How can any one possibly like this trash? this is the most stupid and senseless script ever. What is wrong with you people in India... seriously?? How can you allow producers and directors to insult your intelligence with such crap?? how??? why???
share^^I AGREE!!!!!
sharego back to hell.................................u shastra
share^I don't know why you have to insult someone liek taht. We don't like the movie, and this is a discussion board, so please take your immature insults somewhere else.
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hahahha <go back to hell.......u shastra> made me laugh!
and to shastra: fanaa may not be the best, but do you prefer krishh or bazzigar? or all those Srk movie?
i hope not!
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No i prefer well written films which make sense like Being Cyrus and Rang De Basanti. But what the hell is this?? a blind girl who roams around alone with some stranger faraway from home and dances on stage even better then someone who can see clearly?? yeah only dumb indian audience can accept such films. But i am sorry i am quite intelligent so i refuse to accept this crap.
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first u should know that even hollywood, who have lots of financial potentials, they also make *beep* yucky movies.
so even bollywood does too.
if u say why people like fanaa.. the plot is a crap etc.. then you should go post such topic in thousand other movies.. both holly and bolly or tolly
fanaa is not great but it's not that bad. the songs and the casts make these movie not horrible
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I wonder if you like movies like matrix, pirates of the carribean, etc.... (list is endless). Do these movies with impossible probablities make any sense in real life. NO. They are entertainers very much like Fanaa which we have here in India.
Fanaa isnt a bad or an unimaginable movie which one cant relate to. It is a good movie with some messy plots which if you think of are needed for the story to evolve. I wud rather watch an average movie with amazing performances than a good story movie with dull acts.
Well one those don't really compare to Fanaa. Matrix is a different situation, they explain EVERYTHING--it's set in the future. Fanaa is supposed to be happening as you and I type. Don't get me wrong, I like the movie, but the majority of Bollywood films aren't known for their realism or plausibility. If Devil Wears Prada had issues like Fanaa, I would agree with your comparison. And as for Pirates, it's a period film made by Disney, which explains itself. Besides, there has been no character greater than Captain Jack Sparrow :)
shareLOL! It's a freaking love story...what can you expect?! Many, actually most, love stories are unrealistic! You think Romeo and Juliet is realistic? How about "Sleepless in Seattle"? A Hollywood classic but completely unrealistic in real life - what woman would fly across the country to stalk a guy she only heard about on the radio? Compared to a lot of other love stories, the romantic plot of Fanaa isn't at all ridiculous. So what if a blind girl wanders around alone with a stranger or can dance better than most people? I really don't understand your obsession with trying to prove Fanaa as unrealistic and your obvious contempt for Indian audiences, going so far as calling them "dumb". You have only shown yourself to be immature and judgmental.
shareI didn't really hate or like Fanaa I don't know, it was just okay for me but it certainly didn't live up to all of the hype that people were trying to create and everyone saying it was such an amzing film, it really wasn't. Aamir Khan is a brilliant actor yes I'll give him that but I just somehow fail to be so impressed with Kajol as some people are. The story wasn't all that amazing either maybe it would have been better had someone other than Kajol played the part. I just don't find her as a very realistic beautiful and young, ripe, sweet and naive blind Muslim girl. It was just one of those films that tried to be like VEER-ZAARA but failed miserably in my opinion.
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k first of all shastra ur an ass.just cause a persons blind doesnt mean they cant do anythin better than anyone else.when ur blind ur other senses highten meanin they become better.also shes in love and trusts him so thats why she roams around with hm and hes not a stranger.also everyone has their own opinion the movies u like might not be the movies others like.in my opinion fanaa was a great movie cause of the cast and the storyline.i was cryin so hard while watchin this movie.i loved this movie so does that make me stupid cause i dont like what u like.no one asked u 2 accept what u dont like but accept that not everyone likes what u like oh and by the way romantic heartfilled audiences accept this movie not dumb indian audiences and nice intellegent people accept that people like this movie. Dumb people dont. so heres a tip 4 u stop critisizing ppl and get a life
shareShastraji,
Did you also feel that your "intelligence" was insulted with movies like The Matrix, X - Men, Spiderman, Harry Potter, Lord of The Rings, etc?
Different people enjoy different films. That does not make one less intelligent than another. It's called preference and an intelligent, decent human being should be able to respect that. To suggest that people who enjoyed Fanaa is intellectually challenged hints an element of prejudice on your part. I have a UK uni degree to proof that i am not intellectually challenged. Yet, i am so proud to say that i love bollywood films and i had especially enjoyed Fanaa. Bollywood at it's best provides escapism cinema that not even hollywood could come close too. And Fanaa was bollywood at it's best!
