Warning: This review is done purely based on the opinion of the author and it may be spoiler too,so those who have not watched it can read further(blue text) at their own risk!!!!
Well, I watched Dasavatharam, Dr. Kamal Hassan's so called "magnum opus" yesterday evening. Before I move on,let me make it clear that I am not an ardent fan of any particular actor. I watch movies of all actors and appreciate when i like them and so goes for harsh criticism. I may so confer myself the term "neutral".
REVIEW:
I went to the movie after reading both favorable and unfavorable reviews which goes to show the mixed response from people. I went in without much expectation. The movie starts with the 12th century part,narrated by the lead character Govind in what seemed to be a function for accolading him. It was really a tense sequence and the scene where Rangarajan Nambi chants "Om Namo Narayanayah...." when threatened to death to chant "Om namashivaya" was really overflowing with emotional valor. Also the dialogs in this part are really astounding, I was very impressed with Dr. Kamal Hassan's tamil skills,truly great and unarguably the best in this aspect. Ms. Asin's role is not much in this part apart from screaming and shouting, and it turns out that she kills herself before her husband breathes his last,showing her traditionalism. From this part, the movie moves into the main theme "chaos theory". Govind,the scientist is the main character of the ten characters is a scientist in synthetic bio weapons research and their team invent a new virus which can be a revelation in bio war, but after an accident which results in the death of a monkey in the lab(used for the research) he is hurt and decides not to continue with even though he is offered huge sums of money for he fears the invention may fall into wrong hands and turn against humanity and mankind. He runs away with the vial containing the virus and is hunted by an ex-CIA man Fletcher helped by Mallika Sherwat who forms a short time "crowd puller" role. Man! he is some villain and I still find hard to digest that it is played by Dr.Kamal himself. There is a car chase sequence which was done very well and Govind after a series of events sends the vial through courier to a 95 year old woman who has lost her marbles. Govind lands in India and after a series of events the vial gets into an idol and the idol becomes the priced possession now. Govind is hunted by Fletcher everywhere who is in turn pursued by Balram Naidu,a RAW agent. I liked Balram's character very much and he forms the funnier part of the movie with awesome timing in humor and slang. Andal(Ms Asin) joins Govind on the run and other characters like kaifullah khan,Avtar Singh,Vincent move with their sub-plots simultaneously. All these ten characters are connected brilliantly and that explains chaos theory in a simpler way. The chasing sequences are done quite well. The climax fight is really mind blowing(remember both characters in it is done by a 54 year old legend) and the CG work in tsunami and other parts did not live upto the hype and bad at places. But on the whole, it is really entertaining and enjoyable. One might get a feeling that the story is built upon the ten characters rather than other way round but still the connection is really praise-worthy. There are some places where logic is compromised and some places where Dr.Kamal's ideas on atheism and other things are mixed in but indeed the audience are not insane to nod to everything that is depicted. They are not forced to accept anything and it is upto them to decide upon. But certain people cannot understand some real brilliant points about the movie especially regarding chaos theory so the verdict in box office is still uncertain. Also I am not sure if the amount of money spent was justified in the CG work. Nevertheless I am really moved by the hardwork of the team and especially Dr. Kamal Hassan. It may not be perfect movie but certainly a good one, I would give 8 out of 10 for the movie and 10 on 10 for Dr. Kamal Hassan and camera man Mr. Ravi Verman.
Personally, I enjoyed the movie and indeed dying to watch it again(after the ticket prices come down). I would recommend you not to read any review(or read both good and bad like me) and go to the theater without expectation and you will be served with good entertainment.
That was my review hope you liked it. See You soon TC :)
*Picture courtesy: http://tamilgrounds.com/blog
Well, I watched Dasavatharam, Dr. Kamal Hassan's so called "magnum opus" yesterday evening. Before I move on,let me make it clear that I am not an ardent fan of any particular actor. I watch movies of all actors and appreciate when i like them and so goes for harsh criticism. I may so confer myself the term "neutral".
REVIEW:
I went to the movie after reading both favorable and unfavorable reviews which goes to show the mixed response from people. I went in without much expectation. The movie starts with the 12th century part,narrated by the lead character Govind in what seemed to be a function for accolading him. It was really a tense sequence and the scene where Rangarajan Nambi chants "Om Namo Narayanayah...." when threatened to death to chant "Om namashivaya" was really overflowing with emotional valor. Also the dialogs in this part are really astounding, I was very impressed with Dr. Kamal Hassan's tamil skills,truly great and unarguably the best in this aspect. Ms. Asin's role is not much in this part apart from screaming and shouting, and it turns out that she kills herself before her husband breathes his last,showing her traditionalism. From this part, the movie moves into the main theme "chaos theory". Govind,the scientist is the main character of the ten characters is a scientist in synthetic bio weapons research and their team invent a new virus which can be a revelation in bio war, but after an accident which results in the death of a monkey in the lab(used for the research) he is hurt and decides not to continue with even though he is offered huge sums of money for he fears the invention may fall into wrong hands and turn against humanity and mankind. He runs away with the vial containing the virus and is hunted by an ex-CIA man Fletcher helped by Mallika Sherwat who forms a short time "crowd puller" role. Man! he is some villain and I still find hard to digest that it is played by Dr.Kamal himself. There is a car chase sequence which was done very well and Govind after a series of events sends the vial through courier to a 95 year old woman who has lost her marbles. Govind lands in India and after a series of events the vial gets into an idol and the idol becomes the priced possession now. Govind is hunted by Fletcher everywhere who is in turn pursued by Balram Naidu,a RAW agent. I liked Balram's character very much and he forms the funnier part of the movie with awesome timing in humor and slang. Andal(Ms Asin) joins Govind on the run and other characters like kaifullah khan,Avtar Singh,Vincent move with their sub-plots simultaneously. All these ten characters are connected brilliantly and that explains chaos theory in a simpler way. The chasing sequences are done quite well. The climax fight is really mind blowing(remember both characters in it is done by a 54 year old legend) and the CG work in tsunami and other parts did not live upto the hype and bad at places. But on the whole, it is really entertaining and enjoyable. One might get a feeling that the story is built upon the ten characters rather than other way round but still the connection is really praise-worthy. There are some places where logic is compromised and some places where Dr.Kamal's ideas on atheism and other things are mixed in but indeed the audience are not insane to nod to everything that is depicted. They are not forced to accept anything and it is upto them to decide upon. But certain people cannot understand some real brilliant points about the movie especially regarding chaos theory so the verdict in box office is still uncertain. Also I am not sure if the amount of money spent was justified in the CG work. Nevertheless I am really moved by the hardwork of the team and especially Dr. Kamal Hassan. It may not be perfect movie but certainly a good one, I would give 8 out of 10 for the movie and 10 on 10 for Dr. Kamal Hassan and camera man Mr. Ravi Verman.
Personally, I enjoyed the movie and indeed dying to watch it again(after the ticket prices come down). I would recommend you not to read any review(or read both good and bad like me) and go to the theater without expectation and you will be served with good entertainment.
That was my review hope you liked it. See You soon TC :)
*Picture courtesy: http://tamilgrounds.com/blog
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