this has a little more depth than the usual bollywood fair but lets not get carried away. It is very different to the normal bollywood films in that there is no song and dance number, eye-candy or explosions however in some ways it is just as clichéd - slow, documentary style, amazing cinematography, slow, arty/pretentious, pseudo-intellectual, uneventful and did I mention ssslllloooooowwwwwww. In typical art-house style, no real story as such, more about the interesting characters and great cinematography.
Some amazing cinematography though - makes you realise just how beautiful and abused India is - I loved the scene where the monk is walking on a bridge over a disgusting river, flanked by 2 huge sewage pipes and a goat has climbed on top of one of these pipes, grazing on some sewage shrubbery.
The characters (a hard bitter talented blind(!) photographer, the proud hypocritical pseudo-intellectual monk, the passionless amoral misunderstood money maker who sees the error of his ways) are interesting although ultimately they are one dimensional and didn't evoke much empathy in me.
Having said that, I would say it is still worth watching if only for a break from the monotony of Hollywood/bollywoood/tollywood and for the popcorn.
Some amazing cinematography though - makes you realise just how beautiful and abused India is - I loved the scene where the monk is walking on a bridge over a disgusting river, flanked by 2 huge sewage pipes and a goat has climbed on top of one of these pipes, grazing on some sewage shrubbery.
The characters (a hard bitter talented blind(!) photographer, the proud hypocritical pseudo-intellectual monk, the passionless amoral misunderstood money maker who sees the error of his ways) are interesting although ultimately they are one dimensional and didn't evoke much empathy in me.
Having said that, I would say it is still worth watching if only for a break from the monotony of Hollywood/bollywoood/tollywood and for the popcorn.