Of course, this whole concept may only be appreciated by those looking for escapism cinema. But, for those who does love doses of reality on screen, there are a lot of movies out there for them (bollywood and non - bollywood). It does not make them more serious, boring and cynical than those in the escapism cinema group. Again, it's just a matter of preferences. Therefore, do stop all these judgmental views on Fanaa's viewers and makers.
WHO SAID UK DEGREE QUALIFIES YOU AS INTELLIGENT? What ridiculous proof of intelligence is this. I agree with all who labelled this film trash, it was insulting to watch this film. This is not escapism this is rubbish. These are insulting assumptions made by the makers of the movie:
1. You are expected to make a connection between aamir khans character the guide and aamir khan the terrorist - can't make it in the first half of the movie? you moron!! the filmmakers than reveal all the coincidences in flashback. how dumb can the average movie goer be to NOT make the connection?
2. You are expected to accept quite suddenly the following facts without any reason exept that there was probably no time left in the movie to get it right
a. kiron kher's character dies
b. aamir khan's character lands right on the doorstep of an obscure cabin in the middle of nowhere
c. satish shahs character appears from nowhere and subsequently dies.
d. rishi kapoor's chracacter dies
e. tabu's and the beefy guy's character is introduced and they are basically underdeveloped and unimportant.
f. the cameo by lillette dubey and the other college girls. wasted.
when a film has to introduce chracters only to move the story forward and gets rid of them speaks of a poor script and and a plot mind numbingly simple.
If the songs of the film are great. watch the songs!
your UK degree enhanced intelligence should tell you that objective criticism and is product of an intelligent mind. respect is subjective.
I think the movie is true to its story. It is blind and it gets screwed.
schinoy you just said everything that i was going to post next and in much better way. God bless you.
Anyways back to discussion. From where movies like The Matrix and The Lord of the Rings and Pirates of Carribean came in?? have you all lost your mind? do you people even know the differnce between good and bad script? The Matrix has the best intelligent concept ever made. It's work of fiction just like TLODR and POC. How can you even compare all this with crap like Fanaa to argue your point? it mean movies like Terminator, ET and STAR WARS too insult my intelligence? yes they are set in unbelievable worlds but they still make us believe in it. Why?? because they present it with good storyline and almost perfect script.
Lets talk about Fanaa. Its not set in some parallel universe or in some distant future. It has no witches, black magic, robots or aliens. So the work is much easier here but still its unbelievable. Why?? because the storyline and script sucks. I am amazed the dumb Indian audience. I thank god that NIGHT M SHAYMLAN and SHEKHAR KAPOOR are working in Hollywood. They are the only last hope for us Indians.
Such an ignorant person! calls himself (herself) intellignet! how ridiculous. forget Fanaa, your attitude towards anything Indian (cinema or its viewers) is just unacceptable. I cannot imagine an "intelligent" person with such a closed mind.
sharethedaisychick there are different kind of movies for different people. Some people like to watch no brainer crap like Fanaa and i have no problem with that because you don't need much of an IQ to enjoy such a bad script. I on the othert hand enjoy more intelligent subjects like Shawshank Redemption or Stanley Kubrick's Space Odyseey or movies like Fight Club which has some deeper meaning to it. If i ahd to watch music videos i would rather watch MTV, Channel V or VH1 rather then watchign a Hindi film.
The only thing which pisses me off is that internationaly we do not exist anywhere where as movies from all other parts of the world like Brazil, Iran, Russia, China are getting applauds and great reviews. Go watch movies like CITY OF GOD or FAITLESS if you got enough brain to appreciate realy movie making.... or take your head out of my ass because you have no idea what ia m talking about.
Schinoy- so what if they don't devolop or keep former characters. You're supposed to watch the movie as if it's really happening. They don't need to show or explain every little thing. Be smart enough to realize -hey, rishi kapoor is dead, and kajol needs to see him dead to explain what happens next - doubting aamir khan when he lies. Also, her friends from the first half, not everyone keeps in touch with people they knew seven years ago. she moved out into a remote area after aamir and her mother died. real people do do that. The plot was written so you see it as the characters see it. kajol talks about destiny, so the movie shows destiny brought back aamir to her doorstep. it can happen. believe in god much? this movie is much better than some of the trash out there. and to the others -if ur truly indian or something around there, you'll stick to standing up for our cultural movies than "white" one's. ur freakin desi, act like it and stand up for it.
shareWhat is up with trying to compare Fanaa to all these great movies. X-Men & Spiderman are based on comic books while Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings are based on books. What if Superman stopped flying because it's not realistic??
