Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Dasavatharam!

This is my first venture into writing.I have absolutely no idea what am going to blog about.Let me just start with the movie i saw today.
Dasavatharam:
Its an epic by itself.An amazing story which Will grip you through out!
The movie is on par with any Hollywood one introducing concepts like chaos theory and the butterfly effect.
The whole movie is intertwined with these concepts where 1o characters play a very important role.I just cannot imagine the depth of this movie . i realised that i discover it more every time i watch it and it creates an awe in me every time.
Dasavatharam as the name suggests is a saga which talks about god,nature and overall humans and their emotions.
most of us have heard of only the bad after effects of the tsunami,but who has ever thought about whether it was really a boon in disguise. this movie talks of how stuff like this could have happened.
All the characters have a deep impact of their own.each one being totally different.
Nambi-the believer - had this staunch vaishnavite belief which the king had to destroy to prove his (god's) supremacy.Nambi had a small role but it was the strongest link in this chain of events.
In the beginning it is Nambi who says his god is supreme and his wife persuades him to tel otherwise,but in the sec half of the movie Govind firmly believes in human values than in god whereas his lady love literally screeches(she really does!!) her devotion to the supreme.
Govind -the atheist.. is this new-age techno guy who believes in every human being being a god rather than a god for every human being.He questions gods(if there is one) methods of killing so many innocent people.when asin replies saying that he has saved millions of people by destroying the virus kamal retorts asking her why he should create such dislocations in the tectonic plates or why should he even give thoughts to scientists to create such harmful viruses?i personally go by quote "sadness is the beginning of happiness"only if you feel sad u can know the true value of being happy!So if everything was so fine and right in this world there would be no happiness or for that matter no miracles.it'll be dull and mundane.God's existence can be felt felt only at times like these when he brings a ray of hope for people who have lost everything but their lives.anyways this is just my opinion.people can believe in whatever they want to right??:)
Balram naidu-inspector Clouseau :P is one guy who adds more flavour to this wonderful recipe :) Hes the STRICT-OPPICER types whose comic sense derives laughter even in serious situations.His ringtone, his lingo,his assistant every tiny detail has been looked into and the way he says even in Matt criminals are there shows he also resembles RAGHAVAN of VV fame[:P]. his quirks -the one with Madonna, 5 Lang in Telugu ,kalifulla khan , etc are memorable ones.
christian Fletcher-the terminator.. is one guy with a major attitude.He knows hes the best,kills someone at the bat of an eyelash, even his wife(the villi).He knows what he wants and how to get it and doesnt mind dying to KILL others!His accent is amazing. though his ruthless behaviour makes you wonder if hes a man or a machine!!!all the chasing sequence reminded me a little of TERMINATOR.!
krishnaveni patti-the kid... is 95 years young:) The detail to which kamal goes into may it be the voice or the costume or the language or the fact that even though she is being called mentally disabled by her family members she only behaves like a kid(i have observed that the elder ones at home tend to act more like the youth when they are nearing their end!:P)be it giving various ideas for the bommalatam or sitting in the cupboard when angry or scolding with words like bramhagathi!!.She grieves the loss of her only son which moved me cause it was actually not her son but a dalit guy who does not bear even the slightest resemblance to her son.This shows the compassion she had towards her son .i enjoyed the car chasing scene with her bugging the officer to go to the loo:P
kalifulla khan- the innocent .His pet name is "baby" in this movie which suits him perfectly.He is an epitome of niceness,innocence,care and optimism! His character radiates hope honesty and humbleness.Every person he encounters comments on his looks.But Being so tall and being weirdly looked at-nothing bothers him.His main ideology is that "everything that happens ,happens for a reason" He has "full"[:)] trust in god and his actions which never lead him down!He is so sweet that he goes outta his way to help govind and unknowingly saves the lives of 200 people.What i understood from his character is that no matter how tall or fat or ugly you are its the inside that really counts !!!:)
vincent poovaragan-the human(e) . This man fights for the rights of his land.He faces opposition from big people but stubbornly fights his way through.He is courageous and brave risking his life for the lives of his people. But fate plays a major role , he dies while trying to save his enemy's son.Maybe it was his destiny to die either way ,he would have died at the hands of the villain if not by the tsunami!But only this way makes the villains realise their folly and about his greatness.He is portrayed brilliantly by kamal who goes into the nuances of the lingo, his mannerisms etc.The way he gives something of his own to the kid and refuses to give the pen shows his generous, selfless nature.
Shinghen Narahasi -the avenger. this guy is the typical Japanese kung-fu type who avenges the death of his beloved sister.The love for his sister is shown clearly when he finds out who killed his sister and rushes to kill him.the fight sequence with fletcher is mind blowing !!!
Avtaar singh-the lover.. when he has to choose between the love for his family or the love for music, this guy takes the right logical decision any man would do..his family!Aptly put, his words "music is my passion not my life ,my family is my life" are true in every persons life. This guy strongly believes in god just like kalifulla khan .He also takes everything in the positive way and says that "if god is testing me then i should try getting at least a 36 in it":P . Even though the bullet taking away his cancer is just a little too far fetched it just adds a bit of positive hope in this world and it is possible that it COULD have happened.Also this adds up a little to my theory about happiness and miracles in this world.. doesnt it??:)
George w Bush-the fool... He is portrayed as a idiot which is actually true..he he .!! The way he asks
"sir,its a bit complicated"
"then leave it don explain"
or when he asks
"cant we nuke bomb them or something"
HILARIOUS!
His walk his talk everything is done with meticulous perfection.

