Monday, 25 August 2025

Squid Game, Housefull 5A

Watched the above series and movie over the past few days.

Squid Game Seasons 2 and 3

  • I had seen Squid Game Season 1 in 2021.
  • And this Squid Game concludes with Season 2 and 3.
  • I have liked this concept of Squid Game and if we come to realise that almost all TV shows involving game play are like Squid Game.
  • Only thing is that in those games like "Kaun Banega Karodpati" people don't die. 
  • But they get "eliminated" means they exit the show and figuratively it is same as "death".
  • More we think about it, even real life is like Squid Game.
  • In real life people do die.
  • As a matter of fact death is the only reality.
  • People do not realise that one who is born into this world is bound to die.
  • Coming back to the series it is too good and worth watching.
  • The dialogue in the end "we are humans and not horses" is too good. 

Housefull 5A 

  • I had seen Housefull 5B on the big screen 
  • And this one I saw on Prime Video.
  • I liked the movie.
  • Okay to watch once definitely even if you have seen the other part.
  • Like I had read only in last 20 minutes or so is the difference there in 5A and 5B. 

Bhool Chuk Maaf, Mahavatar Narsimha, Weapons

Watched three movies as mentioned above.

Bhool Chuk Maaf

  • This movie was watched on Prime Video.
  • I liked the movie.
  • It is like a feel good movie where everything turns out well in the end. 

Mahavatar Narsimha

  • This movie was watched on the big screen.
  • It was better than what I had imagined.
  • This was so satisfying to the soul.
  • I could not help but imagine that Prahlada is Palestine and HiranyaKashyap is Israel and Lord Vishnu is God Almighty or Allah by whatever name you can call.
  •  Like we Indians say "Bhagwan Ke Ghar main deir hai Andher nahin"
  • Means in Lords home there is hope and not despair.
  • Worth watching where we can relate Ancient Indian stories in the present world. 

Weapons

  • This movie was watched on the big screen.
  • I liked the movie concept where the movie slowly reveals itself with characters.
  • Initially it is confusing but with each character the story becomes more and more clear.
  • Movie deals with witchcraft and how people become like weapons in the hands of the witch. 
  • The witch can use them as weapons as she pleases.
  •  In a sense this movie is like "Laapata Ladies" where you think movie is complex but actually is a simple story.

 

Thursday, 7 August 2025

Jurassic World, F1, Saiyaara, Son of Sardaar

Watched few more movies as mentioned above.

Jurassic World : Rebirth

  • This movie was watched on the big screen
  • Too good movie.
  • It shows a bit like how imperialists go to equator type climate to "loot and plunder".
  • Dinosaurs just happen to be a "metaphor".

F1

  • This movie was watched on the big screen.
  • This Brad Pitt character in the movie is like a real "alpha male".
  • Difficult to beat an alpha male like Brad Pitt character.
  • Let us face it actual F1 is much more "dynamic" with involvement of hundreds if not thousands of people more.
  • But this movie does an honest effort to bring the characters of F1 to life.
  • Worth watching and there is no doubt that this movie getting highest rating in Book My Show.

Saiyaara

  • This movie was watched on the big screen.
  • What I felt that this movie does not show anything special or new.
  • Lovers getting separated and meeting again after few months or years has been shown in countless movies, movies like Jab We Met among others.
  • What this movie brings in is two new actors who became superstars literally overnight.
  • Needless to say those two actors must have gone into shock.
  • They would not have imagined it would have such a big hit.
  • Now a new life awaits them as their private lives would become public and they would be chased by "Paparazzi".

Son of Sardaar 2

  • This movie was watched on the big screen.
  • Very good performances by all actors.
  • I liked the movie.
  • Special mention I would like to make is of Deepak Dobriyal who is just unrecognizable as a Transgender.
  • I mean the movie got finished then I realized that Deepak Dobriyal was not erroneously mentioned in the credits. He is in the movie
  • Also the India Pakistan link is vital in the movie. Else the story would just "derail".

Gamechanger, Novocaine, Nilgiris

Watched the above three movies over the past few days.

Gamechanger

  • Watched this Ram Charan starring movie on Zee 5.
  • Too good movie. 
  • I saw intense acting by Ram Charan and other actors.
  • It is blend of Tamil and Telugu stars and is too good.
  • It will make you want to watch more performances by the actors like in their earlier movies.

Novocaine

  • This movie was watched on Prime Video.
  • Too good fast paced movie.
  • Movie was nice but just my personal opinion here that the tattoo artist did not deserve the beating which the hero gave.

Nilgiris : A Shared Wilderness

  • This was watched on the big screen
  • Too good movie and shown wildlife of Nilgiris which is near Ooty.
  • Perhaps one of its kind is this Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve and definitely needs to be preserved for future generations.