Just watched Churuli and can't get out of its world
So I watched Churuli yesterday and I am still in the hangover of that movie, listening to its soundtrack on loop. I have watched many, many Hollywood movies, but this one felt more special than most of those, though maybe that could be recency bias but still. I won't talk about the possible theories of this movie, as there are many and I want to keep it that way in my head, like a puzzle.
But apart from that, the whole setup of that village and that shop... I'd love to experience living like that in the middle of a jungle with similar kinds of people. And the way this movie ended? Damn, that car scene.
And the symbolism in it, like those subtle hints throughout the movie that connected to the story told in the beginning but still we ignored... I am kind of relating that to my own life, like there were many obvious hints in my life too, but I still fell into the trap of my own mind.
Before watching this movie, I watched Sambhavam Adhyayam Onnu. After that, I searched for similar movies and came across this masterpiece, Churuli. Then another similar movie search led me to Maanaadu, which was also a really entertaining movie.
Btw, I had to watch Churuli in Hindi as I don't know Malayalam language and I am kind of jealous of you guys because you get to watch it in the original language with all the raw emotions intact. Hindi dubbing was shitty and quality I was able to find was not so good, which was another struggle.
Regardless, watching this movie felt like a trance level experience for me. Can you guys suggest something similar?