I heard Sivakasi is a big hit and that Vijay is the next Superstar, beating even Vikram. I tried to watch the movie as objectively as possible. But really, the movie is sooooo full of bull^&%$%, its not even funny.
I am really worried about two things right now - the state of Thamizh cinema, and worse, the attitude of the people of Thamizhnadu. Really, is Sivakasi acceptable cinema? And, is Vijay's behavior acceptable any way you look at it? Are we really going to have an entire generation of young Thamizh guys trying to hero worship and emulate his actions in the movie?
Vijay harasses Asin, and also promises her that if she "izhuthu pothified", all men would fall at her feet. What crap! Try telling this to the millions of Tamil women getting harassed in PTC buses every day, even when they are totally wrapped up and wear dresses resembling tents? So, what does Asin do? She falls in love with him!!!!!!!!!So much for women's empowerment.
Vijay breaks EVERY single rule in the election commission guidebook, trying to get his sister elected. I agree the Indian electoral system has its flaws, but, impersonating the opposition candidate (Prakashraj's voice) and allowing his sister to think that her husband is dead because of Prakashraj....does it make any sense really? Is it morally acceptable?
There was a time when the hero used to always be a good guy, and somehow successfully fight the villain. But now, anything goes huh? The hero can be an even bigger sleazeball than the villain? And what about the podhu makkal? They seemed perfectly ok with Vijay's election rigging?
And the worst is yet to come - the last scene of the movie. Prakashraj's wife throws away her thali, and gives the green signal to her mom (Mooli mungari!!!) to kill him. Cut to the next scene. There are a bunch of fights, and Ms.Mooli is ready to kill Prakashraj, then Vijay saves him, and then everyone shakes hands and acts like they are the Hum aapke hain kaun family!!!
Is this really where Thamizh cinema, Thamizh kalaachaaram and Thamizh panpaadu are heading?
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Excerpt from my review
The average Tamil movie buff will enjoy it for its Yayy points ! Vijay fans such as myself will love it and write long reviews on it. His ' fan club' will lap up the punch lines, dialogues and horrid music even. Asin fans will definately enjoy this movie (She wears a fishnet top people......come on).
The rest of the movie-goers will loudly tsk tsk in the theatres, become over-logical in their interpretation of the movie, complain about how vulgar movies are these days and 'pooh pooh ' tamil cinema' . They will act as if they expected moral lessons from a 3 1/2 hour movie !
Some ' cool ' tamilians in Chennai will ask " Sivakasi, whats that " ? " Vijay is so cheap"!
Its ok Vijay ......
Hey,
I love good masala movies, and I really like Vijay too. Remember, my sis and I were the original Vijay fans, even during his really galeej days (when he acted in those Sanghavi movies). But Sivakasi sucks. Vijay's antics were outrageous - right from comparing Asin's shorts and top to you know what, to his election rigging (i know i keep harping about that, but if he is the next Rajni, obviously politics is also his next step, should he not have some civic responsibility?). Also, the background music is sheer cacaphony. Since when did the funeral beats (the drum ones) become acceptable thamizh cinema BGM, especially for the full length of the movie?!!
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