Life, Approximately
Jun 30 2008 | 21 Comments »
One of the things that is odd about the way people in our part of the world look at films is the attention they pay to hygiene factors – production values, general level of slickness, etc. It is odd because it is often at the cost of the content - the story, the characters and the general standard of story-telling.
For example, not much else can explain the rather idiotic response to the recent Pakistani film Khuda Ke Liye, the first one from across the border to be released in India. It is an outstanding clear-headed film, with both thematic weight and storytelling momentum, and tremendous relevance. And yet, many of the reviews, despite praising the film, pointed out its “poor production values” and “uneven performances”, to the extent where you often hear people looking for those moments to justify not giving it the kudos it deserves, conveniently overlooking the …









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