Trapped as the name leads it is obliviously a survival flick.
Rajkumar Rao as Shaurya who leads an average life of any single man working on a normal job routine. He rents an apartment in the 35th floor of a 40 something floor building. The hitch here is its is in the middle of the happening city yet deserted by itself or isolated from the people's world.
So Rao takes us with him on his struggle ride when he gets himself locked in his flat on the first day he moved in. The next 80 mins in the movie are about how he fights for survival locked in without no water no electricity and no food. We see him struggle through psychic reactions, hallucinations, growing impatient, crying, growling losing hope. All the above said expressions perfectly convinced by Rajkumar Rao.
What I particularly like about the movie is the end message as you take it is very subtle and up to you.
It can be from what came to my mind
1. You can end up in a big hole if don't think logically and fall for cheaper options. 2. Even the minute careless negligence of an everyday action can put you in a big struggle for life. 3. My favorite one: there are still chances that you will be surrounded by hundred thousand people but nobody will hear you or see you though you are seeing and hearing them. It's like situations can camouflage your presence and makes you disappear.
I wouldn't say this is a perfect survival flick it has its own flaws in it, you might feel it is depressing disturbing and not to the logic but still I would recommend it because compared to other films of the same genre like 127 hours or cast away or life of pi where the struggle situation happens in middle of nowhere. The point in this story it happens right in the middle of a populated area and yet he is isolated.
Reference to no of days or the place (looks like Mumbai but was not explicit) could have added more of impact to the audience.
Rajkumar Rao as Shaurya who leads an average life of any single man working on a normal job routine. He rents an apartment in the 35th floor of a 40 something floor building. The hitch here is its is in the middle of the happening city yet deserted by itself or isolated from the people's world.
So Rao takes us with him on his struggle ride when he gets himself locked in his flat on the first day he moved in. The next 80 mins in the movie are about how he fights for survival locked in without no water no electricity and no food. We see him struggle through psychic reactions, hallucinations, growing impatient, crying, growling losing hope. All the above said expressions perfectly convinced by Rajkumar Rao.
What I particularly like about the movie is the end message as you take it is very subtle and up to you.
It can be from what came to my mind
1. You can end up in a big hole if don't think logically and fall for cheaper options. 2. Even the minute careless negligence of an everyday action can put you in a big struggle for life. 3. My favorite one: there are still chances that you will be surrounded by hundred thousand people but nobody will hear you or see you though you are seeing and hearing them. It's like situations can camouflage your presence and makes you disappear.
I wouldn't say this is a perfect survival flick it has its own flaws in it, you might feel it is depressing disturbing and not to the logic but still I would recommend it because compared to other films of the same genre like 127 hours or cast away or life of pi where the struggle situation happens in middle of nowhere. The point in this story it happens right in the middle of a populated area and yet he is isolated.
Reference to no of days or the place (looks like Mumbai but was not explicit) could have added more of impact to the audience.