Started watching “Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu: Part 1 - The Kindling” (
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14182646) today and what a difference from “Pathaan” from yesterday …
It took us quite a few breaks to finish “Pathaan” because it was all style and no real substance. We didn’t care for the main character and almost every situation was predictable. About the only thing that I liked was the bits of humour here and there …
This movie on the other hand is raw … I’ve been in the kind of situations that the movie portrays — well, maybe not 36 people sleeping in a single room and being part of a gang, but I have had to live in strange cities/countries where 4 - 5 of us shared an apartment. I can feel for what is going on in the movie.
And above all, I actually care about the protagonist and want to see what happens to him. This shows life in Mumbai from the not so glamorous side and I want to know more …
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