Re: [nukkad] I am back guys.. And here is my review of Lagaan

[Harshal Chhaya <>]

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Note: My sarcasm detector is broken. I am assuming you were
serious when you wrote this. That said:

I can't believe that we saw the same movie. I saw 'Lagaan' last Saturday 
night and had the best time at the movies in a very long time. I had
heard some buzz about the movie but had gone with no pre-conceived
notions. Just wanted to sit back and let it flow over me. Not only was
I not disappointed but I had a great experience. 

The movie is one of those things that after it happens, you wonder
why no one ever thought of it before. Combining the two favourite
pastimes - movies and cricket - was sheer genius. Sure Aamir's played
a cricketer before (in that movie with Dev Anand and Aditya Panscholi)
but this is head and shoulders above that or any such movie. 

It is very difficult to find fault with the movie as a whole - the
acting, the dialogues, the clothes, the songs, the dances, the overall 
production - was as flawless as you can get. 

Sure, there are a couple of mistakes in the movie but they don't affect
the overall story.

The creative anachronisms in the movie especially with regard to the
cricket match were interesting. Neutral umpires, bodyline bowling, the 
bowler effecting a run-out before delivery and short, result-oriented 
matches would be completely out-of-place in 19th century cricket. But
they add a lot of excitement to the situation.

The enthusiastic and interactive crowd probably helped us enjoy the
movie. The theatre was packed - something that rarely happens. And 
there were catcalls, whistles, cheers, all through the movie. It
was all great fun.

I don't know what caused you to believe so strongly that it was
a 'period' movie. Sure, it was based in 1893 and used that to 
setup the background and the story. But it was never meant to be
a historical documentary. It says so at the start. I did not expect 
it to educate me in the day-to-day life of that time nor did I 
expect it to be a lesson in contemporary politics.

It was a story. And it was told in a damn fine way. That's enough for me.

Regards,
- 'shal

P.S. Milind, you might want to check out another thread going on about
how movies are divorced from reality. The thread starts at
http://www.mumbai-central.com/nukkad/jun2001/msg00162.html

P.P.S. Another review of the movie by a subscriber to the Grapevine
newsletter at: 
http://www.mumbai-central.com/mboards/bbs.wcgi?forum=bolly&read=000701-000000.msg



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