Well it’s been a while since I found time to sit down and write something. Mumbai is starting to get on my nerves; the traffic, the pollution, the public, it’s a war-field put here. What keeps me going on are these small time stealers make me look beyond my work. :)
Catching a movie once a while is a stress-buster. Nanban was indeed more than a stress-buster. To be candid, I didn’t quite expect a remake to be this good. Nanban is the remake of the blockbuster Aamir Khan starrer “3 Idiots” which brilliantly brought out the flaws in the present education system. Nanban to quote my sister is a classic “cut-copy-paste” of 3 Idiots. Starting from dialogues to scenes; everything was a perfect lift from the Hindi movie but catered for the Tamil audience. There have been many remakes in the past, from horrendous remakes (I couldn’t sit through Force… What a torture it was to see John & Genelia to play Surya & Jothika’s roles) to fairly good remakes, all of them left you comparing both the movies and criticizing one. It was mostly lob-sided. The original was always ORIGINAL and the clear-cut WINNER. This one movie has broken that barrier. I loved the 3 Idiots and I love Nanban. Both were equally entertaining and a indeed delight to watch. Well, sometimes a remake can be as good as the original! :)
Who would have thought that they would have been able to brilliantly reproduce the “Balathkar” speech! That one scene decides it all… Once again Nanban doesn’t fail you. It leaves you laughing so hard that you would end up falling out of your seat!! :) Vijay might not be able to match Aamir’s performance but for a change, this movie is not just a “Vijay” movie. I've never liked his work, never dare to watch his movies in the theatre. Even I couldn't resist not watching this movie after seeing the trailer. I looked at him in "All is well" and told my roommate, "Ok wow! He looks nice in this movie."
Why do we watch movies? We need to escape from our routine life and just sit back, have fun and relax, Nanban delivers that; a 3 hour entertainer. Amongst the entire cast, it is Jeeva whose performance has matched Sharman Joshi’s. Kudos to him! It is indeed a treat for the Tamil audience, even to the section who would have seen 3 Idiots.
It is truly a Shankatainment :) :)
Catching a movie once a while is a stress-buster. Nanban was indeed more than a stress-buster. To be candid, I didn’t quite expect a remake to be this good. Nanban is the remake of the blockbuster Aamir Khan starrer “3 Idiots” which brilliantly brought out the flaws in the present education system. Nanban to quote my sister is a classic “cut-copy-paste” of 3 Idiots. Starting from dialogues to scenes; everything was a perfect lift from the Hindi movie but catered for the Tamil audience. There have been many remakes in the past, from horrendous remakes (I couldn’t sit through Force… What a torture it was to see John & Genelia to play Surya & Jothika’s roles) to fairly good remakes, all of them left you comparing both the movies and criticizing one. It was mostly lob-sided. The original was always ORIGINAL and the clear-cut WINNER. This one movie has broken that barrier. I loved the 3 Idiots and I love Nanban. Both were equally entertaining and a indeed delight to watch. Well, sometimes a remake can be as good as the original! :)
Who would have thought that they would have been able to brilliantly reproduce the “Balathkar” speech! That one scene decides it all… Once again Nanban doesn’t fail you. It leaves you laughing so hard that you would end up falling out of your seat!! :) Vijay might not be able to match Aamir’s performance but for a change, this movie is not just a “Vijay” movie. I've never liked his work, never dare to watch his movies in the theatre. Even I couldn't resist not watching this movie after seeing the trailer. I looked at him in "All is well" and told my roommate, "Ok wow! He looks nice in this movie."
Why do we watch movies? We need to escape from our routine life and just sit back, have fun and relax, Nanban delivers that; a 3 hour entertainer. Amongst the entire cast, it is Jeeva whose performance has matched Sharman Joshi’s. Kudos to him! It is indeed a treat for the Tamil audience, even to the section who would have seen 3 Idiots.
It is truly a Shankatainment :) :)
