INSPIRING ENTERTAINMENT
The Great Indian Film Factory churns out more movies in a year than any other film fraternity in the world.With the advent of multiplexes, movie going has made an impressive come back. As the business experts put it multiplexes are also by and large dictating the genre of the movies being produced today. The urban India is demanding for slick flicks.
Lage raho Munna Bhai and Rang De Basanti both are almost tailormade for a wholesome entertainment.Rang de Basanti reflects the college going urban youth of today- initially as ignorant and then awakened.The awakened youth is surely a treasure uncovered for any nation, but are movies truly a medium suited to bring about a revolution?
Lage raho Munna Bhai may have done a noble job of reminding us of the 'Bapu's' ideas but how many of us are actually convinced by the philosphy behind them.Practicality is what make these movies entertainers and not inspirations.
Three hours of value for money is what the average middle class movie goer is looking for ,not lessons on life.Romance, action, drama, comedy and a dash of nationalism thrown in, it only makes a superhit movie not an impact on the society.
3 comments:
Too true; to expect a generic outcry(or awakening) is just a passing wistfulness. Our cynicism has peaked beyond the point of no return, we know that revolutions are a thing of the past.
But then, there are those who do get 'inspired', by a mix of movies and strong ideologies shoved into their brains: we know them as Anti-social being, terrorists.
And Munnabhai, well, that's just futile, sorry, I dont see it doing anything..but then , I'm being cynical again!
n as mr. shah rukh khan puts it, aptly.."Give me your 50 rupees..n u'll never regret the investment"..
agreed !
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