Dev D
Me thinks, the most interesting part in the film 'Dev D' occurs only at the fag end of it - when Dev supposedly gets a realization, as a car nearly runs over him. Unfortunately, the events in the film unfold very rapidly after this point and before you can blink, the film ends. It therefore becomes nearly impossible to savor this change in the character’s thought process and hence, in his life. I wished that it had got more screen time and I wished that the purpose of this film itself was this transformation.
Otherwise, I thought, the ‘materiality’ of the film maker with regards to his film was quite evident.
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I also firmly believe that it is very difficult to separate Anurag Kashyap the man, and Anurag Kashyap's films.
I do not normally do this, but perhaps you would like to read my post on the film (one amongst them)
http://theevilp.blogspot.com/2009/02/emotional-atyachaar-dev-d-scorches.html
I do agree that after a point the film and the filmmaker cannot be seperated - be it Anurag or anyone else.
read your blog. You have an intense writing style...
Now I am wondering if I should see this film or not...
it makes one wonder if the filmmaker is really serious about the redumption of his character. If u take that away, then the whole film is about how one man tries to dig his own grave. Yes, it can sound depressive.
About people being depressed after watching this movie, it is because Anurag's film belittles all the problems that you think you have. It just rubbishes them all away, and for a while you do feel empty and worthless.
The redemption of the character is unconvincing, because honestly Anurag himself doesn't know whether redemptions happen or not. It is as things happen in real life, at any point in your life. You do not really know. But you can always hope. And that is what the movie is.
As you have said, maybe, hope is.