Movies like Devdas, Lagaan and The Legend of Bhagat Singh are the closest I've seen in Bollywood for being true to the situation. And I'm not talking about the random song/dances, I'm talking about a film where the character makes sense, where the blind person doesn't automatically know where the door is because her walking stick is magic. In the movies mentioned above, the director took time to think out every single action every character makes. It helps make it real.
Escapism is fun and I love Bollywood movies, but acknowledge the flaws people. There are no flaws in the Harry Potter movies. Everything in the Lord of the Rings movie was true to the setting of the book.
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Apology for sounding like a snob with the degree thing. It was not intentional. You are right, it does not indicate one's intelligence. Anyhow, the point that i wanted to make is that it's up to you if you hate the movie or love it. Or if you feel that it's stupid or a nice entertaining show to watch. However, when you feel that there's something wrong with people who do not view the movie as you do. Then, you're being judgemental and prejudice. Your comment above was directed to the people in India who like "this trash" (as how you had word it above). Isn't that similar to being a snob? Looking down at people who think differently than you do? Yes, do critize the movie as how you technically view it, but please, spare your personal attack to the producers, director and Fanaa lovers out there.
shareOkay well I'm going to say that some people liked this movie and some people didn't. I liked it because of the songs and Aamir and Kajol are my favorite actors, so when I heard of this movie I wanted to see it so bad.
But Shastra I can understand if you didn't like it. I mean I barely hate any indian movies.. It's just how I am. But for this one I thought the story was predictable but I still ended up liking it. But still Shastra you have to understand that some people did like it and you seriously have no right to say "whats wrong with us indian people" or "what the hell is wrong with you people". I mean you probably like some movies that other people didn't like.
Diffrent people have diffrent tastes in movies. Get over it, because alot of people did like this movie. I don't care if you really really love it or really really hate it.. You still have no right to critisize people with other opinions about the movie.
Tereranisharma is right.Different people like different movies for different reasons.A movie may be illogical[like Fanaa is];yet we connect with certain movies, even books.Fanaa is a huge hit,worldwide.All who have watched this film--are they all dumb? I liked Fanaa despite its illogical storyline.Why? Simple--it left me feeling good,humming its'valle valle' refrain.Some films make us reflect,some are simply to be enjoyed.If you Shastra, in your oh so great intelligence did not like it,fine.Just don't ask what's wrong with those who did.That's intellectual snobbery.Iwatched Fanaa as an Aamir-Kajol fan;Iloved the music,the colours,the cinematography,the shairi[corny,funny],the good chemistry between the lead pair.Agreed it's not great cinema and I hope my fav actors don't take up such projects again,but come on,there have been worse Hindi films that turned out to be big hits world wide.I won't name them,or certain fans will attack me!OK,I'll name one huge hit I disliked:No Entry;I found it cheesy and silly,not funny.But that's just my opinion;I don't ask people who liked it what's wrong with them.
shareI'm not really bothered about the flaws of this movie. There is a lot of irony but then why watch a film if you expect everything to be dull and predictable. Let the director use his imagion. Also most of your highlighted flaws are hardy of any consequence to the original plot , which is that of Aamir and Kajol. If I disliked this movie, I could have listed five reasons to dislike it and they'd be better than your boredom induced hatred thread, ninkompoo.
sharei agree with benighted lol gd answer....
relli if its ur opinion dnt just go n shout it out on a message board... also ur insulting indians a bit too.... u can tell people ur opinions without challenging others opinions!!!
City of God wasn't too impressive, but I liked it all the same. Watch Oldboy!
shareWhen i say bad script!! what do you mean by that?? bad script is the single most biggest flaw which can kill a movie. Do i need to give you a list of flaws when the whole damn script is flawed?? The reason i watch this crap and every other crap Bollywood churns out is because its my job. I am a film student and its more like a home work for me. This is what i do!
And please... please enlighten me with your list of flaws beinghted. The only thing which surprises me is that we rarely have any creative people in Indian film industry and it is reflected in our films. Don't you people being an Indian ever wish that our films win Oscars or other international awards?? how come films from Brazil and Iran are doing so well?? Bollywood makes 980 films per year.. yeah right. Sadly we are all about quantity and not quality.
I love my country and i would be more proud if we do something globaly and whats wrong with that?? Recently i wrote a script and went to this well known producer. He loved the script and got very excited. In the end he asked me "How many ITEM NUMBERS are you going to put into this film?" i told him that my script has no place for songs, it's a thriller and a very serious subject. He then rejected my script saying that he will only produce it if i put 6 songs and few comedy scenes. Yeah thats how it works over here.
