After watching the trailer of the hindi remake of Drishyam 2, I was excited to watch it even though I knew the twist after watching the original one starring Mohanlal.
So finally went and watched it today, found the first half more interesting than the original and got hyped as the best part was yet to come.
And then when the climax portions start, they go destroy the best part of the original movie which is the scene where the biggest twist is revealed.
This is the scene where the judge reads the DNA report in the courtroom and reveals that the skeleton is not of Sameer.
Now let me tell you what the difference is in both versions and how this remake ruined it:
Malayalam Version - In the courtroom everyone is shell shocked, cut to police/Tabu gang - Tabu character stands up and yells 'Noooo'. Closeup of everyone in shock, great bgm and such an impactful scene. Top cop Murali Gopy in frustration says "What was the damn climax?"
Hindi Version - Zero reaction from Tabu/Akshaye and gang! Seriously? What were you thinking? Such a big twist and everyone is just looking down as if they knew it all along and Akshaye just mumbles "Woh doosra climax kya tha?". As if twist gaya baad mein mujhe toh kahani sun ne ka hain! Even in court room just confused looks, not shock. And Ajay Devgn just stares in one direction. Look at Mohanlal, still in character looking down with shame for what has happened.
Akhaye Khanna did a splendid job but they changed the role of the top cop in the original a lot which I didn't like. In the original it felt natural and more like an IG/police officer played brilliantly by Murali Gopy whereas Akshaye's role felt more like that of an income tax officer rather than a cop.
Shriya Saran is a huge letdown because she can't act and just keeps moving her eyeballs in various directions to express fear or takes a big gasp and it looks so weird.
The torture scene by Gaitonde was not required and I actually laughed out during that scene because Shriya Saran taps the table she is thrown on, which looks like as if she is in a WWE submission match.
In the original it was more of a mental torture which looked more natural.
So they improved few things from the original but destroyed the best scene and rushed the climax, made some bad changes as mentioned above.
You may enjoy it if you haven't watched the original. But later if you watch the original one, you'll know what I'm talking about.
So finally went and watched it today, found the first half more interesting than the original and got hyped as the best part was yet to come.
And then when the climax portions start, they go destroy the best part of the original movie which is the scene where the biggest twist is revealed.
This is the scene where the judge reads the DNA report in the courtroom and reveals that the skeleton is not of Sameer.
Now let me tell you what the difference is in both versions and how this remake ruined it:
Malayalam Version - In the courtroom everyone is shell shocked, cut to police/Tabu gang - Tabu character stands up and yells 'Noooo'. Closeup of everyone in shock, great bgm and such an impactful scene. Top cop Murali Gopy in frustration says "What was the damn climax?"
Hindi Version - Zero reaction from Tabu/Akshaye and gang! Seriously? What were you thinking? Such a big twist and everyone is just looking down as if they knew it all along and Akshaye just mumbles "Woh doosra climax kya tha?". As if twist gaya baad mein mujhe toh kahani sun ne ka hain! Even in court room just confused looks, not shock. And Ajay Devgn just stares in one direction. Look at Mohanlal, still in character looking down with shame for what has happened.
Akhaye Khanna did a splendid job but they changed the role of the top cop in the original a lot which I didn't like. In the original it felt natural and more like an IG/police officer played brilliantly by Murali Gopy whereas Akshaye's role felt more like that of an income tax officer rather than a cop.
Shriya Saran is a huge letdown because she can't act and just keeps moving her eyeballs in various directions to express fear or takes a big gasp and it looks so weird.
The torture scene by Gaitonde was not required and I actually laughed out during that scene because Shriya Saran taps the table she is thrown on, which looks like as if she is in a WWE submission match.
In the original it was more of a mental torture which looked more natural.
So they improved few things from the original but destroyed the best scene and rushed the climax, made some bad changes as mentioned above.
You may enjoy it if you haven't watched the original. But later if you watch the original one, you'll know what I'm talking about.