I have loads to write about this movie. But i guess this is enough for now. In all this i have not mentioned anything about the make up.I had hard time believing there were actually 4 kamals in a single scene and i saw them each as their own character and NOT as Kamal Hassan!!seriously hats off!Kamal knows what to do, how to do and when to do!!:)
This is just my personal opinion about the movie .I may be wrong but then again i don care:)
Its ma life!!!he he!
OM NAMO NARAYANAAYA!

33 comments:

Poorna said...

sexy post!! u've described each character amazingly!

Ravi said...

awesome review!!...yo ve got superb writing skills too..ur description of each nd evry character is intact....cool...keep up de good work

Vivek Ramalingam said...

Great Observation and a excellent review. It Does'nt seem to be your first blog. Awesome Work!!!

Unknown said...

its against my principles to compliment YOU!! but guess wat.. wherever u copy pasted it from.. u've done a great job.. lol.. ok ok.. hmmm.. u're much better than i thought.. sooooper!!

Unknown said...

amazing d...once again u have proved ur my sis!!he..he...wonderful blog!!(btw she cried to make me write this)!!!

div but the movie itsef was only 4 three hrs!!guess u wrote so much to cover the 6 hrs ur saw!!!!!!!

Good job!!!

Anonymous said...

mity good review......

bt a few pic or a picassa link with the character wud hav made the diference..to show the make up stuff..

keviv said...

ha ha ha.. i suppose u copied frm some other website... anyways good one da...

Vasanth K said...

Really Nice Review !!!
Cool description of the 10 roles...
Nice 2 see many people admiring Kamal... He's a real genius !! Have 2 see the movie again soon,..

And btw... Thnx a lot for ur comment in my blog article.. :)

Vasanth K said...

"Inspiring" is tooo high a term to use on it...:).. Exaggeration i think..

Anyways thnx again...!!

Unknown said...

this was one crap of a movie... and you write that this movie is good.. most of the stuff happening in the US in this movie is nonsense.. why the hell do u need 10 roles for this movie???

sweta said...

divyaaaaaaaaa......engayo poita po....nee um ezhathara michitaya!!gettin out of the somberiness huh!!:p anyways sexy post!!cheers!!

Unknown said...

eppo evalo nalla page page a ezhudhara.. but colg la, review ppt ku oru 2 slides ku proj matter summary type pannu na, immediate reply "i dunno to write re!!! :( " dat was als a story kinda thing ly na..

divya said...

@malu
see da its jus a movie.!why de hell cant u HAVE 10 roles??i know there are a lotta techi faults.. but stil.. i was jus describing abt the characters and the detail to which kamal has worked hard.. okay???It is a movie worth writing about ..compared to all other ones out right now!

A A R O N said...

considering this ur first post...13 comments is awesome...i am blogging for nearly 3 months...i get hardly commented...

anyway write up is good...but i find every first time blogger uses the same background....even i..lol... dunno y amateurs are so attracted to this black...

is the title a steal from Eternal Sunshine of spotless mind...lol

keep posts cumin...

Sandy said...

Oye Somberi...Donno How yo come out of ur Laziness n write a wonderful post...kalakitae po......"STRICT OPPICER" pakka accent...keep it up..!!
keep posting!!!

