tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555887833232019435.post5696401022699175216..comments2024-03-23T23:13:14.119+05:30Comments on annavetticadgoes2themovies: REVIEW 275: HUMPTY SHARMA KI DULHANIAAnna MM Vetticadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08672605004762355462noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555887833232019435.post-370158926925262632014-07-25T02:50:54.053+05:302014-07-25T02:50:54.053+05:30Well, not to break down to minor details but if th...Well, not to break down to minor details but if three fellows lounge around in your garden lying about how they know your soon to be wed daughter, any father would find it shady and have them kicked out. Infact now that you raise the issue of taking away rights, he merely asks the boy why he is better for a girl who is already spoken for. I didn't see anything regressive there except for the occasional, unnecessary slapping which I can imagine happening in such setups. With the cigarette swapping late though, it seemed like the father liked the boy but wanted him to prove his worth/ love. Also don't think there was such a huge stress on what "modern women" do. It seemed to fit what such characters do/ how they talk: "main toh paida hi hot hui thi" (clearly) They're shown to be immature, childish and hot headed as in the scene when they fight down the eve teasers without thinking things through or their college shenanigans. Most college kids behave the same, say these very kind of things. <br /><br />Sorry I hit a nerve with the word 'laughable'. What I meant is that a film that does not try to be pathbreaking cannot be evaluated against such intense parameters. It was a light hearted romcom and it never pretended to be anything else. I didn't enjoy the film much but I find such serious reviews to be a bit out of place. The gist of the movie doesn't fit with how its being reviewed by people, is my point. Well written review though, since it did generate a debate. Parulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555887833232019435.post-78285254777677959122014-07-23T17:16:40.405+05:302014-07-23T17:16:40.405+05:30Dear Parul,
1. You say you find it "laughab...Dear Parul,<br /> <br />1. You say you find it "laughable" that I "dismiss parental role because in actuality too, this happens to be the truth" (sic). Should I find it laughable that you have not paid attention to the review you are commenting on? I've clearly stated that I don't doubt women like Kavya exist - the problem is when such women are projected as a "modern ladki". Many films portray regressive realities without glorifying them the way this film does. <br /><br />2. You say: "Liberal notions of feminism should just let women be as they want to be." That's exactly what I have said in the review. What's the disagreement? <br /><br />3. But if you - like so many others - think that "letting women be" should include having no problem with a woman accepting spousal abuse, participating in the dowry system, "voluntarily" committing Sati, etc, then of course I disagree. Kavya did not do any of the above, but she accepts a father taking away a daughter's rights and brutally beating up her boyfriend at the drop of a hat, yet she is projected as being progressive; and her regressiveness is romanticised as a daughter's true love for a loving, even if autocratic, father. In a country like ours where parents have been known to kill children in similar situations, it's beyond laughable that you would accept the romanticisation of this father-daughter duo's behaviour.<br /><br />4. Lastly, I don't know how in your first paragraph you have made such a blanket generalisation about girls and boys across the world. <br /><br />Feel free to disagree. To my mind, the whole point of reviews is to generate debate. But why dismiss my opinion as "laughable" just because I criticised a film that worked for you? That's not an opening that is conducive to a constructive debate, is it? <br /><br />Regards,<br /> <br />Anna Anna MM Vetticadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08672605004762355462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555887833232019435.post-60204487995771564562014-07-23T13:52:53.970+05:302014-07-23T13:52:53.970+05:30Hi Anna,
I find your review to be unnecessary in...Hi Anna, <br /><br />I find your review to be unnecessary in terms of social parallels. Whence first you dismiss father's approval for a match, firstly, not just in India but every girl or boy all around the world wants the entire family to be participative in a marriage. I find it laughable that you would dismiss parental role because in actuality too, this happens to be the truth.<br /><br />Secondly, I don't understand why everything is now compared against what a liberal woman should be. Liberal notions of feminism should just let women be as they want to be. Defining what a modern woman should behave like is just as harmful. Also, most people in this country do talk like this, are a little bit flaky and inconsistent. Its not so surprising.<br /><br />Granted the film is not an original masterpiece but I don't think it pretend to be a summer filler romance.<br /><br />Lastly, why have we stopped enjoying a vanilla Bollywood film that is not even trying to pretend to be groundbreaking for something else?<br /><br />Would appreciate if critics would judge a film based on what it is, instead of some new found benchmarks of morality and idealism. <br /><br />Thanks.Parulnoreply@blogger.com