Today is the day after the over-hyped, much anticipated movie Sivaji was released. And to the delight of our dear colleagues and friends, we (Impiger) had booked an entire 700 seater theatre, Rohini, for a private screening at 11 AM. I'm not even a casual movie goer, and my last experience with the Rajini movie, Baba on the opening day in San Jose, was not a very enjoyable one. Hence, I didn't know what to expect, but certainly thought it would be fun to watch this with my friends and colleagues.
My verdict, until the half time was a thumbs up, but my interest kind of faded during the second half. Some of the messages the movie tried to send were good. Here is my summarisation:
1. The central theme of the movie is to eradicate black economy, the huge sums of money amassed by wealthy businessmen evading taxes. Though the message itself is good, it is ironic that Shankar, the producer of the movie himself was raided by authorities.
2. Though Chennai has grown by leaps and bounds in the past decade, not much have been done to improve the pitiable living conditions of the poor. This was highlighted in a couple of scenes.
3. The idea of someone living in the US, working for sometime and coming back to seek his roots and culture resonated with me. Some of my friends have done the same. Countless others have such desire, but being caught up in the rat race of American living, are not able to make a decision. I pity them.
Coming to the entertainment factor, all of the songs, save the first one were crap. The movie had no plot, and was too predictable. The fight scenes were Tom and Jerry'sque and the stunts were absolutely ridiculous! Whatever romance they tried to incorporate in the film, peppered by songs which were done on magnificent sets and nice locations throughout the world, such as the Guggenheim, was totally a joke. One saving grace in this regard, is the highlighting of how horoscopes are irrelevant today.
Overall, it was an enjoyable experience, being seated next to Riyaz, who has a great timing for jokes. We were making lots of comments and laughing! Ashok was trying to out-shout the wretched audio system, and succeeded most of the time.
My verdict, until the half time was a thumbs up, but my interest kind of faded during the second half. Some of the messages the movie tried to send were good. Here is my summarisation:
1. The central theme of the movie is to eradicate black economy, the huge sums of money amassed by wealthy businessmen evading taxes. Though the message itself is good, it is ironic that Shankar, the producer of the movie himself was raided by authorities.
2. Though Chennai has grown by leaps and bounds in the past decade, not much have been done to improve the pitiable living conditions of the poor. This was highlighted in a couple of scenes.
3. The idea of someone living in the US, working for sometime and coming back to seek his roots and culture resonated with me. Some of my friends have done the same. Countless others have such desire, but being caught up in the rat race of American living, are not able to make a decision. I pity them.
Coming to the entertainment factor, all of the songs, save the first one were crap. The movie had no plot, and was too predictable. The fight scenes were Tom and Jerry'sque and the stunts were absolutely ridiculous! Whatever romance they tried to incorporate in the film, peppered by songs which were done on magnificent sets and nice locations throughout the world, such as the Guggenheim, was totally a joke. One saving grace in this regard, is the highlighting of how horoscopes are irrelevant today.
Overall, it was an enjoyable experience, being seated next to Riyaz, who has a great timing for jokes. We were making lots of comments and laughing! Ashok was trying to out-shout the wretched audio system, and succeeded most of the time.
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