tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post6774731755744064463..comments2023-10-28T11:09:18.671+05:30Comments on Cinemascope: Shanghai [2012]Shubhajithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02040495040897333606noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-45823831463540707432012-07-03T09:53:03.117+05:302012-07-03T09:53:03.117+05:30Yes, indeed! The director never sacrificed realism...Yes, indeed! The director never sacrificed realism or grittiness for the sake of easy appeal - he stayed true to the conviction with which he made the film, and that remains the biggest takeaway from the film.<br /><br />As soon as I'd seen the trailer of Shanghai I'd come to know that this is slated to be Z transplanted to India. I'd loved the French film and hence was curious as to how this would turn up - I'm happy that it turned out quite well.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your views on this film here.Shubhajithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040495040897333606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-84601693493792328962012-07-02T21:55:46.986+05:302012-07-02T21:55:46.986+05:30Shanghai is a kind of film that comes on very rare...Shanghai is a kind of film that comes on very rare occasions to rejuvenate my faith on Bollywood. Subtle portrayal of gray area, unexpected changes of equations, inconclusive climax, and most importantly at the end you keep wondering about the dichotomy of right & wrong! A fervent activist ends-up writing a book, a murderer gets a job in IBP, a CM who was thought to bring India to glory ends up in court, a woman whose significance is not more than just being a wife of deceased gets an important position in IBP, and a sleazeball porno-movie maker does one thing right in his entire lifetime ends-up a fugitive!<br />That's way how it is in real world, the gray area between right & wrong is beyond layman's grasp, and this was communicated by Dibakar with sheer subtlety. Amazing!Parixithttp://www.screwism.comnoreply@blogger.com