Do we even deserve good movies?

I, personally, think that we (tamil movie watchers) do not want us to elevate to a level where creators can treat us with some intelligent movie...

Aayirathil Oruvan, for all its flaws, still deserves a standing ovation. I used to not like Selva... but in this movie...he has tried to stand out from formula movies...

I have read lots of reviews of the movie... there are intelligent chaps quick to point out flaws and going out of way to find any small resemblance to Hollywood flick. But guys, hold on... is this not the first time a genre like this has been touched upon in tamil movie industry? For that, we should applaud...for it would pave way for other creators to walk that lane... Is it not ironic that in a culture that has 1000 years of history before the actual recorded historical period does not have any movies in the genre of "Brave Heart" or "Kingdom of Heaven" etc? How many of us really even know our history and appreciate it? We need more such movies to tell us our history...

We are so used to hero bashing up "N" number of goons... where "N" is exponential component of no. of movies the hero has acted...For ex. Vishal can now handle up to 100 goons, I believe. I also think the professional critics of the websites that we have are not professional. I mean, what research do they do before writing a movie for a historical fantasy movie like AO? Do they know what kind of enmity was there between Cholas and Pandyas? Do they what variation of Tamil language Cholas spoke? What script did they use? Nothing... yet they magnanimously award one star to such an effort?

AO is released in a world where Vettaikaran manages 3 stars! God save thy!

Aegan...

Ayyo...amma!!

Regardless.....Happy Diwali to all of you!

Rules rulz!

I have been diagnosed with movie watching syndrome. The fact that I know hindi, tamil and telugu has only added fuel to the fire. What ever might be the language there seems to be certain rulez followed, with an obedience of married women of ancient Indian civilization, by the movie makers.

1. Heroines are the dumbest women on the earth. They can fall for even silliest of trick. They have limited costume and brains!
2. A horror movie always has a semi-lunatic/lunatic person in the vicinity of the place of horror.
3. Villains always kidnap people to places with lots of drums and barrels.
4. Another one on horror movie... the maid of the house luks like a heroine with out make-up (ghost) and has borrowed voice from one of the character in star-wars!
5. I am yet to see a horror movie with out black colored cat. I advice police to replace all the dogs with Cats (black colored) as they can sense a murder even before it happens.
6. Heroes are like cartoon characters. There is no limit to what they can do. (Just like Bunny walks up in the air - thro a virtual ladder)
7. Action heroes are always bearded
8. Action heroes do not woo the heroine. How ever bad they are, heroines will be behind them.
9. Heroes' close friend will always die
10. Villains always choose the most time consuming methods to kill the hero there by giving him an opportunity to escape (like hanging'em up with a ice block beneath... so the moment ice melts.. hero will die)
11. Poor always loves the rich
12. Poor heroes' mothers are either widows or die.

These are few... there are lot more. Once you watch lotsa movies...you tend to grasp the trend!

God save movie watchers!