Picasso (2019) :
Brief Review -
An artistic portrait of one of the earliest folk form- Dashavatar in original format. Picasso is very much contented with its title which defines the artistic values of creative art forms such as painting and sculpture. The film is about Gandharva, a 7th grade student, very well mastered painter who gets a chance to go ahead to next level with his skills but is stucked by the financial conflicts. His father, once a great artist at his teenage has faced the similar financial issues, is now working at a theatre and sculpts lord Ganpati idols as well. While the film tells a never dieing message of 'Never Give Up', the sideline of old folk form Dashavatar adds a great cinematic touch to it. Prasad Oak is fine artist already and he gets another fine role to explore a different side of his talent. Child artist Samay Sanjeev as his son is excellent in every frame. His performance looks natural and matured which a big thing considering his age. The supporting cast does well according to situations and less screen space. These on screen things are certainly notable but the real victory of Picasso lies in off-screen materialism. The writting, the direction and the cinematography these three things make Picasso look more classy than what it is. The way director holds the narrative with his beautiful storytelling, the way cinematographer captures eye-pleasing yet creative frames and the way writer keeps the essence alive throughout the simple storyline is truly overwhelming. If there is anything Picasso lacks then it is the long time Impact in the story. A little bit more fascinating climax, and may be Picasso would have ended on a Classic Level. The runtime is short enough to tell this story and that's the soul of the film looks tiny. Nevertheless, it fulfills all the expectations one can have from a quality cinema. Picasso is more like a film festival material than a mainstream film so better make up your mind before entering this museum of musical art.
RATING - 7/10*
By - #samthebestest
An artistic portrait of one of the earliest folk form- Dashavatar in original format. Picasso is very much contented with its title which defines the artistic values of creative art forms such as painting and sculpture. The film is about Gandharva, a 7th grade student, very well mastered painter who gets a chance to go ahead to next level with his skills but is stucked by the financial conflicts. His father, once a great artist at his teenage has faced the similar financial issues, is now working at a theatre and sculpts lord Ganpati idols as well. While the film tells a never dieing message of 'Never Give Up', the sideline of old folk form Dashavatar adds a great cinematic touch to it. Prasad Oak is fine artist already and he gets another fine role to explore a different side of his talent. Child artist Samay Sanjeev as his son is excellent in every frame. His performance looks natural and matured which a big thing considering his age. The supporting cast does well according to situations and less screen space. These on screen things are certainly notable but the real victory of Picasso lies in off-screen materialism. The writting, the direction and the cinematography these three things make Picasso look more classy than what it is. The way director holds the narrative with his beautiful storytelling, the way cinematographer captures eye-pleasing yet creative frames and the way writer keeps the essence alive throughout the simple storyline is truly overwhelming. If there is anything Picasso lacks then it is the long time Impact in the story. A little bit more fascinating climax, and may be Picasso would have ended on a Classic Level. The runtime is short enough to tell this story and that's the soul of the film looks tiny. Nevertheless, it fulfills all the expectations one can have from a quality cinema. Picasso is more like a film festival material than a mainstream film so better make up your mind before entering this museum of musical art.
RATING - 7/10*
By - #samthebestest