u/kurianandgeorge_007

The only good thing about this movie was that sick 21 minute long single take fight scene (which obviously was edited and not really a pure oner).

Extraction 1 had a really good ending that left us feeling uneasy. It still confuses me why exactly they felt like making a sequel this forced to a movie that was an absolute gem of a movie.

Extraction 1 was easily one of my all-time favourite Netflix exclusives back then. I was the first person in the world who was hyped for the sequel when it got announced.

The disappointment I felt watching this mediocre forced bs was so heavy and I don't think people talk about this duology enough.

And a 3rd part for this...... Extraction should've been left as a solo movie. It was perfect. Ugh.

Heard it's decent but wasn't good enough for its scale. It's almost been a year since it came out but still no news about its streaming rights.

This is huge if true! Especially with a phenomenal actor like Matthew McConnaughey!

Damn.

Some of these movies were received with mostly mixed opinions but good lord I wish I could see the world the way these cameramen could see. Such amazing frames.

Ik I missed out on a lot of other movies with stellar camera works too but these are the ones that come to my head whenever "cinematography" is a topic in conversation

Ajesh in Ponman is easily the BEST, but I think Palthu Janwar could be a reaaaally close second.

The movie was a flop when it came out especially because of how draggy it was halfway through, but I personally enjoyed the movie to its core when it came out.

The charater was so complex; a young dude who is unfortunately a failure at everything ends up doing a job he is not interested in.

Ends up messing up a very basic job and accidentally takes an>! innocent dog's!< life, further depreciating his confidence level.

Gets played around by his senior officers.

Decides to quit.

But proceeds to understand how the magic lies in how you do the work with passion and the paybacks are the resulting smiles you'd spread after saving a life.

It was all so beautifully done and it's kinda criminal how underrated and unnoticed the movie ended up being.

And as for the movie, I'd understand how someone would dislike it especially looking at how wafer-thin the plot was, but the entirety of the movie so cute and the humour was so lighthearted I loved it.

What do you guys think?

It's very distracting while eating an idli no??

Kore sthalath ith Njan kandittind. Innu Amma idli indaakkeeppo Ammayum ittu idlimme carrot.

Ithenthua Ingane? What's the point?

Not many movies prove successful when it comes to instilling emotional rollercoaster in humans while watching.

And if the emotion in question was anxiety and a sense of nervousness, the number of movies that have ever managed to get it right is borderline handful.

I happened to rewatch 'Traffic' (2011) last night and good lord did they nail it. Throughout the entire film, the only thought that was in the viewer's mind was the constant doubting as to whether they'll be able to make it to the hospital in time.

And it was a human heart they were trying to transport. One small mistake or a rushed brake and the heart would've gotten damaged and be of no use. They did all the stunts with that car with a delicate human part in a box with them.

The whole "reversing the car" sequence was insane.

The entire plot was fresh. The setup was fresh. The emotions were so in check. Literally all the characters had stakes in this movie.

The music was so in check and it felt like one huge module of a movie rather than just music being separate with the movie being entirely different in themes from the theme the music was trying to set up. I don't know if I made sense with this line (lol), but it does in my head. Trust me.

Every single passing second in the movie felt like it was on the clock. It felt like we were on that mission WITH them.

This was a masterpiece.

Rajesh Pillai left us too soon. He could've been one of the greatest filmmakers to ever exist in our industry by now if he had focused on living a healthier life.

You were a legend who never got the chance to be called one, sir.

R.I.P

Honestly disappointed just a tadddd bit. But it's okayyy...

We have a megathread to talk about the movie. This post is just to talk about what this combo has done for our industry's music catalogue.

From Kaththi to Master to Beast to Leo to Jananayagan. It's been a fun journey for music fans.

Jananayagan sounded a bit low-quality compared to the other previous works I just mentioned. But it's whatever man...

I love Chella Magale and has been on loop after I watched the movie.

What did you think of this duo? Naa kandippa miss pannum.

Aana indha Jananayagan album I don't think I'd find myself playing whenever I'm bored or sitting alone. That was not the case with the previous works lol... Such a mid work🥀

VAMOSSSSS!!!

I have a very defined hateful relationship when it comes to AI's involvement in movies, but this movie confused me.

I don't know if many people remember this news, but Prakash Raj gave his voice to dub Amitabh Bachchan's scenes in Vettaiyan when it was about to release.

