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Originally posted by: turqoisedress

Sairat The climax is really shocking and haunting...even more because the director builds a false sense of calm right before it. I really wish we had a different climax as it would be more uplifting but I think the director wanted to make a very strong point about the futility of honor killing.

I was expecting Archie to hit back Parshya and not stay silent (like the slap scene between Bhumi and Ayushman in Dum Lagake Haisha).Somehow that was the only part where I felt the director made Archie a little submissive

Originally posted by: AdaPadaKaunPada

And that decision was quite relevant to the times we are living right now,y'know with whatever is happening in India right now.Like you said,the honesty of the characters is what I LOVED about the film,something that BW films fail very often.That insecurity and slap by Parshya,Archie having second thoughts about leading her life there in that slum after eloping,her asking for mineral water at the Dosa stall,Parshya getting suspicious seeing Archie with her boss in the theatre;these little bits add so much to the film and brings out plain simple misogyny that's present in the daily life of India.I thought the director hit the bulls eye while portraying Archie and Parshya the way real teenagers are in the country.

The only thing that I did not like was Archie staying silent after the slap by Parshya.The way her character was established from the beginning ,by the time the slap sequence came, I was expecting Archie to hit back Parshya and not stay silent (like the slap scene between Bhumi and Ayushman in Dum Lagake Haisha).Somehow that was the only part where I felt the director made Archie a little submissive.