tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28464200.post3697958101039909679..comments2023-10-24T20:47:13.885+05:30Comments on The Spaniard In The Works: Redressing the Balance: still more minor thoughts on Jaane TuSpace Barhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08251329008160756254noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28464200.post-17088773582323001852008-08-31T19:20:00.000+05:302008-08-31T19:20:00.000+05:30ashish surana: sorry, i have *no* idea what you ju...ashish surana: sorry, i have *no* idea what you just said.<BR/><BR/>km: about your genre-fulfilling question, i wasn't attempting to ask that question. i was saying, one way of looking at the film is its endeavour to achieve a certain kind of marriage, the representations of which were, for me, an interesting aspect of the film.<BR/><BR/>??!: i know, right? :D i can see the film really moved him.<BR/><BR/>km: i'm bringing wall-e on next. stay tuned.Space Barhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08251329008160756254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28464200.post-39884272043852177262008-08-31T18:41:00.000+05:302008-08-31T18:41:00.000+05:30Jeebus. ??! is right. That is a long comment. And ...Jeebus. ??! is right. That is a long comment. And it sounds way too serious. One would think we are discussing Fassbinder or Bergman.kmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16040339235134145847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28464200.post-22562966471185814072008-08-31T16:10:00.000+05:302008-08-31T16:10:00.000+05:30Is this possible the longest comment KM has ever l...Is this possible the longest comment KM has ever left? Whoa, Space, your return is throwing up some unexpected surprises.??!https://www.blogger.com/profile/03791417518093723373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28464200.post-55075127395212465592008-08-30T19:20:00.000+05:302008-08-30T19:20:00.000+05:30I myself (mildly) enjoyed all these elements of t...I myself (mildly) enjoyed all these elements of the film that you point out. But, for me, they did not add up to an enjoyable film.<BR/><BR/>About your last point (narrowness of the story-world), I don't find that to be a problem. After all, these kids are presented to us as stereotypes.<BR/><BR/>But let's go back to the basics here. <BR/><BR/>The film is set in the "boy-looked-for-true-love-everywhere-but-true-love-was-right-next-door" genre. (Phew.) <BR/><BR/>So by definition, the plot *must* involve our hero looking for love in all the wrong places. Those romantic quests must end in disasters. The treatment could be comical or tragi-comic, but these quests must end in disasters and they *must* make us feel sorry for the hero. <BR/><BR/>All we should be worrying about is this: "will our hero ever find his one true love?" <BR/><BR/>Does the screenplay/film answer this question convincingly and does it honor the genre's beats? I think not. To me, that's the real problem here.<BR/><BR/>(To be fair to Mr. Tyrewala, I have not read the script and I know a film and its script can be very different.)<BR/><BR/>P.S.: All this theory-baazi aside, did anyone really buy into the whole "boy-and-girl-were-just-best-buddies" premise?kmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16040339235134145847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28464200.post-71441535034356088362008-08-30T13:50:00.000+05:302008-08-30T13:50:00.000+05:30I am sure, even director and script writer would h...I am sure, even director and script writer would have noticed this much details.... !!!<BR/><BR/>needless to say but you have Beautifoool eyes :P<BR/><BR/>cheers !!! and keep blogging !!!Ashish Suranahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18299932842076732150noreply@blogger.com