Its first teaser had Prakash Raj's voice, and one of the biggest criticisms they faced for that teaser was how the voice didn't fit Amitabh Bachchan in his portions in the teaser. The makers surprisingly paid attention (which is a rare occasion in our industry) to this and decided to go down a route that was very unconventional, but still effective.

They modelled Bachchan's voice using AI and made him speak tamil in the movie. And it worked really well too.

This post is NOT about the movie's overall quality, so please don't hate-bomb Vettaiyan in the comments.

I just wanted to know what your thoughts were on this artistic choice by the makers of the film and what your opinions are on minimal involvement of AI in movies IF it is a healthy contribution to the movie.

A work can indeed be called as "AI Slop" if simple easy stuff in movies that could've been easily made by the filmmakers with a schedule and camera in hand end up being made by generative AI to cut down costs. That's a case of sincere human effort replaced by lazy plagiarism using AI.

But this was a healthy choice of technological involvement in movies, and I didn't feel like calling it "slop" and it STILL confuses me regarding what MY stance is regarding this topic.

They did put a lot of effort into making the rest of the movie and the only part in this film that involved the usage of AI was for the betterment of the movie. And it worked too.

Could this choice be called "responsible use of AI in movies" and considered healthy if there is genuine effort in the movie's betterment? What do y'all think of this?

Would we still accept it if other movies in future do this?

I'm seriously confused about how GVM is going to handle this situation. Will a Chapter 2 even happen?

Adhukku modhal la indha padam release aaganam.... Adhum aagale..... Enna panna pore nn puriyale....

Because like even if he gets to release this movie after solving whatever issues they're facing with this movie (and that's a BIG IF), the movie wrapped up filming back in like 2017 and has been trying to release for 9 years and we don't even know if the contents of the movie has aged well for today's audience.

It prolly has an unnecessarily squeezed-in romance arc with an actress with little to no involvement in the plot and a couple of well-filmed music sequences, all of which are things about movies that are heavily frowned upon in today's world.

Everyone in this movie has aged 9 years now. Vikram doesn't seem like he's interested in putting in effort into releasing this movie. Harris Jayaraj doesn't make good music like he used to back in those times anymore. Vinayakan no longer looks like what he does in this movie's trailer.

How on earth is he gonna pull off a sequel with this???

Everything looks even more bleak and confusing when we think about a CHAPTER 2 being in the pipeline. I honestly think he's going to somehow release the first chapter and call the franchise off and finish it off without a proper ending to his story.

This is probably going to end up like GVM's Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu. It also had an unfinished ending and a sequel-baiting tail-end (which was compleeeetely unnecessary and ruined an otherwise perfect movie btw). We're never going to see that story end either because the film flopped.

This is probably going to be the saddest flops we're going to witness in the history of Tamil Cinema and the most unfinished story we're ever going to have to settle with.

It's honestly sad to see GVM's situation rn tbh.

Enth neat aayirunnu Nothing OS!! Ippo ivarum thodangi... Ofc it is optional and we can opt out the installation.

But this is still disappointing 🚶🏻‍♂️

Leaving all the issues aside, i just wanna talk about the title design for the new Alphonse Puthren movie 'Vijayam' and how it doesn't really feel as fresh as his other title designs used to.

His title designs always used to be so creative. The title cards used to convey EXACTLY what the movie and the title was supposed to mean together.

Premam-

The movie was about Nivin Pauly's character trying to figure out a love life for himself. The movie later symbolises love using a butterfly. The title design was exactly this. Easily one of the most creative title designs I've ever come across.

Neram-

Time. It waits for no man. The movie was about Nivin Pauly's character trying to figure out a major chaos in his life with limited time on his hands. The title design was in the form of a sand clock, showing time running out.

Gold-

Say whatever about the movie, but the post is not about the movie's quality. The title design is the word "GOLD" written in blue with a yellow underlying layer of the same word. Exactly like how the movie is about a bunch of blue speakers that were actually gold blocks in disguise.That was exactly the plot of the movie!

They were all carefully designed masterpieces of title designs. So creative.

Idk what happened with Vijayam, but it looked so generic. Yes the title design has a bikes tyre marks and a load of dirt on it which is supposed to show dirtbike racing or something....but it looks so generic. A lack of creativity or something like that. It doesn't really leave much to the viewer's interpretation.

Idk how to explain. I hope y'all got the point I'm trying to make.

What does he mean by "ee thathamma pennenne kadichaal njan mulakaayi maarum"

What......... Entho poetic meaning aanu ennu thonnunnu but I tried to figure it out for days but still can't figure out what that means. Someone educate me.