When did the last time you had the feeling while watching a Bollywood movie that you are watching the best film ever and then suddenly after the movie gets over you start to get mixed feelings about the movie you saw. Admit it; it has frequently been this way. And then what do you do, you go to watch the movie repeatedly to reinstate your earlier feeling about the movie. The hysteria and invincibility that Bollywood makers manage to create in their storytelling, is what makes it so special. '3 Idiots' is the latest of such hysterical movie with such aura around it.
Rajkumar Hirani's latest offering is based on a popular cult novel '5 point someone' by Chetan Bhagat'. So, it's easy to have lot of expectations for this film right? Wrong! See, this is not Chetan Bhagat's first novel adaptation to the big screen, it's his second. The first one was a disaster called 'Hello' based on his book 'One night at a Call Center'. Hence, there were lots of apprehensions about his latest book to screen adaptation. But hopes were there for the creative team for the film production and the star of the film Aamir Khan. Both Rajkumar and Aamir have impeccable record and status in the industry. Hence, the opening they got for this film was not surprising, even with the steep Ticket prices. But, when the word of mouth began that this is the best bollywood movie ever made, the expectations crossed the limits. And the film about three engineering students in Imperial College of Engineering (a.k.a. a reference to Indian Institute of Technology) does not disappoint. The story is with difference, but the characters are clichéd and true stereotypes of their species. Even the several of the movie sequences that make us laugh in the movie are far beyond being original. But the story is new and relevant to today's youth. Engineering and medical fields of study has started to take a toll on today's youth and the more than half a dozen student suicides that you would witness and hear in the movie is not at all a overreaction. It is turning into an epidemic; hence this film is definitely important. The young India is lapping up the support this film provides to their cause with great hysteria and is enjoying the many jokes and potshots the movie takes on the countries rigid educational system and social norms. The quirky and over the top turns that the lives of these idiots take is bringing joy and happiness to the young India. I should mention the best written character and surprisingly the best actor of the film 'Chatur'. Chatur is the typical Indian student that one sees around the campuses of Indian Colleges. Played by newcomer Omi Vaidya, it is the character the audience loved to see fail. Though he does not, his sequences have brought cheers across college campuses in India. The hysteria of '3 Idiots' becomes easy to decipher for the Indian audience and hence they are flocking the theater with large numbers and are cheerfully encouraging the next person to go watch the film.
For rest of the world this film is irrelevant and has nothing new to offer in terms of the movie flow and character development. But if they are able to put that aside, they would too probably enjoy the funny moments that this movie provides and would end up saying that this is the best Bollywood film they have ever seen.
我完全喜欢这部电影.
因为我也是一位在校学生.体验也是很深的.我真的很喜欢里面的三位铁哥们.特别是兰登让其他两位改变了自己的命运-选择自己喜欢的.像影片中的法函为自己喜欢的摄影爱好,在兰登的帮助和劝说下对坚决希望他成为工程师的父亲勇敢的说出自己的想法,那些话语是我掉眼泪.因为之前莱俱在校长"病毒"的逼迫下选择跳楼(没死).在法函的父亲谩骂下,妻子好言相劝不要这样,孩子也难受,不要让他像莱俱一样跳楼.父亲在盛怒下说要跳上上面跳.但是法函从裤袋里拿出钱包,展示出他父母的相片对父亲说:就是你讨厌的兰登说要是你要跳楼只要拿出相片来想想,你跳下去后,他们脸上笑容会变成怎样......"从这里开始法函渐渐把父亲说服了.这些事情很多,说不完.但我还要提的是里面对填鸭与应试教育的批判.还记得在电影里唱那首give me some sunshine的人自杀后,在他的葬礼上兰登"病毒"说这不是自杀,是谋杀,以及再后来里面的女主角,也就是"病毒"的女儿说出他弟弟死的真相时愤恨,哭着对父亲说:"你从来都不问他到底想做什么......这是他自杀前写的,他想当一名作家.......哪怕你只要说一句'随便你当什么都可以'也不会变成这样......"也同样提到了谋杀.好了说了挺多,再说就没时间学习了.我知道现在逃不了中国教育,但我也要像兰登所追求的那样,为了自己喜欢的事.想他在里面所表达的,学习是为了完善人生,而非享乐人生,追求卓越,成功就会在不经意间追上你……”
主角是“兰彻”也就是最后的“旺度”,不是兰登~~~~~~还拉登呢???人家要英文的,你这是吗?哈哈,我只提供更正,不提供英文,因为我只会说一句,byebye.