Just now returned from Vinnaithaandi varuvaaya movie. To be frank, I already knew the ending of the movie (courtesy: a good hearted colleague of mine, who after so much persuasion revealed me the ending...thank you...). So now I knew what to expect from the film. Reviews were very positive. But I didnt want to get my hopes higher. Just because everyone liked it, it doesnt mean that I should. Isnt???
Ok now that I have seen the movie, what did I feel??? The feeling(s) that people have when they are in love, is so universal. And it was captured so vividly through the emotions of Karthick and Jessie. My very surprise package was Simbu. I never expected such a subtle performance from him. This is the first ever movie of his that I have watched in a Theatre (most of it I havent even watched and only two of his movies I have watched in TV ..manmadhan and vallavan..which I eventually liked). He has played his part so aptly, that you feel that he is living it instead of portraying some character defined by Goutham Menon (Was he trying to shout over the rooftop about his ex here ???...he only knows!!!atleast that is what I felt). Jessie ... well I should be honest here.. she is so beautiful, (can Trisha look so pretty in a saree??? OMG.. she was awesome..anyone would fall for her in the first look..wont they!!!).... but I was a little disturbed with her characterization. Are the women so confused when it comes to handling their parents to be with the person they want to spend their lives with ???? Was she confused because she was afraid that she wouldnt be able to manage a life with Karthick whose dreams are so different from hers and he is into a world which is 180 degrees opposite to hers? Atleast she wasnt confused about the religion part...Was she confused about the pain that she might have to handle if she had to choose between her parents and karthick? Isnt there any balanced situation at all in life for her?? I am not sure if women like Jessie are more in number or not. But I felt bad that, if there were such women, they were portrayed in this movie :(. I always wanted people to see the best sides of women (Selfish...)..
Another surprise character was the Cameraman uncle (I dont know the name of his)... his dialogues had me in splits. He was so natural. It looked it he was living in the sets. Restrained and yet practical dialogues.... he was definitely a big PLUS.
Cinematography and Songs were so so amazing. Choreography......!!! was there something like that... I guess they did what they felt.. nothing spl about it though. Editing ... I thought the film needed a little more cuts.. it was a little draggy in places.
[WARNING: spoiler ahead]
I knew the ending so I was expecting the exact scene where the reel and real life split happens. I was happy when I found it. It was subtle.. but I am not sure if everyone would have noticed the small change that happened, when Trisha meets Simbu in US and when she comes to talk to him. It was neat.
Gautham Menon has always depicted love in a totally different angle. Be it Surya and Jo in Kaakha Kaakha or Kamal and Jo in Veetaiyaadu Vilayaadu. They were all mature in a different way. Even Vaaranam Aayiram had very beautiful love angle(s). This is yet another different story line and hope he gives a different take on Love next time :)
The chemistry between the pair was awesome. They looked like they were made for each other. But, yeah, not all love stories need to have a happy ending right!!!! Better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all.
Just like Trisha says at the end, it was a breezy feel good movie and guys will definitely identify with it much more than gals, because it is from Karthick's perspective the story unfolds and Jessie being a little confused all along!!!
CatchIT - why ? Well you hardly find such cute lovable couple on screen irrespective of how the love story is told or how it ends...but more so for its technical brilliance.
Mostly this movie will be a hit with these people (a) aged between 16-22 (give or take a few yrs) (b) who are in the process called love :D (c) who have loved like this and are now happily married (some one in my office today sent a mail to our newsgroup saying that happily married is the best example of an oxymoron...aint?)
Let me end this post with some cute quotes :D
If you have it [Love], you don't need to have anything else, and if you don't have it, it doesn't matter much what else you have.
Sir James M. Barrie
ALFRED TENNYSON:
I hold it true, whate'er befall;
I feel it, when I sorrow most;
'Tis better to have loved and lost
Than never to have loved at all.
FRANKLIN P. JONES:
Love doesn't make the world go 'round; love is what makes the ride worthwhile.
Oftentimes we say goodbye to the person we love without wanting to. Though that doesn’t mean that we've stopped loving them or we've stopped to care. Sometimes goodbye is a painful way to say I love you. - Kezia
Sometimes we tend to be in despair when the person we love leaves us, but the truth is, it's not our loss, but theirs, for they left the only person who wouldn't give up on them.
by Melai
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