Like this:

well now i have to admit dropping in a post at this time is not quite appropriate. i mean it is 2.25AM … and i know it is a bit crazy. but haven’t quite been able to get it out of my head. I had a discussion with someone quite close to me about this and it got me thinking. I mean what the ‘HELL’ was Vishal Bhardwaj trying to convey to us. Now before any of you out there try to come at me with pitch-forks and hammers, let me explain my point of view. I am not doubting the essence of the movie, hell i even appreciate the effort since it certainly makes my list of all time favourite bollywood (i hate that term … ) movies.

But there’s something about it that doesn’t quite feel right. I get the intention of the director to make the audience leave the theater with his/her brain cells running in top gear (especially after movies in recent times like Inception or Shutter Island), but it just doesn’t feel right. The quintessential motive/objective about movies like these are to make their audience leave the theater’s with something to think about other than 50 bucks you spent on the peanut size samosas or the elderly couple 2 rows in front of you, getting a little too cozy for your comfort (or rather anyone’s … brrrr). And i felt this is where 7KM failed. It essentially leaves you with too many … almost unanswerable questions. Now before any of you try to roast me, i’m talking about the movie and not the book Susanna’s Seven Husbands by Ruskin Bond (which i admit i haven’t read … as of yet … ).

An in trying to decipher the message of this movie (which has proved to be much more complicated for me than the enigma machine), my mind went back to 1998. This was the year that i saw Se7en. Now as i have already admitted it before, i am no Brad Pitt fan. but i do believe, this was one of his best works. I mean the Ocean’s series was good & The Curious Case of Benjamin Button was pretty nice too, but Se7en was in an altogether different league. An entire story based on the seven deadly sins (Gluttony, Envy, Lust, Pride, Sloth, Greed and Wrath) as per the Bible was brilliantly pot rayed and shown. Now i don’t want this to be a SPOILER for people who haven’t seen it, so i won’t reveal much. But there was a decisive conclusion to the story which was multiplied by the thrill and suspense at the end.

This was something i found completely lacking in 7KM. And that is something that kinda leaves you with a sour taste in your mouth. It is one thing to leave your audience with questions in the end but something different altogether if you are gonna leave them thinking what those Questions are that they are supposed to ask.

None the less i think it was a brave attempt in terms of bollywood cinema and certainly much better than the usual garbage that generally comes out every Friday (Yeah, you know what i’m talking about … the ususal Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar trash). So maybe there’s hope yet for hindi cinema …

well thats about it i guess. It’s just past 3.06AM and mom’s getting pissed … so i guess i better doze off. As usual comments, profanities, insults are all welcome … ok maybe not the insults …

ciao … good night!!!