Inception inspired from Gowtham Menon????

This is just a funny post, just because of the love I have on Nolan and Gowtham.

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An awesome science horror movie all the way

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Before Midnight Review - Coming soon

The trilogy ends on a high.

Saturday, January 14, 2012

Nanban Review



The story of how 3 fellows became thick mates, the story of a man who opposed the education system, a sweet love story, the search for a lost friend and with many more, the official remake of 3 Idiots in Tamil, Nanban (Friend) is an immensely gratifying experience.

The story basically revolves around a college, and everything that grows into life from it; Events stringed over a non-linear screenplay is what it’s all about. Just like Hirani’s earlier ones, there’s life in most events, events that you would relate to, events that paint a smile on your face, present in plenty. Well-sketched characters, and a neat flowing screenplay make this journey immensely delightful in more than a single way.


The highpoint of this flick, definitely is Vijay. Surprisingly, turns out with one of his career-best performances, after a long hiatus of cliche-filled roles. Aamir’s performance has clearly been taken as gospel, but still Vijay adds to it, a zing of his own. Jiiva again is a delight to watch, while Srikanth bounds leaps into commendable territory, from all the silver-screen debacles of his past. Sathyan is a livewire, whereas Sathyaraj is perfect in place. Ileana, sadly is the huge disappointment for an otherwise performance package; Varied scales of performance, with generous usage of her hip ( there’s even a song praising it! ).

Technically the film is top-notch. Manoj Paramahamsa’s cinematography makes you totally fall in love with the lush locales of Ooty as well as Andaman, as well as offer an undeterred visual experience in the emotional sequences. The CG work, though in bits, is done neat. Harris’s songs are peppy and hummable, though, the score falls short of being truly lifting, dramatic considering the movie’s emotional curve. Songs could have been shot better, though the director’s outrageous take on his very own ways has to be given a pat on the back. Antony’s edit falls short of expectations, for the few bad transits and a painfully long second half.

Finally Shankar; Probably the best thing he did, once deciding to remake 3Idiots, was to add nothing. To just replicate it, almost. Wise move, because most directors try remaking films in their own way and tamper with the original’s impact. Sadly, it’s not being appreciated much, audience somehow want Shankar to add as many new scenes he could possibly do. I’d rather commend him for the guts, a director of his stature could have, to photocopy a film ( officially! ), and to declare openly that every single appreciation Nanban would fetch, would truly belong to Hirani and not himself. Kudos! That tight slap struck every single one out there, shamelessly remaking under the alias of inspiration.
Nanban, is the perfect cocktail you need this Pongal. Laugh, learn, love and cry through this bittersweet experience that only leaves you wanting for more in the end.


Rating : 4/5




P.S: I am not a fan boy of vijay's mass masala flicks, this is completely different for him. He is back with a bang, and yeah the vijay that we liked in the old ages like ”Thulladha manamum thullum”,“kadhalukku mariyadhai”..... times are back. And he has performed exceedingly well when compared to his recent flicks.

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 Yeah, this does has a few spoilers, but I am getting into some more detail after lots of Wiki’ing. So in effect, I might have almost explained a small percent of TDKR’s story. In points,
<Spoilers ahead>
1. Batman’s fall. From what the poster says, he’s gonna whacked big-time by Bane.


To know more, download DC Comic’s Knightfall on http://goo.gl/4JW7d ;)


2. Batman would get severely hurt, and need almost a resurrection of sorts, and I think that might explain the 8 year jump in the story, other than the fact that he has to be hidden for a while for Gotham to recover from Dent’s loss, considering the sacrifice Gordon and he make at the end of TDK.


3. Ra’s Al Ghul is almost an immortal character in the Batverse. That’s because he cheats Death everytime, by using Lazarus Pits, read here 
P.S: His League of Shadows is closely tied to Asia.


4. <From Wikipedia> Lazarus Pits were accidentally discovered by Ra’s al Ghul in an effort to cure a dying prince of the sultan he worked for. Ra’s al Ghul dug a pit where he discovered the restorative chemical pools that he dubbed Lazarus Pits for their abilities to heal those at death’s door. After using the pit to save the life of the prince, a side effect of the pit’s restorative abilities revealed itself as the prince went mad and killed Ra’s al Ghul’s wife, Sora. Blamed for his wife’s murder, Ra’s al Ghul was left to die, buried in the desert, but was soon rescued by his own tribe and a boy named Huwe. Afterward, he used the tribe to gain vengeance for what happened to him and proceeded to call himself the “Head of the Demon“.


5. Now, if Batman has to be saved, Nolan would have to explain what a Lazarus Pit would be, and how Ra’s Al Ghul survived over centuries. That implies the above story would be inevitable. Known fact that Nolan shot in Jodhpur. Here’s what The Times of India said about The Dark Knight Rises’ Rajasthan schedule..
  The director will be in Jodhpur to shoot “The Dark Knight Rises” with none other than Christian Bale. However, no other Hollywood actors from the film will be part of this shooting schedule in India.
“Incidentally, Nolan had come down to India in December to scout for locations in Jodhpur. That was when he chose to shoot in Jodhpur’s Mehrangar Fort. The main crew will start arriving from May 1. Christian Bale is expected to arrive in India on May 4 or May 5. Though permissions have been sought for shooting the film for the whole of May, the unit will shoot in India for only two days – May 6 and May 7.
Incidentally, hotels in Jaipur and Jodhpur have been booked for the crew. Says a source, “Nolan had scouted locations in both Jodhpur and Jaipur. But, he fell in love with Jodhpur and decided to return to film here. They are coming with a very small unit of around 15 people and will be shooting here for two days. There are no Bollywood actors being cast in the movie. But, local actors and crew members might be roped in. The unit wants to use the beautiful fort as the background for the movie. However, nothing is known yet whether Jodhpur will feature as an Indian city in the movie or not.”
This here isnt much known, a set still from Jodhpur of TDKR


6. That is definitely a pit, and the green screening tells you that it’s gonna undergo a lot of CG work. The backdrop of the fort brings you to Point 4. The Sultan and Ra’s Al Ghul. The story of Lazarus Pits. How in India? Lazarus Pits exist mostly in points spread over earth where positive energy is concentrated, under Ley Line intersections, a protege of the famous Vile Vortices, read the wiki here  . Jodhpur doesnt exactly come under a Ley Line intersection. But the fact that there existed an equivalent Indian system of lines, called the Shakti lines and that it was right there is intriguing . Read on here . It’s just a small point in the article, but of magnificient importance to our story. Need to research more on why Nolan zoomed into Rajasthan, but for its palaces.
If you keenly went through all recent updates on TDKR, Nolan had very clearly mentioned he would be returning back to where it all begin, the first movie of the trilogy. A lot of things unanswered over there. And hence, I strongly feel a part of TDKR’s come to light and the Lazarus Pit part seems inevitable while moving the story. But of course, Nolan wouldnt just make it look like mythology. Science would closely tie with everything in his stories and that’s how its been throughout his version of the caped crusader.
Okay, how much logic I have written above? Only July 20, 2012 can answer that.


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Next post: The difference between the Batman as a comic and Nolan's batman and it will be a post for all the new fans of The Batman's franchise. You can get all the information which you missed out in the previous editions of Batman.



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