Sunn Mere Dil (GEO) #11 - Wahaj Ali, Maya Ali, Hira Mani - Page 105

Originally posted by: unicornhugs

But only Ammar thinks he’s a victim. No one is feeling any empathy for him. And him victimizing himself is guaranteeing that he doesn’t even get an ounce of empathy from the audience.

Precisely! Sab ko usko sirf chapped marni hoti hai abuser nayalak kahika- Just like any abuser, he’s an expert in self victimization and pity! Only if you are an Usama fan, you can feel sorry for Ammar otherwise sab usko gaali hi denge

Originally posted by: unicornhugs

Yes that scene was so good too! Honestly I like a lot of his scenes, it’s just been a while since he’s had good screen space. I liked the proposal scene a lot. I also like the more subtle scenes like the one where he goes for Ammar’s rishta and his interaction with Sadaf. His reaction when she was coming in, him avoiding eye contact and trying to act as normal as possible when he was hurting on the inside was done very realistically. Also this recent airport scene and how he was looking at Sadaf trying to decipher what’s going on with her. It was subtle yet effective. With everything being melodramatic in this, I appreciate these subtle scenes.

Originally posted by: missFiesty_69

Precisely! Sab ko usko sirf chapped marni hoti hai abuser nayalak kahika- Just like any abuser, he’s an expert in self victimization and pity! Only if you are an Usama fan, you can feel sorry for Ammar otherwise sab usko gaali hi denge

Originally posted by: unicornhugs

To be fair, I don’t think we’re supposed to empathize with him but I think we could have enjoyed his performance more if things were executed differently

Krq in his iv called ammar ghatiya aadmi. He said ab ek ghatiya aadmi apni biwi pe zulm kare ghatiyapan kare ilzaam lagae tau aur kya kare.

Originally posted by: hypnotoad

Krq in his iv called ammar ghatiya aadmi. He said ab ek ghatiya aadmi apni biwi pe zulm kare ghatiyapan kare ilzaam lagae tau aur kya kare.

Originally posted by: unicornhugs

Wow so he actually makes sense sometimes? It’s clear he’s supposed to be despicable. We are not supposed to be rooting for him. They haven’t sugar coated his character at all. So Usama making him unlikeable is actually him doing his job. Despicable characters can be entertaining to watch though and if you’re going to give a character this much screen time, they should be more entertaining to watch even if you hate their character. His scenes weren’t that entertaining for me, they were too repetitive and he’s a bit bland for my liking, but again I blame the long, drawn out scenes mostly for that.

You are supposed to hate despicable cktrs as a viewer but they r not supposed to be unwatchable. The performance and execution makes Ammar unwatchable.

I keep coming to Manjali where Mikaal was a manipulative and insecure husband taunting Mehwish about Faris who loved her, being drunk in front of his wife, having a mistress and then hitting on another girl in his office. Very strong similarities with Ammar but he wasn't unwatchable at all even if you wanted him to get his just desserts. Some people even liked his chemistry with Mehwish. The way execution was done of his scenes and how Mikaal performed him played a huge part in making this unlikable cktr watchable.

If Usama had played Ammar a bit differently and the Director had not made Ammar and Dania so cringe with their weird feeding kinks and the stretched scenes, he might be more watchable. There was a reason Ammar's female frnds liked him in uni or why Dania loved him or why Sadaf thought he would make a good husband. Usama"s performance did not communicate the charm or chsrisma of such a person even when he was acting like an ass. That duality in performance was needed to make the cktr watchable in his most unlikable moments. I think Usama was written to be this cktr. Charming upar se and insecure manipulative andar se. We saw glimpses in the beginning but that duality didn't carry through.

Unlikable cktrs or villains are meant to add spice to the story and lure you in to watch their shenanigans, not turn off the TV. If viewers resort to the latter, it's a writing, execution and performance failure.

Originally posted by: hypnotoad

You are supposed to hate despicable cktrs as a viewer but they r not supposed to be unwatchable. The performance and execution makes Ammar unwatchable.

I keep coming to Manjali where Mikaal was a manipulative and insecure husband taunting Mehwish about Faris who loved her, being drunk in front of his wife, having a mistress and then hitting on another girl in his office. Very strong similarities with Ammar but he wasn't unwatchable at all even if you wanted him to get his just desserts. Some people even liked his chemistry with Mehwish. The way execution was done of his scenes and how Mikaal performed him played a huge part in making this unlikable cktr watchable.

If Usama had played Ammar a bit differently and the Director had not made Ammar and Dania so cringe with their weird feeding kinks and the stretched scenes, he might be more watchable. There was a reason Ammar's female frnds liked him in uni or why Dania loved him or why Sadaf thought he would make a good husband. Usama"s performance did not communicate the charm or chsrisma of such a person even when he was acting like an ass. That duality in performance was needed to make the cktr watchable in his most unlikable moments. I think Usama was written to be this cktr. Charming upar se and insecure manipulative andar se. We saw glimpses in the beginning but that duality didn't carry through.

Unlikable cktrs or villains are meant to add spice to the story and lure you in to watch their shenanigans, not turn off the TV. If viewers resort to the latter, it's a writing, execution and performance failure.

Hypno and her manjali references are always ready

Btw I want to know...the FL divorced Faris character or it was vice versa?

Originally posted by: kuhelidebbarma

Hypno and her manjali references are always ready

Btw I want to know...the FL divorced Faris character or it was vice versa?

Faris was the good guy who always loved her and one she ends up with. MIkaal was the husband.

Mikaal was having marasim with another woman while married who was a bit of a psycho. But he is also hitting on someone else in his dad's office and takes her to his beach house. The psycho mistress shows up with a gun. Mikaal tussles with her and gun goes off. He ends up in prison for murder. Mikaal is shown to be full of regrets while in jail. I am guessing Mehwish asked for divorce and he gave it to her as atonement as we see her single and living in her mother's house. Faris, the good guy, had gone abroad for work. He was visiting Pakistan and having dinner at her house. She thinks he married someone else abroad and sounds jealous. But then he tells her he still loves her and he never married anyone else They hold hands. THE END.

Originally posted by: hypnotoad

Krq in his iv called ammar ghatiya aadmi. He said ab ek ghatiya aadmi apni biwi pe zulm kare ghatiyapan kare ilzaam lagae tau aur kya kare.

Surprising but fair. How does his misogynistic tendencies not support the man to “control” his biwi ?

Originally posted by: hypnotoad

Faris was the good guy who always loved her and one she ends up with. MIkaal was the husband.

Mikaal was having marasim with another woman while married who was a bit of a psycho. But he is also hitting on someone else in his dad's office and takes her to his beach house. The psycho mistress shows up with a gun. Mikaal tussles with her and gun goes off. He ends up in prison for murder. Mikaal is shown to be full of regrets while in jail. I am guessing Mehwish asked for divorce and he gave it to her as atonement as we see her single and living in her mother's house. Faris, the good guy, had gone abroad for work. He was visiting Pakistan and having dinner at her house. She thinks he married someone else abroad and sounds jealous. But then he tells her he still loves her and he never married anyone else They hold hands. THE END.

Oh okay..I dont think things will be so dramatic in SMD..but I think we are getting a track where Sadaf will think Bilal and Humsha are together?