Also Fanaa is doing business because there are 2 billion people in India. And this movie sold purely on hype. So even if 10-20 crore of the population of India decides to watch Fanaa and shell out ticket money anywhere between 50 to 200 rupees, even for once, then i am sure its a hit on BOX OFFICE... but that doesnt prove its a good film.
why don't u guys be happy with what you have?
"always excellent movies" are impossible! if every movies were like rang de basanti, lagaan dil chahta hai or any hit movies.. then there would be a deficiency of scripts. every movie will start becoming equal and same.
some movies are bad, some movies are good. without bad movies, good movies don't exist.
besides, fanaa wasn't that bad. why don't u go watch kuch kuch hota hai and maine pyaar kyun kiya or hum to mohabath karega, then u'll appreciate fanaa a bit more.
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its not just the worst..
its the WORST EVER EVER
shastra- you really need to get a life. if you hate hindi movies SO much, dont watch them and stop commenting about them. All you do on these hindi movie boards is bash hindi movies and talk about HOW GREAT american movies are. well NEWS FLASH!!!! India is NOT america. the movies are different the views are different. So just shut up and worship american movies on AMERICAN movie boards.
A famous decorater from Paris is coming to decorate my hole.You know! I have a very big hole!
shastra,
1. don't criticize people for not agreeing with you.
2.just because you're a film student, does that give you a right to be condescending? No, but judging from your previous posts, you think otherwise.
3. why are you so ashamed of your country that a) you abuse people who aren't b)you can't accept that loads of people are happy with what the Indian film industry is making
4. Your script, a lot of people want comedy scenes! Never seen a comedy? I thought you hated the boring love stories.
5. Loads of american movies have been successful on hype. Superman Returns, anyone? Oh, and yeah, the matrix 2 and 3.
I have stress induced dyslexia and you know that, Dr...Oslek
Sitcomsweetie:
shastra,
1. don't criticize people for not agreeing with you.
2.just because you're a film student, does that give you a right to be condescending? No, but judging from your previous posts, you think otherwise.
3. why are you so ashamed of your country that a) you abuse people who aren't b)you can't accept that loads of people are happy with what the Indian film industry is making
4. Your script, a lot of people want comedy scenes! Never seen a comedy? I thought you hated the boring love stories.
5. Loads of american movies have been successful on hype. Superman Returns, anyone? Oh, and yeah, the matrix 2 and 3.
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1.)First of all i didn't insult anyone or criticized anyone. Read my first post again. it clearly says "how can you allow directors to insult your intelligence?" so thats insulting? maybe people need to be less sensitive and read more carefully?
2.)My being a film student has nothing to do with me liking or disliking this movie. But when people try to pass this trash as a classic and the best movie ever made it bothers me. Maybe people need to rethink why the defend Fanaa like there mother?
3.)I am not saying i know it all but being a film student definitely gives me better sense and tools to differentiate between a good and bad film. So i should feel sorry for this ability that i gained in film school?
4.)I am infact surprised that loads of people are actually accepting the same trash which is being served like an old wine in new bottle. You happy paying for recycled stuff? good for you but don't call it a quality cinema or a master- piece. And i don't need to comment on current state of Indan movies... it speaks for itself. Copying scripts and stealing from Hollywood and Japanese movies is rampant in Indian cinema. Thats the quality you get.
5.) A hype can only help you so far that you buy a ticket and sit in theater once but it doesn't guarantee the success. Once the hype wears off, the real content comes forward and thats when the real test begins. And Superman Returns did a good job owning up to that hype.
6.) A lot of people want comedy, fine. I love comedies too. But a comedy should stick to comedy genre and not mish mash everything into one movie and make a big mess of everything, so much that people get lost thinking what the hell they actually paid for? thats how messy Fanaa was. No sense all non sense.
Ellen-nxala:
I have a major problem with people who think that because they post an opinion it should matter. So some of you liked the movie and some of you didn't, move on, get on with life!!! There is no reason why the first post had to insult people's intelligence. Because someone likes something you don't, calling them unintelligent will not make them change their mind.
When will the IMDB posts concentrate on the movie and the performances in the movie rather than insult people? There is nothing WRONG with the people who watched this movie and liked it, as the post asks. As one post said, it's a matter of preferance!! For e.g I could ask what's wrong with anyone who watches movies coz they're all a bunch of unrealistic garbage that's out there simply for lazy people who can't use their imaginations and read books.
