I’m not looking for melodrama or theatrics …again you are mentioning slbs style is different to manis ….the style is not the issue here ….let’s make that clear ….
The technique is an issue …..lack of setting up characters and their dynamics on film …..and lack of emotional connect with the characters… ….I dare say the technique was also lacking with the way action sequences were shot (amateurish)….I used bajiro as an example to show that the film had put major scenes at the right places , appropriately building up to it …here the major scenes are scattered without any proper lead up to it to make it exciting …drama needs build up….
screenplay writing is stringing scenes in a sequence that makes sense, is interesting and hits the highs at the right time ….the adapted screenplay for ps1 was haphazard
You keep delving into extrapolations and explanations for the characters that are sourced from the book ….that’s all well and good but as a film which is meant to work as it’s own entity (ie for ppl who did not read the book), it didn’t invest the time or gravitas needed to establish characters….it didn’t go into these dynamics
And it is presumed one had knowledge from the book (which very few ppl outside Tamil Nadu have read) …
u could argue they didn’t invest time in characters because of screen time limitation but that’s exactly why this fits the format of a web series not a film ….again if time is the issue, I’m sure we could have done away with a few of those unnecessary comedy track/ chase sequences/ song sequences and instead had some more of the crucial scenes ….
There’s lots of things that didn’t quite workout with the film…especially for those who didn’t read the book/aren’t from the region
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