Glimpses of the hero's face are shown, sipping his coffee, with a serious expression on his face, typing away at his desktop... Somewhere in another corner of the city, in a dark damp basement, a few vigilantes are about to kill some corrupt government officials... The coffee-sipping hero is still typing. The two scenes are definitely related. The hero is definitely the mastermind. But, what is he typing? ... Parts of the screen show that he is typing some words.. in green.. and uppercase too. Been a while since I saw a UI like that.. weird, huh? But that's beside the point.
The old bald government officials are pleading for their lives now. They confess that they have been corrupt. "Who is not corrupt these days?", they rationalize. The scum have got some nerve. They are the reason the country is like this. My adrenaline is pumping. I can taste justice, even if it is just a movie. Makes me want to grab my Kalashnikov and go kill some bastards myself.
I can see the hero now; its Chiranjeevi, the megastar of Telugu movies. I wish I could see what he is typing. I want to understand the connection between what he is typing and the executions. It's like he is typing their death sentences. He is Justice. He is telling the world why they deserve to die. Wait.. there's a shot of him from behind, showing the monitor! I can see now... he is typing IN WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER!!! WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TYPING IN WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER, YOU FREAKING MORON!!
That just pisses me off.
Why is it so unimportant to follow logic in movies? When a scene is made, why cant it follow reason? Why cant it follow common sense? In a scene depicting Devaki and Vasudeva imprisoned by Devaki's brother King Kamsa, why would you show Devaki's nails painted red? Was Kamsa kind enough to furnish her with her toilette bag? When did Devaki find time to paint her nails? Between losing each child? Why is it okay for Rajinikant or Balakrishna to fly when they are portraying regular human beings in a movie? Why is this so goddamn unimportant to follow a logical scheme?
I keep hearing people say that its not important, that it is just a movie. But one cannot argue that it is imperfect; that it isn't the best. Is detail important, or not? People are getting used to missing the detail. This imbibes the notion that mediocre is just fine. That we do not need it to be perfect. That we do not need to be perfect and that a half-assed job is acceptable. The impact of these movies on the sub-conscious is tremendous. With each botched up job, a chance to create a beautiful piece of work, a chance to make it inspirational, that chance is lost.
Movies and theater serve a noble purpose - in addition to communicating ideas, they convey purpose and inculcate values. They entertain, yes, but they also inspire people to better themselves. Movies can splash ideals on canvas and make them look more colorful and less drab that they are. The television has been a revolution not because it lets us sit on the couch and be a lazy bum, but because it has brought awe inspiring ideas to the living room. It has always been the case that fact followed fiction, but that is because fiction knew no boundaries, and the dreamers have strove to picture the world the way it can be. Reality then caught up to these fantastic dreams.
Artists should be and have been on the forefront of bringing change in this world. Sadly, in India, these 'con' artists just want to make money. They probably revel in the fact that they are making a fool out of people. The more moronic the movie, the merrier the mirth when it is successful. But aren't they making a fool of themselves too?
Now in that scene, would it kill Chiranjeevi to use a text editor instead of a Media Player?
I'm just sayin', is all...
The old bald government officials are pleading for their lives now. They confess that they have been corrupt. "Who is not corrupt these days?", they rationalize. The scum have got some nerve. They are the reason the country is like this. My adrenaline is pumping. I can taste justice, even if it is just a movie. Makes me want to grab my Kalashnikov and go kill some bastards myself.
I can see the hero now; its Chiranjeevi, the megastar of Telugu movies. I wish I could see what he is typing. I want to understand the connection between what he is typing and the executions. It's like he is typing their death sentences. He is Justice. He is telling the world why they deserve to die. Wait.. there's a shot of him from behind, showing the monitor! I can see now... he is typing IN WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER!!! WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TYPING IN WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER, YOU FREAKING MORON!!
That just pisses me off.
Why is it so unimportant to follow logic in movies? When a scene is made, why cant it follow reason? Why cant it follow common sense? In a scene depicting Devaki and Vasudeva imprisoned by Devaki's brother King Kamsa, why would you show Devaki's nails painted red? Was Kamsa kind enough to furnish her with her toilette bag? When did Devaki find time to paint her nails? Between losing each child? Why is it okay for Rajinikant or Balakrishna to fly when they are portraying regular human beings in a movie? Why is this so goddamn unimportant to follow a logical scheme?
I keep hearing people say that its not important, that it is just a movie. But one cannot argue that it is imperfect; that it isn't the best. Is detail important, or not? People are getting used to missing the detail. This imbibes the notion that mediocre is just fine. That we do not need it to be perfect. That we do not need to be perfect and that a half-assed job is acceptable. The impact of these movies on the sub-conscious is tremendous. With each botched up job, a chance to create a beautiful piece of work, a chance to make it inspirational, that chance is lost.
Movies and theater serve a noble purpose - in addition to communicating ideas, they convey purpose and inculcate values. They entertain, yes, but they also inspire people to better themselves. Movies can splash ideals on canvas and make them look more colorful and less drab that they are. The television has been a revolution not because it lets us sit on the couch and be a lazy bum, but because it has brought awe inspiring ideas to the living room. It has always been the case that fact followed fiction, but that is because fiction knew no boundaries, and the dreamers have strove to picture the world the way it can be. Reality then caught up to these fantastic dreams.
Artists should be and have been on the forefront of bringing change in this world. Sadly, in India, these 'con' artists just want to make money. They probably revel in the fact that they are making a fool out of people. The more moronic the movie, the merrier the mirth when it is successful. But aren't they making a fool of themselves too?
Now in that scene, would it kill Chiranjeevi to use a text editor instead of a Media Player?
I'm just sayin', is all...
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