It was the first time I went to the cinema to see an Indian movie. Temporarily gave up the original plan "A Cloud Made of Rain in the Wind", and went to see "The Tuner". On the one hand, it is because of the good reputation of this film, and on the other hand, because there are many good Indian films in recent years, but I don’t have much contact with it, so I want to feel it intuitively.
The cinema is small and the audience is small, but the viewing process did not disappoint me. As a suspense comedy, I think "The Tuner" does a good job. Whether it is the twists and turns of the plot reversal, the black humor that emerges from time to time, or the skilled use of camera language, they are all exciting enough to be watched.
The short section at the beginning of the film is relatively gentle, the blind male protagonist Akash who is addicted to music, Sophie who appreciates Akash's talent, as well as the smooth and cheerful piano music and Indian singing and dancing, seems to say that this is a dream about music, about Inspirational story of love. But the male protagonist's act of hiding that his blindness is fake also dooms the follow-up development of this story to not be simple.
"The Tuner" is adapted from the 2010 French short film "The Tuner". The original film was short, and the story ended abruptly with the sound of the male protagonist's piano, leaving more room for the audience to imagine. The story after the adaptation seems to have finished telling the cause and effect, but the final ending is also full of suspense. Akash, who was invited to Plummer's house for a special performance, confidently played a song, and the corpse in the pool of blood shocked him. When he played another song, he couldn't calm down, and the melody became impatient. Since the film entered its climax stage, the smooth reversals continued one after another, continuing to the end, regardless of the audience's tense nerves.
A series of reversals have created the evil of human nature for most of the characters. Akash, the hostess Simi, the policeman, the policeman's wife, the little boy who was photographed secretly, the doctor, the aunt who sold lottery tickets and all the villains. It's just that some have struggled in their hearts, and some take it for granted. The little boy secretly filmed and stole the male protagonist's privacy in order to seek personal gain, and was indifferent to what happened to the male protagonist. Although taxi drivers had good intentions, they also participated in kidnapping and extortion for money. And although Sophie is outside the incident, she lacks the ability to correctly judge the incident. Believing lies easily, unwilling to listen to explanations, and will not continue to think about other possible reasons. So at first, he would be deceived by the male protagonist, but in the end, he soon believed what the male protagonist said, and complained against the male protagonist.
But does what the protagonist say must be true? What about the truth? Akash only saw the result, but didn't see the process. Did the gun go off or the police killed him? Is there really a huge amount of money? In the end, the male protagonist said "It's a long story, it's better to have a cup of coffee", which corresponds to the subtitles that appeared at the beginning of the film, so the whole film is narrated by the male protagonist? That is true and false and how to verify it?
There is a possibility that the ending or even the process that the male protagonist told Sophie at the end was false. Just like what the male protagonist said when he was making a transcript, the situation of revealing the truth and the real murderer without hesitation is just the male protagonist's imagination after all. In fact, the male protagonist didn't want to cause trouble, so he had to act until the end, and was blinded in the end, and he didn't give up the chance to regain his sight. After earning money with the doctor, he changed his cornea to restore his vision and continued to act as a blind man. He became a well-known artist in Europe. The sympathy for Simi was also in vain, perhaps only to win Sufi sympathy and forgiveness.
Simi said that there is no truth in what is said on TV. In the end, the male protagonist's cane pushed aside a can on the road, which made people feel chills down their spines. What is the truth of the matter? Maybe this story is just a story made up by the male protagonist when he saw the rabbit head on the walking stick.
From false blindness to true blindness, the goodwill of the male protagonist gradually disappeared. Although the male protagonist achieved revenge, he also sacrificed others. In fact, in the face of the situation in the film, many people are unable to retreat. When we start acting, life forces us to continue. In many cases, in the face of evil, although the idea of justice flashes, it is still difficult to have both. After all, human power is limited, and not everyone will choose to sacrifice their lives for righteousness. When the risk is too great, most people will choose to protect themselves and choose to live in peace.
Although Simi and the police deserve what they deserve, they should not be punished in this way, and the truth has not been made public. However, there is no way for us to discuss how true justice should be achieved. If a certain goal is achieved, sacrifice will inevitably be accompanied. Everyone has good intentions and bad intentions, it's just easier to carry out bad intentions. Just like a lyric in the film: Hostility doesn't cost money, friendship costs money, why is the heart more like a black hole? And those people with evil deeds together constitute such a society that is not very beautiful and not very real.
I still think the series of reversals right up to the last second of the movie are wonderful. The characters also switch between good people and bad people, and the plot is unimaginable. I don't know how to get out of the siege, and I struggle inside and don't know what to do. I enjoyed the urgency, and the survival in the midst of a crisis.
View more about Andhadhun reviews
