Today, after an hour of playing badminton, I and my friend went over to another's friend's house. She hadn't invited the others, so we had to slightly escape from the playing crowd. Within 5 minutes, a few other friends came over to her house in search of us. We had to hide in her room without lights. It was like entering a goosebump story. I had a small lamp in my hand in case of an emergency. And as my friend was talking them away, inside the room we sat, quietly. The dim street light from the windows were enough to see around the room. That time, I realised how hard silence was. As we also had a cool breeze outside, (which unusual because it is summer) it was like sitting in a dark room of a ghostly castle. We played ghost until others had left, and our friend let us out. It's hard to express how much fun we had in there, and this is the first time I ave ever experienced playing ghost! (we didn't play ghost actually!)
TL;DR - A Rare mainstream surprise with its heart in the right place. To begin with, I didn't expect any movie to make it to my blog this year, especially Dude. I was skeptical even while booking the tickets, and the pessimism only grew when a couple of close friends said they didn’t like it. For context: I didn’t enjoy Love Today , and Dragon was just okay. But if skepticism can ever lead to a pleasant surprise, Dude definitely proves it. I usually look for one out of two things from a film - a compelling narrative or solid entertainment. I don’t comment much on Tamil films because Tamil cinema, at least from what I have sampled, often misses both and at its worst, treats the female lead as an interchangeable prop, contributing no real agency to the story. It has been a long while since a mainstream entertainer offered a female character with intention, dimension, and presence. Dude does, and that alone deserves acknowledgement. PR struck like a typical Gen-Z actor in his first...
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