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Welcome Home (2020)
Disguised as a thriller, this one's a superb woman empowerment film
Based on a true story, the ending implies. When the movie starts, we are introduced to a simple, small town woman, Anuja who is about to be married to a toxic man. She is brought up by a misogynist father and she can't see men in any different way. For her, it is how it is, she doesn't control her life, it is left to the men in her life. When she meets another woman at her place of work who seems different from her at the surface, she immediately seeks solace in her friendship. But only later does she find out, even this friend has a misogynist brother who controls her life! There's one scene where the two discuss their mothers. That's solid screen writing. This movie is about Anuja's character arc more than anything else. It's also about how she rids her life of misogyny.
We are never told the back story of the psycho family,
but as the mystery unveils, the chilling details evolve. This is not the regular run of the mill blood fest, but is an intricately constructed film where deep social issues are explored. Even the family is not shown like cinematic nut jobs. They have their own moral codes and ethics in their own twisted way.
This is by far one of the best Indian movies made in this genre, where everything comes together. Solid acting, great script ll, wonderful camera work and editing. Special mention to the music director, Meghdeep Bose for using a mix of silence and nerve wrecking music to communicate the mood.
I will not recommend this film to anyone who can't stand gore, violence and adult content. This is too raw. But if you appreciate good cinema and can sit through the gore, you will not be disappointed.
Penguin (2020)
An experiment gone horribly wrong!
I usually don't write reviews. But this movie was one of the most frustrating films I've watched, so I had to write one. Ok, so they've set out to make a stylish slow boiling thriller. They accomplished half. The visuals are pleasing and they set the mood. But the plot? Its wafer thin. So many wasted characters who have nothing to do. Strange angles are presented but never explored. The whole point of the plot, which was of abducting a child, is left unexplored. And there are so many unexplained happenings. Here are some questions that are left lurking-
Why doesn't any one in the movie react to any abnormality?? What was that interval scene about? Everyone completely forgot about superhuman qualities post interval and why wasn't the kid taken to a psychologist for PTSD? He assaults a man with a weapon! Which mom will be so careless with a kid especially after finding him after 6 long yrs? half the movie seemed to validate the first husband's accusal. She amost always seemed to lose the kid! And what was that nonsense about sign language and late night rhymes? How did the kid start talking suddenly?
The guy who played Gautham - was he made of wax?? The whole plot was rubbish and the payoff was the silliest. And the dialogues! I'm almost sure some one with an emotional quotient of a sixth grader wrote this! In one scene a friend compares a breakup with a lost child to convince the mom to cheer up. That sums up the movie for me.