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I like watching Indian love story movies — they are a great way to brighten up a crappy day, or to lift you up if you’re feeling down. But of course, this depends to an extent on the overall story …
I didn’t have much expectations for “Boyfriend for Hire” (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14779470). I thought it would be, at best, run-of-the-mill but probably more cringeworthy. I was pleasantly surprised to find that I was wrong 🙂
At first, the movie had shades of “What Women Want” and I was beginning to wonder where the story would go. Usually, Indian love stories have a predictable arc that follows one of several patterns. But halfway through the movie, they threw a curve-ball that I hadn’t expected. So that was a pleasant surprise.
From then onwards, I wasn’t sure what to expect — was this going to go the usual route from then on? Or was there going to be another twist? (I won’t say more so as to avoid spoilers, but if curious, do watch the movie …)
For me, “‘I love you’ is not a question — but everybody waits for a reply”, is a favourite quote from the movie. I find it thought provoking.
But then, unfortunately, the movie gets a litlte stupid and the melodrama goes into high-gear 😛 This is generally what ruins Indian movies for me. Sure, people do get hurt, they get angry, and they lash out. But when they start doing stupid things because they are angry? OK, that does sound true-to-life too … but still, these are the bits that I find a bit harder to appreciate …
And the dark shaming. The girl they selected to be the “ugly one” is not ugly (not that we should be judging anyone by their looks — who are we to judge if anybody else is pretty or ugly? Doesn’t that act of judging just make us ugly?). She is a beautiful girl, but she isn’t “fair” like the “pretty” ones (according to some standards). I found that particular portion annoying and the movie dropped a bit in my estimation due to it, even though I understand the intent behind it.
Overall, I enjoyed the movie, and thought it had some thought-provoking bits (either intentionally or unintentionally) but in the end, this one’s not one of my all time-favourite love stories …
#MiniReview #Movies #Telugu
I didn’t have much expectations for “Boyfriend for Hire” (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14779470). I thought it would be, at best, run-of-the-mill but probably more cringeworthy. I was pleasantly surprised to find that I was wrong 🙂
At first, the movie had shades of “What Women Want” and I was beginning to wonder where the story would go. Usually, Indian love stories have a predictable arc that follows one of several patterns. But halfway through the movie, they threw a curve-ball that I hadn’t expected. So that was a pleasant surprise.
From then onwards, I wasn’t sure what to expect — was this going to go the usual route from then on? Or was there going to be another twist? (I won’t say more so as to avoid spoilers, but if curious, do watch the movie …)
For me, “‘I love you’ is not a question — but everybody waits for a reply”, is a favourite quote from the movie. I find it thought provoking.
But then, unfortunately, the movie gets a litlte stupid and the melodrama goes into high-gear 😛 This is generally what ruins Indian movies for me. Sure, people do get hurt, they get angry, and they lash out. But when they start doing stupid things because they are angry? OK, that does sound true-to-life too … but still, these are the bits that I find a bit harder to appreciate …
And the dark shaming. The girl they selected to be the “ugly one” is not ugly (not that we should be judging anyone by their looks — who are we to judge if anybody else is pretty or ugly? Doesn’t that act of judging just make us ugly?). She is a beautiful girl, but she isn’t “fair” like the “pretty” ones (according to some standards). I found that particular portion annoying and the movie dropped a bit in my estimation due to it, even though I understand the intent behind it.
Overall, I enjoyed the movie, and thought it had some thought-provoking bits (either intentionally or unintentionally) but in the end, this one’s not one of my all time-favourite love stories …
#MiniReview #Movies #Telugu
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