If I was narrow minded idiot and thought that my opinion actually mattered to anyone dumb enough to take it to heart, I'd actually mean all that. So once again people, we're all grown up here, I sincerely hope, and there's no need to cuss and throw insults around just coz people don't agree with you.
You didn't like the movie? Good for you, go watch one that you will like...and post something that has to do with the movie and not the audience.
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Once again stop being so over dramatic and maybe read properly before going berserk?
How come my question insult anyone? people want to get insulted so they can interpret it in anyway they like. Not my fault. And "GET A LIFE" phrase is way too overused and usually used by people who have nothing better to say.
And surprisingly, after my first question other posts explained the reason why this movies was un-original recycled garbage but fanboys and girls conveniently ignored it. Who's being unreasonable here?
I come here to criticize this movie so i need a life but what makes you have more life then me? aren't you here to praise Fanaa and write odes in its excellence? being a hypocrite i would say.
And the comparison between books and movies is stupid, i still don't know what you were trying to say. Infact, you need more imagination to create something on screen then writing in a book.
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ok first of all shastra ur an ass.just cause a persons blind doesnt mean they cant do anythin better than anyone else.when ur blind ur other senses highten meanin they become better.also shes in love and trusts him so thats why she roams around with hm and hes not a stranger.also everyone has their own opinion the movies u like might not be the movies others like.in my opinion fanaa was a great movie cause of the cast and the storyline.i was cryin so hard while watchin this movie.i loved this movie so does that make me stupid cause i dont like what u like.no one asked u 2 accept what u dont like but accept that not everyone likes what u like oh and by the way romantic heartfilled audiences accept this movie not dumb indian audiences and nice intellegent people accept that people like this movie. Dumb people dont. so heres a tip 4 u stop critisizing ppl and get a life.
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Then people say why we get insulted. If i am an ass then you are a pretentious dick. How does that make you better then me? i know because its in your head. In your opinion this movie is great and in my opinion this movie sucks. Just leave it that i guess. I have explained in last posts why this movie fails to immerse you and i am not going to repeat myself. And i am still searching the storyline which was although same like other 10000000 movies made since 1970's. And once again "GET A LIFE" lol.. yeah thats a nice closing line. Maybe you need to find original insults? that one doesn't even hurt anymore.
I have a major problem with people who think that because they post an opinion it should matter. So some of you liked the movie and some of you didn't, move on, get on with life!!! There is no reason why the first post had to insult people's intelligence. Because someone likes something you don't, calling them unintelligent will not make them change their mind.
When will the IMDB posts concentrate on the movie and the performances in the movie rather than insult people? There is nothing WRONG with the people who watched this movie and liked it, as the post asks. As one post said, it's a matter of preferance!! For e.g I could ask what's wrong with anyone who watches movies coz they're all a bunch of unrealistic garbage that's out there simply for lazy people who can't use their imaginations and read books.
If I was narrow minded idiot and thought that my opinion actually mattered to anyone dumb enough to take it to heart, I'd actually mean all that. So once again people, we're all grown up here, I sincerely hope, and there's no need to cuss and throw insults around just coz people don't agree with you.
You didn't like the movie? Good for you, go watch one that you will like...and post something that has to do with the movie and not the audience.
I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous
Then you can just watch the "eye of needle" and justify ur comments
shareMaybe you should read my post again, then you'll realise that my comment needs no justification.
It's a comment about how you should not impose your opinions on others, because there is NOTHING wrong with people who liked this movie. the OP is suggesting that whoever liked this movie is not intelligent, which is a rather conceited generalisation because you can't tell what a person is like coz they happen to like a movie that you don't like, that's just plain stupid really. You trying to tell me it's okay to insult someone coz they exercise their freedom of expression, the same way you are? If it's okay for you to say that it was a dumb movie, why is not okay for the next person to say, "Well, I think it was one of the best movies I've watched." They normally call that a difference in opinion hon, it's generally accepted throughout the world, especially by people who know what it meas, get me?
I NEVER said anything about what movies I like, for all YOU know I might have hated Fanaa, but I would never be as arrogant as to presume that my opinion is the only one that matters and there's something wrong with anyone who thinks otherwise.
And no thanks, I won't watch Eye of THE needle (that's the title by the way), coz I know I won't like it. I got better things to do than watch a movie I don't/won't like for the sake of posting on IMDB with headings like "THIS IS THE WORST MOVIE EVER"
I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous
I agree with ellen-nxala, you don't have the right to insult those who watch this film and like. Some do like, some don't. If you don't like, don't rave on about it. Just say you don't like and get A LIFE. Don't be rude to eachother. This is a message board, you're supposed to interact not argue.