Three Of Us (2023):
Brief Review -
Struggles with some of its own intellectual theories but still stands out as the most intelligent work amidst all the mindless cinema we witnessed throughout the year. Bollywood is lying dead on quality content, and it's been 3 or 4 years, maybe, since we have had a classic cinema. The last one I remember must be "Ramprasad Ke Tehrvi." Three of Us attempts to bring those quality cinema days back when the industry is not thinking about content but only money. Kudos to the entire team, from actors, writers, producers, crew, and the director, for standing with the film because this kind of cinema is needed to prove the difference between a movie and a cinema. Cinema and its quality are best defined by mature subjects, subtle storytelling, and artistic vision. Your commercial cinema, which is loved by the brainless masses, can never replace or overtake that. Keep that in mind always. Three of Us has a lot to offer as pure artistic and intelligent cinema, but somewhere it falls short of its own potential. I am saying this because when I sit for a quality movie, I don't expect it to go mainstream or safe, just to end things in a simple way so that everyone can understand. Make it difficult and intellectual so that the viewer feels challenged. It should become a challenge to his critic's brain. This Avinash Arun's film has some of those moments that challenge you as a viewer and then suddenly become a typical drama for all those low-school movie buffs. The metaphor of dementia is not new in the cinematic world. You want to revisit the memories and relive them because soon you are going to forget them-that's the main metaphor here. Then stick to it. Why waste time with childhood love stories and a sort of new-age relationship complexity? All the characters were 40+, so I expect them to be mature enough rather than regretting the old times. That's the only problem with the film; otherwise, it's a very good attempt. Again, thanks to all the actors and the entire team for giving their time and best efforts to something that's overlooked by everyone but is worthy.
RATING - 6.5/10*
By - #samthebestest.
Struggles with some of its own intellectual theories but still stands out as the most intelligent work amidst all the mindless cinema we witnessed throughout the year. Bollywood is lying dead on quality content, and it's been 3 or 4 years, maybe, since we have had a classic cinema. The last one I remember must be "Ramprasad Ke Tehrvi." Three of Us attempts to bring those quality cinema days back when the industry is not thinking about content but only money. Kudos to the entire team, from actors, writers, producers, crew, and the director, for standing with the film because this kind of cinema is needed to prove the difference between a movie and a cinema. Cinema and its quality are best defined by mature subjects, subtle storytelling, and artistic vision. Your commercial cinema, which is loved by the brainless masses, can never replace or overtake that. Keep that in mind always. Three of Us has a lot to offer as pure artistic and intelligent cinema, but somewhere it falls short of its own potential. I am saying this because when I sit for a quality movie, I don't expect it to go mainstream or safe, just to end things in a simple way so that everyone can understand. Make it difficult and intellectual so that the viewer feels challenged. It should become a challenge to his critic's brain. This Avinash Arun's film has some of those moments that challenge you as a viewer and then suddenly become a typical drama for all those low-school movie buffs. The metaphor of dementia is not new in the cinematic world. You want to revisit the memories and relive them because soon you are going to forget them-that's the main metaphor here. Then stick to it. Why waste time with childhood love stories and a sort of new-age relationship complexity? All the characters were 40+, so I expect them to be mature enough rather than regretting the old times. That's the only problem with the film; otherwise, it's a very good attempt. Again, thanks to all the actors and the entire team for giving their time and best efforts to something that's overlooked by everyone but is worthy.
RATING - 6.5/10*
By - #samthebestest.