth .. the film is the combined result of all elements of movie making fused together brilliantly, drawing in the viewer emotionally too.
The movie with the right type of subtitles is sufficient to pull itself off singularly before any discerning international or national audience sans spend on marketing for such is its narrative strength. This point is beyond debate.
The film is a text book case for all budding film makers to watch over and over again to understand the nuances.
Conclusion: Malayalam films are once again on the ascendancy by virtue of the creativity behind each, indicative of a welcome renaissance and shift away from action staples and crime/police stories that held centre stage so far .. we need to travel far more and the changing trend seems encouraging ...
premnath d trivandrum.