The only one thing that can be criticized about rock star movie if at all is, if Imtiaz had made this movie to get a commercial hit, then he made a blunder. He knows the formula to appeal to the gallery and could have easily made one. But it seemed more like the one which is straight from the heart. This movie grows on you like all A.R.Rahman music. Take most of the albums of rehman and people liked after listening to it several times. In fact a classic book, scotch whisky, bitter gourd, and many such intense things are liked with times and experience. Rock star belongs to this category. OMG, how much intensity, how much depth, how much subtle and how much intrinsic.. It gets into the subconscious as it’s a very serious movie , a rhetoric on freedom, choices, love , music , achievement , standards, right, wrong .. Each of these is said in a very abstract manner, yet hard hitting method. In that sense the movie is very engaging and one can’t watch this in a light hearted manner.
The best thing about the movie is Ranbir and his characterization. One wonders, if this could be the inspiration from Imtiaz own life, or else how can one get into such intricate details, most of it unsaid but still communicated. One has to love life, to like this movie. There is a rebellion in ranbir yet very loving, very possessive yet detached, and there are so many shades to his character that, it does not fit into black and white understanding. This is what the leading characters say about life. There are caught in a web called society and a chance meet is the discovery about their innate comfort with each other but not explicitly stated or admitted. It s too late for them and they missed one another. They come together and destiny separates them.
They are willing to give up the passions for being together but they get incarcerated in their passions and compulsions. The treatment of the movie is at least 3 years ahead of time and editing is extremely innovative. The details in the screenplay is amazing and seems very complicated but actually too detailed.. The shot divisions, the lighting, are not like a typical Indian movie at all. It’s very perspective and real too.
What can one say about Rehman music. Re recording is so aptly done that , at many points, there is just that natural ambience sounds and no music. The songs touch the deepest chord and aur ho, job hi chahoon, sada haq can be anthems for people in love. The lyrics are so much contemporary and the expression has the romantic poetry and also the rationality of future mind set.
Ranbir is the star of next 2 decades. He reminds one of Hrithik in koi mil gaya , aamir khan in few scenes, farhan akhtar, and Shah rukh khan in many other scenes. He is a complete actor and this movie gave him greatest scope to prove his prowess as there are so many shades to his character in the movie.
It’s an out and out Ranbir, imtiaz and rehman movie.. Nargis acted either as if it’s her 50th movie or she is experiencing this in real life. If movie can be a space for philosophy and platform for issues, then this movie has plenty of issues concerning change, youth, society, patterns of thinking, stereo types , paradigms , and many more subtle issues. If you are a serious movie buff.... do not miss to watch this 2 times.. If you want a chilled movie and only regular time pass, avoid this as you will tend to damage the new trend of movie making ... A great intellectual, emotional and spiritual treat.. Imtiaz proved once again that he is a class apart and Rehman proves to himself how he can keep giving us immortal music.
There are movies that entertain, there are movies that make a mark, there are movies that are feel good that are classic and that are very successful and other wise... But rock star doesn’t belong to any category and its a reflection, it’s a novel, it’s a work of an art of philosophy.
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