A MOVIE REVIEW:LAKSHYA
Ever since I dusted off my newfound blog which was lying in a corner dormant, i decided to write just about anything that caught my fancy. So gritty political issues and lengthy contemporary issues aside, here goes my movie review of Lakshya. I give you ladies and gentlemen Farhan Akhtar.
A multi talented singer, actor and a director par excellence is all of just 46 years and has displayed brilliance in all his works and specially with this gut wrenching flick. After all, its not everyday that you get to see Hrithik Roshan on the big screen wielding guns and in a slick, army uniform.It chronicles a really important message actually and that is:" Life is short, so make the best of it. You are the architect of your dreams, is what I feel and nothing is going to stop you from achieving it. Hrithik Roshan quite convincingly pulls off a never-do gooder slacker who is completely blase about his life and has no clue what to do despite being in his 20's. We get to see the contrast in that his girlfriend is a firebrand journalist and a career-oriented person and that aspect is impressed upon throughout the movie. Boman Irani as the successful yet grounded father tries to impart the value of education but all it does is fall on deaf ears. There are ample hilarious sequences throughout the movie but that is not the takeaway. The casting choice could not be more perfect and thus makes this already benevolent film a must watch. Representation of oneself at the LOC and in the battlefield was something that became mainstream only after Lakshya, Border and various other Hindi movies that depict the heinousness that war offers,albeit in a gritty and realistic manner. Another asset to the riveting story line is the addition of The Quintessential Angry Young Man of the Hindi film industry as the vociferous Sergeant. Lakshya, in my not-so-humble opinion is a groundbreaking and the shift in his personality from a lazy good-for-nothing next door boy to a go getter is something that opened my eyes to the bombs that life drops on us and we gracefully accept because its life, plain and simple.
When he finds himself in a whirlwind to prove himself, he indeed does so by not just tempting fate but also the foes(the terrorists) that his regiment is pitted against. What follows is a cascading series of emotions that just break through like a dam overflowing with water. Perhaps all his character needed was a little impetus or a push to propel him to find some meaning in life. Inspiring and taut from the get-go, this movie proves that you don't really require the male protagonist running around trees and trying to woo his lady love in a very cliched manner, but just an essence of a good story is enough to shake even the hardest of hearts. This flick will always remain a personal favorite of mine, although the cake goes to Hrithik's splendid acting, Farhan's direction is a marvel too. Kudos for this landmark movie, Farhan. Although the pace of the movie meanders like a river, nothing can stop the edge of the seat momentum that it makes up for in the second half. And as a glorified cinephile, This movie is the perfect combination of every ingredient required to prepare a fabulous movie onto celluloid.
A multi talented singer, actor and a director par excellence is all of just 46 years and has displayed brilliance in all his works and specially with this gut wrenching flick. After all, its not everyday that you get to see Hrithik Roshan on the big screen wielding guns and in a slick, army uniform.It chronicles a really important message actually and that is:" Life is short, so make the best of it. You are the architect of your dreams, is what I feel and nothing is going to stop you from achieving it. Hrithik Roshan quite convincingly pulls off a never-do gooder slacker who is completely blase about his life and has no clue what to do despite being in his 20's. We get to see the contrast in that his girlfriend is a firebrand journalist and a career-oriented person and that aspect is impressed upon throughout the movie. Boman Irani as the successful yet grounded father tries to impart the value of education but all it does is fall on deaf ears. There are ample hilarious sequences throughout the movie but that is not the takeaway. The casting choice could not be more perfect and thus makes this already benevolent film a must watch. Representation of oneself at the LOC and in the battlefield was something that became mainstream only after Lakshya, Border and various other Hindi movies that depict the heinousness that war offers,albeit in a gritty and realistic manner. Another asset to the riveting story line is the addition of The Quintessential Angry Young Man of the Hindi film industry as the vociferous Sergeant. Lakshya, in my not-so-humble opinion is a groundbreaking and the shift in his personality from a lazy good-for-nothing next door boy to a go getter is something that opened my eyes to the bombs that life drops on us and we gracefully accept because its life, plain and simple.
When he finds himself in a whirlwind to prove himself, he indeed does so by not just tempting fate but also the foes(the terrorists) that his regiment is pitted against. What follows is a cascading series of emotions that just break through like a dam overflowing with water. Perhaps all his character needed was a little impetus or a push to propel him to find some meaning in life. Inspiring and taut from the get-go, this movie proves that you don't really require the male protagonist running around trees and trying to woo his lady love in a very cliched manner, but just an essence of a good story is enough to shake even the hardest of hearts. This flick will always remain a personal favorite of mine, although the cake goes to Hrithik's splendid acting, Farhan's direction is a marvel too. Kudos for this landmark movie, Farhan. Although the pace of the movie meanders like a river, nothing can stop the edge of the seat momentum that it makes up for in the second half. And as a glorified cinephile, This movie is the perfect combination of every ingredient required to prepare a fabulous movie onto celluloid.
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