When I myself look at Indian cinema, I am limited to Bollywood as that's only what I understand, I don't understand much in Bengali or any other language.
First, I must admit that I really dislike Bollywood and for legitimate reasons. There are very few films which I really consider to be of good quality (namely 1971, Taare Zameen Par, A Wednesday, Page 3 etc.) and I need to think really hard to get the names.
Comparing that to Hollywood movies I have seen so far, I can easily name at least 25 on the spot which I consider to be damn good movies and even better than the ones I mentioned above!
I wondered why there is such a difference? Am I copying the west blindly or do I really like them?
Lately I have come to find the reasons why I feel Indian cinema lacks.
1. Script- Most of the scripts are copied from Hollywood. Phir Milenge copied from Philadelphia, Main aisa hi hoon from I am Sam, Ghajini from Memento, Salaam E Ishq from Love Actually, Koi mil Gaya from ET and the list will go on and on.
2. Background score- When I sit to watch a Bollywood movie, I see bang bang in the opening credits most of the time. When I start watching a Hollywood film, I find a music that totally starts to control me. Requiem for a dream, Good will hunting, Philadelphia, Saving Private Ryan all had a background score that would hold you till the very end of the movie.
3. Acting- Indian actors overact, period. I thought Brad Pitt might be a shit actor given the hype he has but no, he is no SRK, he can act!
4. Justice to theme- There are few films in Bollywood which come to deal with sensitive issues but they fail to make an impression but the Hollywood movies, they do good. This is simply due to the way they present a sensitive topic with care and utmost respect.
5. Emotion- People say Indian cinema is full of emotions? Oh give me a break, those tears are tears not emotions! Those are not realistic, Hollywood has way lot more emotions and is handled brilliantly!
Monday, June 8, 2009
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