A perfect film for me, mostly because of nostalgia bias. But I don't really care. I've always loved this film and on every subsequent rewatch, I love it even more.
Some of the filmmaking language, particularly the usage of sound effects and kids errupting into (a super choreographed) laughter with the same intensity at all times feel particularly dated, but I'll gladly overlook those aspects.
The film handles the subject matter with extremely delicate hands, and that makes for a…
Howard Zinn once famously wrote, "They have the guns, we have the poets. Therefore, we will win."
But what if the battle was long lost? Pyaasa explores that, along with a few more things.
The film is centred around the classic tormented artist archetype in Guru Dutt films that I love watching in the form of Vijay, the unemployed poet.
From the onset, we see Vijay's poetry being something that he takes from whatever he sees/feels happen with and around…
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Utter and absolute garbage.
The entire film was such an annoying watch. Not difficult, not boring. Annoying.
The flow of the film annoyed the everliving crap out of me. The pacing was so off, I can't even say that it was too fast or too slow. It's like a driver who lacks the ability to control the throttle and just goes full send on the throttle and then brakes hard and then goes full throttle and immediately hits the brakes…
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By far one of my favourite films that I've ever watched. Carries a lot of meaning, and does it with a lot of fun and humour.
The premise is meaningful, the plot is fun, and it's executed to perfection. The visual language of the film has a bounce to it that I absolutely adore, and it's complemented well with the sound, despite not having any original songs.
I liked everyone's acting performances, barring Satish Shah, purely because I found his…
