"Once Upon a Time in India" is the same as these two films, with a strong personal touch of Amir Khan, but it is not refined enough, the narrative rhythm is a bit slow, the characters other than the protagonist are not full enough, and some parts are not logical. Come to think about it, ten years of sharpening a sword, this movie let me know the Amir Khan ten years ago in "Three Stupid"-not meticulous enough, but dare to think and dare to do, dare to speak the truth.
The whole film is 3 hours and 40 minutes, and it is very exhausting to watch. In fact, the storyline is very simple: during the British colonial rule of India, the Indians did not have a livelihood. A savvy young man bet against a British officer in a cricket match. The officer's sister liked the young man and secretly. Help, the guy finally won the game successfully, cheering India.
Compared with "Three Silly" and "Wrestling Daddy", this movie has too much room for improvement.
1. The narrative rhythm is too slow and the
plot is so simple. The normal movie control should be about two hours or so. However, many dialogues and plots in the film are somewhat procrastinated. The interspersed song and dance display should be a highlight, but sometimes it is too complicated. It's easy to make people impatient. When the dark clouds come and everyone cheers on the dance, I feel that there are too many characters and it is chaotic, and the dance is complicated and procrastinated.
2. The character image of the supporting role is not full enough.
Miss England just loves Bufan. The other people in the team voluntarily join in how they are influenced. The player who started to whistle the news in the early stage did not have enough ground for the love of the heroine. In the end, "submission" to Bufan was just for the plot.
People other than the protagonist are all to show how the protagonist is witty, courageous, good at reasoning, tenacity, and lack of a more complete character, which is a bit regrettable. If the white lady has some entanglements and sadness when interacting with her brother, it is normal. It is not that the young man who is
bound to this side will completely ignore the family relationship... 3. I always involuntarily think of logic. . .
Why did the white lady inexplicably love Bu Fan so deeply, and in the end she remained unmarried all her life. .
This is really exaggerating the protagonist's halo effect... Any similarity is purely coincidental. .
Bufan's persuasion to the villagers was almost accurate, and it was a bit exaggerated. .
After all, it is also an Oscar-nominated film that has won some awards and has many advantages.
1. The real
shooting environment is very difficult, and the historical scene is truly reproduced, which is worthy of admiration.
2. It leads people to reflect that
slaves are accustomed to being squeezed, and they only want the British ruler to show mercy instead of resisting. This is more like when devils swept China, people were busy kneeling and begging for mercy instead of uniting to resist. .
We are afraid of those in power, but we are full of disdain for those who are inferior to us. Therefore, whether we like or dislike the so-called "class" may depend more on our position in the "class".
I think if I watched this movie 16 years ago, I should be deeply shocked. I think if I watched this movie as an Indian girl 16 years ago, I would probably give a 5-star recommendation.
16 years later, pay tribute to Amir Khan!
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