Vickydev Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 On 1/6/2024 at 5:25 PM, Lord said: 12th fail Another poverty porn film whereas poverty is glamorized in garb of honesty,khudaari etc while rich are denigrated as if its a crime and why is being IAS/IPS hyped so much? All they do is follow orders of uneducated ministers. Time pass movie nothing more than that Because of how tough it is to become one. The most ridiculous exams IMO TBF the film isn't just poverty porn it's based on a true life event. Candidates giving their last attempts at a difficult age (around late 20s) with not a lot of financial backing have unreal amount of emotions built up. coffee_rules 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffee_rules Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 On 1/6/2024 at 6:55 AM, Lord said: 12th fail Another poverty porn film whereas poverty is glamorized in garb of honesty,khudaari etc while rich are denigrated as if its a crime and why is being IAS/IPS hyped so much? All they do is follow orders of uneducated ministers. Time pass movie nothing more than that There is not much of poverty porn. Stark reality of rural India, bit toned down, reality is even more harsh. But it was acted and directed well. I thought VVC was just a producer, he has directed it as well. He has gone back to his roots one can say, quite surprised. Went past reservations and caste angle and made it a class issue in a he village. In reality, it will be UC vs OBC/SC/ST. Acting by all was superb. On 1/1/2024 at 3:00 PM, Lone Wolf said: After rave reviews &, insane hype... Finally watched 12th fail. Movie of the year surely. Vikrant Massey is Wow... Everyone loves an underdog story. Must watch movie. Best movie of last year ! Acting by all was good, length was perfect and a lot of story made sense. After Shikar, I had vowed not to watch another VVC movie , as he was KP sell-out. Never knew , until I watched. Vickydev and Lone Wolf 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffee_rules Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 50 minutes ago, Vickydev said: Because of how tough it is to become one. The most ridiculous exams IMO TBF the film isn't just poverty porn it's based on a true life event. Candidates giving their last attempts at a difficult age (around late 20s) with not a lot of financial backing have unreal amount of emotions built up. Typical liberal response to the movie…as if UC poor have it easy.. Vickydev and Lone Wolf 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Wolf Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 2 hours ago, coffee_rules said: Typical liberal response to the movie…as if UC poor have it easy.. Wasn't Gauri Bhaiya a backward class guy? He got six attempts as they showed in the movie but couldn't cross the final hurdle. Movie showed him in positive light as well & he became a cult character along with Pandey. UC haters will never be satisfied anyway. coffee_rules 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 They showed Gadar 2 in my area's PVR today, gave it a shot since I liked Gadar. Faltu movie, walked out with around 40 min left. Tomorrow Jawan, wish me luck. Before this had watched Sam Bahadur and Animal. Also Wonka, enjoyed that movie the most among recent watches. Saturday evening show Merry Christmas (Hindi), excited for that. Love both Sriram Raghavan and Vijay Sethupathy's work. Depending on reviews may watch Captain Miller next week, again Dhanush is good, heard that the new director is one to watch out for in the future. raki05 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 (edited) Watched TVF's Aspirants when it first came out. 12th Fail must be similar in theme, no? Maybe add some emotional manipulation and poverty porn. Same ghisa pita entrance exam thing, already had an overload of that from TVF, hence skipped. As a society we are too obsessed with these competitive exams, merely cracking it is seen as the endgame, which it isn't. Edited January 10 by Gollum raki05 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffee_rules Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 (edited) 55 minutes ago, Gollum said: Watched TVF's Aspirants when it first came out. 12th Fail must be similar in theme, no? Maybe add some emotional manipulation and poverty porn. Same ghisa pita entrance exam thing, already had an overload of that from TVF, hence skipped. As a society we are too obsessed with these competitive exams, merely cracking it is seen as the endgame, which it isn't. Quite contrary to that, it was a pleasant movie. Didn’t see any propaganda material or emotional melodrama. UPSC competitive exams is the only way out for lower middleclass to get out of poverty, they show how much poor UC value education. Lesson for other minorities . Only 2.5% clear UPSC, easier to go abroad and get a decent living than clear UPSC for the UC. Edited January 10 by coffee_rules Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bharathh Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 I loved 12th fail. Awesome story and well acted out. No unnecessary melodrama and nonsense. Best Indian movie of 2023. Move over Ek hi banda kafi hai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 20 hours ago, Gollum said: Watched TVF's Aspirants when it first came out. 12th Fail must be similar in theme, no? Maybe add some emotional manipulation and poverty porn. Same ghisa pita entrance exam thing, already had an overload of that from TVF, hence skipped. As a society we are too obsessed with these competitive exams, merely cracking it is seen as the endgame, which it isn't. Exactly. Aspirants is more realistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 On 1/9/2024 at 8:17 AM, coffee_rules said: