odd_fool
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First up, my disclaimer. I have watched many malayalam movies in past few years(both old and new) and have come to the conclusion that malayalam industry is filled with lot of talented artists(actors, directors, musicians etc). Currently in Indian cinema, best movies and experimental movies are produced by Malayalam industry. Also I am fan of FaFa in movies like "Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum" and "Kumbalangi Nights"(his expressive eyes and his ability to be evili while being comical)
But this movie "Aavesham" is one of the low-points of Malayalam movies and of FaFa's acting. Is this a funny college kids story? Or is this a comical goon story(like a munnabhai mbbs)? Or is it about a psychologically deluded character with distorted reality? It tries to grabs at all of these but tries to fail achieving anything close to good. Its below-average effort at best. There are forced jokes which are not funny at all. FaFa is trying to overdo his evil-funny charm and comes out unfunny and tiring and to be honest totally unbearable after some point.
It's amazing how the threshold of good has been become so low by looking at the reviews. It's just an indication that how either people don't know/watched many good movies OR they have been used to watching so many bad movies that even a spark of few good scenes makes them explode with artificial jubilation to justify their belief that they are really watching a good movie. This is self-hypnosis at best.
I have lost all faith in imdb review ratings for indian movies(specifically hindi, tamil, kannada and now malayalam) were people just overrate poor movies and screw up the whole system for selecting good movies to watch. This clearly indicates the lack of sensibility and taste for good-movies for majority(not all) of indian movie viewers, who have mastered the art of enjoying mediocre movies and blissfully unaware of how good the movies can really be and have no interest in watching actual good movies. All I can say to them is "do what makes you happy" but please dont rate in IMDB :-)
I wonder how many rhetoric, below par movies would have been avoided if directors were objective about their own talent and their output. Alas, that's not the world we live in.
But this movie "Aavesham" is one of the low-points of Malayalam movies and of FaFa's acting. Is this a funny college kids story? Or is this a comical goon story(like a munnabhai mbbs)? Or is it about a psychologically deluded character with distorted reality? It tries to grabs at all of these but tries to fail achieving anything close to good. Its below-average effort at best. There are forced jokes which are not funny at all. FaFa is trying to overdo his evil-funny charm and comes out unfunny and tiring and to be honest totally unbearable after some point.
It's amazing how the threshold of good has been become so low by looking at the reviews. It's just an indication that how either people don't know/watched many good movies OR they have been used to watching so many bad movies that even a spark of few good scenes makes them explode with artificial jubilation to justify their belief that they are really watching a good movie. This is self-hypnosis at best.
I have lost all faith in imdb review ratings for indian movies(specifically hindi, tamil, kannada and now malayalam) were people just overrate poor movies and screw up the whole system for selecting good movies to watch. This clearly indicates the lack of sensibility and taste for good-movies for majority(not all) of indian movie viewers, who have mastered the art of enjoying mediocre movies and blissfully unaware of how good the movies can really be and have no interest in watching actual good movies. All I can say to them is "do what makes you happy" but please dont rate in IMDB :-)
I wonder how many rhetoric, below par movies would have been avoided if directors were objective about their own talent and their output. Alas, that's not the world we live in.
- I did not know anything about the director and the movie. Just thought of giving it a try and I was pleasantly surprised
- The mixture of different kind of people coming together with their own flaws and strengths made me deeply moved. It just symbolised to me the whole humanity.
- It made me think and learn more about the Roma people by googling. It subtly teaches you to be empathetic, to be calm with chaos around and basically every human is same. Longs for love, affection at the same time battling with one's ego.
- few nitpicks: music seemed to be lacking. Yes without music movie seems more realistic/documentary-like but it can be used to enhance the emotional depth IMO.
Summary: Emotional, heart tugging and uplifting simple movie.
This is the 2nd time I have watched this movie after some years. It made me cry.
It does not have too much melodrama but still tugs at your heart. It does not mean this is a flawless movie. There are unrealistic things in movie and sometimes acting is poor. Inspite of that, the true-story thrives and gets you involved emotionally with the world of characters.
Worth watching if you want a good cry with simple humour and want to feel uplifted by the end.
These kind of movies are needed to balance the cynicism/pessimism one develops by seeing all the bad/disgusting things that happen in the real world. Gives some hope and positivity.
This is the 2nd time I have watched this movie after some years. It made me cry.
It does not have too much melodrama but still tugs at your heart. It does not mean this is a flawless movie. There are unrealistic things in movie and sometimes acting is poor. Inspite of that, the true-story thrives and gets you involved emotionally with the world of characters.
Worth watching if you want a good cry with simple humour and want to feel uplifted by the end.
These kind of movies are needed to balance the cynicism/pessimism one develops by seeing all the bad/disgusting things that happen in the real world. Gives some hope and positivity.
