Comments on: A Wednseday: A Silly Film http://www.naachgaana.com/2008/09/07/a-wednseday-a-silly-film/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:20:26 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: utkal http://www.naachgaana.com/2008/09/07/a-wednseday-a-silly-film/comment-page-1/#comment-144257 utkal Mon, 08 Sep 2008 11:23:54 +0000 http://www.naachgaana.com/?p=24312#comment-144257 I meant: The common man is not all that worked up about terrorism. I meant: The common man is not all that worked up about terrorism.

]]> By: utkal http://www.naachgaana.com/2008/09/07/a-wednseday-a-silly-film/comment-page-1/#comment-144256 utkal Mon, 08 Sep 2008 11:23:05 +0000 http://www.naachgaana.com/?p=24312#comment-144256 Manoj, the performances are first rate. Naseer is so perfect with his dialogue delivery. Anupam Kher hints a lot of depth to his character. But as I said the problem is, it's very flimsy premise, and Naseer's character is very ill conceived. A common man can feel angry, but not have the gumption or the application required to carry out an operation like this. I mean that's why he is the COMMON MAN. A common man is happy to lead an ordinary life, he does not expect much either, and he expects authorities like the police to provide him protection. And the nager you talk of is the writer's imagination too. The common man is so worked up about terrorism. That's why it is not connecting with audiences in a big way. In Indian/ Hindustan the Kamal Hassan character was worked up about corruption in daily life, at the RTO, at a hospital, things that touch all pour lives daily. Now terrorism, that's a distant thing, even if it happens in a train you were travelling, it's like an accident, or a natural disaster. And the execution is so pat, without any cost to oneself, philosophically that;s faulty. Hypothetically, even if a common man was worked enough, brave enough, and smart enough to pull this off, there would still be price to pay, causalities to be borne.Heroism is not easy and painless. At least films like Indian or Nayak did not underestimate the enemy. Forget all this, the sheer amateurism of writing is what left me uninvolved from scene one. Naseer comes to the police station to lodge a FIR about a lost purse! H" how did you lose your purse? ' " What do you mean? How does one lose one's purse? " No recording of the details of credit card card, nothing, just directing him to the toilet . I was not convinced at all. And referring to Naseer as " the Common Man' and naser's impeccable English betrays the shallowness of the director, where the ' common man'; is an English speaking, muslim hating, computer savvy, morally ambivalent vigilante. No, this one is a college drama guy's idea of a brilliant script. And about as mature and meaningful. Manoj, the performances are first rate. Naseer is so perfect with his dialogue delivery. Anupam Kher hints a lot of depth to his character. But as I said the problem is, it’s very flimsy premise, and Naseer’s character is very ill conceived. A common man can feel angry, but not have the gumption or the application required to carry out an operation like this. I mean that’s why he is the COMMON MAN. A common man is happy to lead an ordinary life, he does not expect much either, and he expects authorities like the police to provide him protection. And the nager you talk of is the writer’s imagination too. The common man is so worked up about terrorism. That’s why it is not connecting with audiences in a big way. In Indian/ Hindustan the Kamal Hassan character was worked up about corruption in daily life, at the RTO, at a hospital, things that touch all pour lives daily. Now terrorism, that’s a distant thing, even if it happens in a train you were travelling, it’s like an accident, or a natural disaster. And the execution is so pat, without any cost to oneself, philosophically that;s faulty. Hypothetically, even if a common man was worked enough, brave enough, and smart enough to pull this off, there would still be price to pay, causalities to be borne.Heroism is not easy and painless. At least films like Indian or Nayak did not underestimate the enemy.

Forget all this, the sheer amateurism of writing is what left me uninvolved from scene one. Naseer comes to the police station to lodge a FIR about a lost purse! H” how did you lose your purse? ‘ ” What do you mean? How does one lose one’s purse? ” No recording of the details of credit card card, nothing, just directing him to the toilet . I was not convinced at all. And referring to Naseer as ” the Common Man’ and naser’s impeccable English betrays the shallowness of the director, where the ‘ common man’; is an English speaking, muslim hating, computer savvy, morally ambivalent vigilante. No, this one is a college drama guy’s idea of a brilliant script. And about as mature and meaningful.

]]> By: inetk http://www.naachgaana.com/2008/09/07/a-wednseday-a-silly-film/comment-page-1/#comment-144255 inetk Mon, 08 Sep 2008 09:38:39 +0000 http://www.naachgaana.com/?p=24312#comment-144255 Interesting point of view, Utkal. But, don't you think the anger comes across strongly in the end when Naseer speaks on what sparked this extreme reaction? We've seen umpteen films on slam bang vigilante justice, but this film put a new spin to it. Also, while most other films have a protagonist take up this cause only when someone close to him/ her getting affected, the fact that Naseer did not have a personal angle to it makes it even more interesting and less filmy - i.e, if you consider the personal angle as contrived and filmy, by now. Interesting point of view, Utkal. But, don’t you think the anger comes across strongly in the end when Naseer speaks on what sparked this extreme reaction? We’ve seen umpteen films on slam bang vigilante justice, but this film put a new spin to it.

Also, while most other films have a protagonist take up this cause only when someone close to him/ her getting affected, the fact that Naseer did not have a personal angle to it makes it even more interesting and less filmy – i.e, if you consider the personal angle as contrived and filmy, by now.

]]> By: manoj16_391 http://www.naachgaana.com/2008/09/07/a-wednseday-a-silly-film/comment-page-1/#comment-144253 manoj16_391 Mon, 08 Sep 2008 08:24:21 +0000 http://www.naachgaana.com/?p=24312#comment-144253 utkal,a word or two about the performances? utkal,a word or two about the performances?

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