There is not much of poverty porn. Stark reality of rural India, bit toned down, reality is even more harsh. But it was acted and directed well. I thought VVC was just a producer, he has directed it as well. He has gone back to his roots one can say, quite surprised. Went past reservations and caste angle and made it a class issue in a he village. In reality, it will be UC vs OBC/SC/ST. Acting by all was superb. There was. All poor were shown as honest, honorable fellows while rich as manipulative and bitchy. As you said it side stepped the actual issue. Acted well but nothing new shown in the movie. Bit cliche how he got selected despite interviewers panning him. Doesn't happen in real world. On 1/9/2024 at 8:17 AM, coffee_rules said: Best movie of last year ! Acting by all was good, length was perfect and a lot of story made sense. After Shikar, I had vowed not to watch another VVC movie , as he was KP sell-out. Never knew , until I watched. I liked Mission Kashmir as a kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Kho Gaye hum Kahan on Netflix Good watch on current Insta generation. Adarsh Gourav is brilliant. Sidhant's story is relatable. coffee_rules and Number 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffee_rules Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 2 hours ago, Lord said: There was. All poor were shown as honest, honorable fellows while rich as manipulative and bitchy. As you said it side stepped the actual issue. Acted well but nothing new shown in the movie. Bit cliche how he got selected despite interviewers panning him. Doesn't happen in real world. I liked Mission Kashmir as a kid. It was based on a True story, not a commentary on contemporaey Indian society. Dushyant Singh (DSP) is shown honest despite being rich or UC, so is the main heroine. The interview part is inspired from 3 Idiots, it was totally predictable and it seemed forced that the main guy was a UC hater. Itna to banta hain, Bollywood mein. In Shikar, he showed Terrorists have a reason to be bad and it is because of injustices that were done to them that they chased out KPs. At least that kind of appeasement is not seen here. Hence, I was surprised about VVC. Yes, M-K was okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bharathh Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 12 hours ago, Lord said: There was. All poor were shown as honest, honorable fellows while rich as manipulative and bitchy. As you said it side stepped the actual issue. Acted well but nothing new shown in the movie. Bit cliche how he got selected despite interviewers panning him. Doesn't happen in real world. I liked Mission Kashmir as a kid. Not really. The MC keeps getting ripped off, beaten up, and robbed by other poor ppl coffee_rules 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Wolf Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 On 1/11/2024 at 12:03 AM, Gollum said: Watched TVF's Aspirants when it first came out. 12th Fail must be similar in theme, no? Maybe add some emotional manipulation and poverty porn. Same ghisa pita entrance exam thing, already had an overload of that from TVF, hence skipped. As a society we are too obsessed with these competitive exams, merely cracking it is seen as the endgame, which it isn't. I tried watching TVF stuff but I find it hard to get into Indian OTT product tbh. Panchayat Family Man & Scam 99 were the good ones. I am planning on watching Netflix's Railway men based on Bhopal tragedy & has gained some global traction too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 12th fail is a well made movie. Never understood why bureaucracy enjoys so much unchecked power and gets away with enormous amount of corruption and lethargy. Poore desh ki waat laga rakhi hai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffee_rules Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 1 hour ago, Number said: 12th fail is a well made movie. Never understood why bureaucracy enjoys so much unchecked power and gets away with enormous amount of corruption and lethargy. Poore desh ki waat laga rakhi hai. It’s been passed down by British, socialist system that we followed after Independence. Civil services was the main source of employment after British stopped all manufacturing businesses , other states Han Agriculture n India. Bureaucracy behaves the same in all countries, even the first world. Entitled lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandz Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Watched Rebel Moon, one of the best movies on Netflix in 2023 if not the best, must watch if you are a science fiction fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Merry Christmas 5/10 Hanu-Man 8.5/10...recommend all to watch this. Jai Hanuman. Mariyam and coffee_rules 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffee_rules Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 On 1/11/2024 at 10:14 AM, Lord said: Kho Gaye hum Kahan on Netflix Good watch on current Insta generation. Adarsh Gourav is brilliant. Sidhant's story is relatable. Vadde logon ki vadde vadde problems. Not a bad watch, nothing was irritating like the usual Bombay fare we get on OTT. Dil Chahta hain for the Gen Zs Lord 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bharathh Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 On 1/18/2024 at 4:46 AM, coffee_rules said: Vadde logon ki vadde vadde problems. Not a bad watch, nothing was irritating like the usual Bombay fare we get on OTT. Dil Chahta hain for the Gen Zs I couldn't relate to any of the protagonists. I found it incomprehensible. Started showing my age I guess. coffee_rules 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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