Movie Discussion Thread Vol. 2

[Sapola]

12 hours ago, Sach4life said:

 

Here are some of the many films blocked from release due to political pressure:

 

▪️Anurag Kashyap’s Kennedy & Maximum City

▪️Honey Tehran’s Punjab 95

▪️Sandhya Suri’s Santosh

▪️Dev Patel’s Monkey Man

▪️Dibakar Banerjee’s Tees

 

To add to this censorships whoch happen in movies based on caste issues. Recent one being Homebound. Its embarrassing.

 

Ok so your list and words copied from here:

 

 

 

 

[Sach4life]

1 hour ago, Sapola said:

 

I saw some librandu film critic peddling the same list, in fact in the same order.

 

Let's get real. Every movie is propoganda. The monkey balancing makes it watchable for larger set of audience, but then that monkeybalancing is an act of propoganda itself.

 

You can get Kashmir files or Haider on extremes and in between them monkey balanced Shikara.

If you are on the side of Kashmir files, propoganda begins right at Shikara.

But if you are happy go lucky type fellow, you go with your extended family and watch Shikara, fell in woth love angle in midst a human tragedy and call it a day.

 

Now some of the movies on left side.... are quite bad, in their effort to humanising the bad side, they omit the tragedies faced by other.  "Son of poor headmaster" literally shoved down your throat....and thus making these movies unworthy of seeing the day light.

 

Again, i couldnt care less what side you are on and what you think of the 'other side'. Nothing should be censored because of political reasons. That is the point. I am not going to get into any other pointless discussion.

[Sach4life]

51 minutes ago, Sapola said:

 

Ok so your list and words copied from here:

 

 

 

 

 

Yeah, so?

[Unreal]

Everything should be censored in this age. In fact, Gen Z should tear democracy down and reinstate monarchy.

[Sach4life]

31 minutes ago, Unreal said:

Everything should be censored in this age. In fact, Gen Z should tear democracy down and reinstate monarchy.

 

You are so edgy and cool

[Sapola]

3 hours ago, Sach4life said:

 

Again, i couldnt care less what side you are on and what you think of the 'other side'. Nothing should be censored because of political reasons. That is the point. I am not going to get into any other pointless discussion.

 

There is nothing that is being censored or stopped from release (on OTTs).

 

Stopping stuff from mass release in theaters for the movies that are in extreme side of spectrum, happens everywhere in the world.

 

Sometimes it is a necessity to maintain law and order, sometimes to stop from sentiments getting hurt.

India had banned Da Vinci Code from release, and it was laughable but it is what it is.

 

I don't really read too much into it.

As much as I like freedom of speech, I also care for safety and well being of people who will have to bear the brunt.

 

#2 just because a movie is claiming to show the truth, doesn't mean it is showing the whole truth and it doesn't have an agenda. Again, I leave it to the competent authorities to take call on that.

 

Society matures with time, people had issues with Fire, which showed sisters in law engaging in a homosexual relationship, today it won't even raise an eyebrow anywhere.

 

[Sach4life]

4 hours ago, Sapola said:

 

There is nothing that is being censored or stopped from release (on OTTs).

 

Stopping stuff from mass release in theaters for the movies that are in extreme side of spectrum, happens everywhere in the world.

 

Sometimes it is a necessity to maintain law and order, sometimes to stop from sentiments getting hurt.

India had banned Da Vinci Code from release, and it was laughable but it is what it is.

 

I don't really read too much into it.

As much as I like freedom of speech, I also care for safety and well being of people who will have to bear the brunt.

 

#2 just because a movie is claiming to show the truth, doesn't mean it is showing the whole truth and it doesn't have an agenda. Again, I leave it to the competent authorities to take call on that.

 

Society matures with time, people had issues with Fire, which showed sisters in law engaging in a homosexual relationship, today it won't even raise an eyebrow anywhere.

 

 

Lol, thats bs. Complete bs

 

But i will leave this conversation because its pointless. Have a good day.

[AnK]

10 hours ago, Unreal said:

 

Reply not visible.

 

Now don't get me wrong, Ank. I still like you. You can peg me if you're into that kind of thing.

PS: I have no idea what pegging means, so take it in good faith.

That wasn’t a reply.