Anonymous said...

heyyyyyyyy...samma intact pa..epdi??

intact girl..fantacccsticc

murali subramanian said...

actually it is laudable, the effort u've taken 2 write abt this awesome movie, tat 2 in yo very 1st blog.. hmmm.. inspires me as wel, thou i dint find t movie as good as u described it 2 be.. 1st blog abt the best movie, a damn marvel of an actor in fact.. have got some writin skills in u, thou u say u'll get bored bloggin regularly.. great work.. keep goin..

Unknown said...

Well I have to say maloman or whatever either does not understand the movie or was just idling away.. In the first place people must know to look in the other perspective..not many people understood that! kamal is always awesome..people who just dont understand the point why 10 kamal's are there, dont deserve to watch the movie! cause the movie revolves around butterfly effect!!! and yea the post seems perfect but the bush dialogues are wrong! bush says 'nacl?' and his security says 'sodium chloride sir with a sniff'. He says 'dont explain if its complicated' in his introdustion scene..and yea, use 'an' before words staring with vowels ;-)..otherwise its perfect for a review!!

Unknown said...

hello poorna, ravi, varsha, arun, mufasa and all the rest of you..i know you all love divya like i do..this what even divya told 'people love me and cant stop commenting and sometimes it becomes a fan trouble' so i guess you all should know what to do now! after all we all love divya and wouldnt want to trouble her..this is the least we can do for her..we wont even visit your site. cause if we do, then we arent able to stop ourselves from commenting which is in turn troubling you...so people lets just give her our wishes!! cheers and good luck!! ;-)

Santhosh said...

Hey div considering ur work very excellent... seriously it would ave taken ya hella lot of time to sit wid dis an get dis done... i so appreciate it... an for any1 doin it d 1st time i m so sure its really great... though ur write up in general is excellent i don agree wid ur view sayin dat d movie is very good n all... d screenplay was sad... 2nd half was worst an d graphics sema mokkai... donno how dey could jus leave dese widout lookin into details of all these graphics n make up... oly thing that i say really good abt dasa is KAMAL... except for him d movie is a waste watchin... actually borin movie overall... though he tries to tell a nice msg d screen play is sad slow and dragging... many unwanted characters an totally no logic at times... and the concept of atheism is also dere..

Anyway ur work is really good :) :)

Unknown said...

Gr8 job!! Ur blog is just awesome..! Nice observation ... You have mentioned all the characters wit nice and suitable quotes.. I neva Knew u cn do all these thgs :P. just kiddin.. Ur blog inspires me to watch the movie again.. It needs a little bit of extra effort to understand kamal's movies. So, no doubt there will be negative comments.. Anyways, brilliant effort by u..!!

skywalker said...

well.. seeing this as your first blog entry u ve done really well..u ve used really simple english so that ppl like me also can understand.u ve really observed each character and described it nicely.
Though i din like u saying this "Being an iyengar i could relate to the movie and it also makes me proud of my heritage:)" i feel its crappy.who said only being an iyengar u could relate to the movie.I might be wrong here, but i feel u shouldn write like that.
And plsss the last fight scene wasn that gr8! I am damn sure u ve seen much much better fight scenes before.
However on the whole, its gr8!kalaku!!

Unknown said...

Hey Div.. Amazin re.. Being d first article in ur blog,its toooo goooood :).. But its reli hard to believe tht u typed SOOOO much.. Did u reli do em swt hrt???!!!??..

Newy I appreciate ur work!!.. Keep Rockin wit many more posts..

vrindha said...

super de!! ur "attention to detail" is perfect:) excellent blend of facts and ur views on them.. keep it up de!:) 8.7/10 :):)

RAM said...

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nice work ..........wanna exchange links

Unknown said...

hey dude, sorry for the late comment to start with... hmm well must say a thoroughly analysed description of the movie nd very well worded too... awaiting more such interesting thought provoking posts..

Krithi said...

cool post!! nd u ve gt a wnderful writing style...
u ve described each char in perfect detail nd am happy u likd d movie!!:):)

Unknown said...

well done..
Yu can do for more movies..

Do drop into ma blog...

-Prashanth

vignesh said...

hey cool post keep goin

vyas said...

hey wer did u copy the content from...nalla velai...nice time pass la...keep going...

நாகை சிவா said...

Blog continue pannalamey :)

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