Its been a laidback week at work,so far.And I pray that the rest of the year is so,too 
There has been enough time to check FB every now and then,refresh my inbox every other second [of course,its a totally different matter that no mail ever arrives nowadays other than from Naukri and the likes].I’ve also had a lot of time to listen to my colleagues’ general banter over tea time.And,yesterday,they were ripping apart Vettaikaran.Today I read so much stuff on the net about how 3 Idiots doesn’t live up to the book or even to the hype surrounding it.I wonder,as I always wonder,about how we love to criticize no matter how the product is.
The logic is simple.A Vijay movie is ,after all ,going to be a Vijay type of movie.It would be stupid to expect it to be anything other than that.An introductory song,a few jokes,a pretty heroine to prance with,a bone to pick with a few bad villains,fights,a final revelation of how the hero is actually not a rowdy but a law abiding officer or collector or whatever.This is what you ought to expect.
A James Cameron movie{I’ve seen only one and that is Titanic and I’m going by that} is ,obviously ,going to be a visual spectacle.Its really unfair to compare the two.
Just like we expect subtle dialogues,brilliant music and no heroism in a Maniratnam movie,just like we expect a fun adventure in The Mummy and its sequels and just like we expect gruesome deaths in the Final Destinations.
Why aren’t people going to the movies with the right expectations ? Or going to the right movies for their expectations?
3 Idiots was a riot.I mean,I haven’t had this much fun watching a movie for quite some time.Its a fun movie.Its an unrealistic movie.You know nothing that they portray can happen in real life right from shot 1 where Madhavan manages to get away scotfree from the airport after faking a heart attack.And its only right to watch the rest of the movie in the same spirit and enjoy the fun ride.
So,people,this new year,make sure you either set your expectations according to the movie you’re going to watch or watch only those movies that fulfill your expectations.After all,when you can’t beat them, why not join them ?
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