Just your quote used for his review of Dhurandhar.

 

Also only peg I know is this:- 🥃

[AnK]

Comparing a movie like Haider to Kashmir Files is an abomination.

 

One clearly had the worst of it’s kind propaganda behind it to just some how ignite old flames again.

 

The other was a pure piece of art set in a backdrop of two warring sides with do or die(kill) intent to keep the turf in their reign.

 

It’s not even comparable.

 

 

[Sapola]

It's crazy that how differently we see propoganda and pure piece of art.

[AnK]

29 minutes ago, Sapola said:

It's crazy that how differently we see propoganda and pure piece of art.

Because it is.

 

By the end of Haider you don’t really feel like punching someone in the face.

On the contrary you leave with a feeling that bygones should be bygones.

 

Inciting unrest within a nation is the Propaganda that should be avoided at all costs.

 

 

 

 

[Big Boss]

Propaganda aside, the movie is a must watch for anyone who likes watching movies. The direction, music, acting and the sets are extremely high quality. Violence is also pretty good. 

Pro BJP propaganda is there but very subtle. 

[Sapola]

1 hour ago, AnK said:

Because it is.

 

By the end of Haider you don’t really feel like punching someone in the face.

On the contrary you leave with a feeling that bygones should be bygones.

 

Inciting unrest within a nation is the Propaganda that should be avoided at all costs.

 

Judge film on its own merit, it's success with portraying subject it has chosen for itself, not what you think it should be. This is the same mistake Anupama and Sucharita and entire hip-hop film critic group is making with Dhurandhar.

 

 

[AnK]

1 hour ago, Big Boss said:

Pro BJP propaganda is there but very subtle. 

That’s the only visible propaganda and that too pro Current Govt. As Kandhar & Parliament attacks were clearly shown to be NDA-1 lapses.

And pretty much every government has done that while in power in the past.

 

There is absolutely no Anti-Muslim propaganda.

 

The journalist saying so are just outright lying.

Most likely they have been paid by Jio itself to keep the movie in limelight & it is showing fruits.

 

The politicians & Corporates benefit as usual & arm chair warriors verbally thrash each other & slum dwellers start rioting.

 

As usual….

Edited December 16, 2025 by AnK

[AnK]

3 minutes ago, Sapola said:

Judge film on its own merit, it's success with portraying subject it has chosen for itself, not what you think it should be.

Chosen subject is not more important than the message it wants to deliver to it’s audiences.

 

If the message at hand is flawd then no amount of crude or bitter truthful subject can make a film good.

[Sapola]

41 minutes ago, AnK said:

Chosen subject is not more important than the message it wants to deliver to it’s audiences.

 

If the message at hand is flawd then no amount of crude or bitter truthful subject can make a film good.

 

The message was pretty good and clear in Kashmir Files.

 

- Govt failed to protect its own cirizens, leading to their exodus which unfortunately wasn't the first ever.

 

[Unreal]

3 hours ago, AnK said:

That wasn’t a reply.

Just your quote used for his review of Dhurandhar.

 

Cool. That movies works really well only if you watch it without all the present hype and hoopla going around.

 

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 Also only peg I know is this:- 🥃

 

Same, but I don't know much about alcohol either.

 

8 hours ago, Sach4life said:

 

You are so edgy and cool

 

[AnK]

3 minutes ago, Sapola said:

 

The message was pretty good and clear in Kashmir Files.

 

- Govt failed to protect its own cirizens, leading to their exodus which unfortunately wasn't the first ever.

 

No 

The real sinister message was not to trust ppl of that faith no matter where you live.

Irrespective of region or ethnicity.

 

Same message was tried to be portrayed in Kerala Story.

 

 

Dhurandhar thankfully is free of that sort of propaganda.

[AnK]

This is what the messages used to be & rightfully so.
 

https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxtpNDhIwZ4ERs7ChqiYdLQLi7xhx0SsG3?si=UqQkS8zdTcSzj9ub
 

 

 

If one is at it to spread hatred then there is no true end to it…

[KnackChap]

1 hour ago, Big Boss said:

 

Pro BJP propaganda is there but very subtle. 

its not pro bjp but pro current ruling govt and PM. Both ic184 and parliament attacks took place when bjp abv was in power and the PM is shown as helpless.