What's with the climax? - Inkaar (2013) Discussion

[–] ritwickchowdhuri 11 years ago

The sexual harrassment issue is a mask hiding the underlying theme of the movie. And I found the underlying theme to be how sometimes love is lost in today's busy corporate lives full of ambition. If you re-watch the whole movie as a tale of how ambitious people are often ignorant about their love-life, then you'll realise that the sexual harrassment case is just a medium of telling the story. It's also about conflicts between like-minded male and female and how the power equations create divide in the most loving of relations. I thought so after watching the movie, and thereafter Sudhir Mishra's interview confirmed whatever I thought to be true:
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/inkaar-is-about-love-in-the-times-of-ambition-says-sudhir-mishra/316589-8-66.html

If you look at the movie in that light, the climax makes sense entirely.

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[–] TejasNair 11 years ago

Yeah. I totally understood the plot and it's underlying message. But what I meant was - Mishra could have made a better climax, that's all. The film has one of the strongest plots in 2013 till now. With all the suspense, thrills and spine-chills throughout the movie, the climax or anti-climax for that matter - didn't suit well. He could have told the same message in a different way, that's all. :)

Unorthodox Movie Critic Since 2009.

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[–] snes4u 11 years ago

bollywood

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[–] minouchekine 11 years ago

the climax made no sense to me. the whole case a waste of resources? two who thought they hate each other and then realized they loved each other?

other than that, the performances were superb, great plot.. the lawyer recommended her to beat them at their own game, how did that fit in?

was that a performance on her part in the bathroom? did she want to tape the conversation?

the Board of Directors were scary at the end. how far would they have gone? too many loose ends there. just when you wanted to see how far THEY would go, everything becomes lovey-dovey, the end.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7G-tYRzwYY

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[–] TejasNair 11 years ago

I totally roger your every words. But, Inkaar is a good film, I can say that.

Unorthodox Cinema Critique Since 2009.

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[–] AwaixJvd 11 years ago

i wonder at your being orthodox "Nairspecht" you were expecting same as most women would be expecting out of this film,a "women-sin" film in this era of alpha males,loll come on man go get some life,there was a dialogue in the film repeated 2 times.

"there are people like me and you Rahul,who want more than love in life"

this was an absolutely fantastic work,story and film in this era of "happy ending Indian films" this was a worth watching film.

you know i am a very strict film voter,i see so many things while voting,but there are very few films who crossed my 9 rating,may be just 3-4,this was an 8.5 for me (unfortunately imdb doesn't allow point ratings) but look at the director,his efforts to give you something different and if you ask me lad,he did it utterly well.

greets from Pakistan,great film.

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[–] TejasNair 11 years ago

Yeah, you call THAT an unconventional climax?
What a pity? At a time when Bollywood is constantly giving us cliched endings, this one was nothing new. They went along after all that hullabaloo. It was a happy ending, if not, then I am afraid you are talking about a different movie.

Had the climax been experimental (as is the plot), I would have rated it 10/10. No one is complaining about the filmmaker's arduous effort of making this cinema. I am fan of all the people involved with it. Just, the climax made me cranky.

And, you boast of being a serious critic, I appreciate that, but everyone has their own views and experiences. You loved the movie. Fine. But loving a movie & liking it are poles apart, my friend. Let's not quarrel here for we all are cinema-lovers.

P.S.: I rated it a bold 9.

Unorthodox Cinema Critic Since 2009.

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[–] AwaixJvd 11 years ago

well yes everyone has his own filming review and voting according to his own mind set but keep one thing in mind,i see so many people out here on IMDB as well as on YouTube trailers,commenting that director was nuts and he copied a hollywood concept and mastered it as his own,he is trying to make fool of us,but there is something that no one sees,the director used a hollywood concept and showed it in a different way or atleast put his efforts to the same topic.i am talking in general case.
well if the end had been more tragic,i might have also rated it 9 but this is 8.5 from me,if you ask me what is my 9 rating film,a serious dramatization of somehow true events,you gotta see my ratings list.
anyhow no offense,i liked your way of arguing with polite words,mostly people flare up and start non-sense.

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[–] TejasNair 11 years ago

Yes, keeping those attributes in mind, Inkaar is a a very good cinema and I haven't found anything that intrigues other than Kai Po Che! (which was an adaptation), Jolly LLB, et cetera.

Also, Mishra's classic movies has one more feather. This was not at all stereotypical or cliched. For me, it was a new approach & I watched it with my modest family who all took it with great spirit. Good movie.

Unorthodox Cinema Critic Since 2009.

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[–] LeenaR 9 years ago

I thought it was a good movie, but it got confusing after Rahul stormed out of the conference room, Maya was driving with voiceovers and calling John and visiting the female lawyer, and the other men were plotting a way to make Rahul win the case.

Can someone explain the logic of events in the washroom climax? Rahul's profession of his love for Maya so late in the game came as a shocker to me. Also, why did he resign? After dealing with the entire case, wouldn't he look cowardly and guilty for being "proven wrong," in that he was guilty of sexually harassing Maya? And when addressing the "special someone" in his email, did Rahul know that Maya didn't sleep with John?

With the timing of events in the flashbacks and showing scenes from both perspectives, I couldn't understand Rahul's motives for clearly making unwanted sexual comments towards Maya - e.g., that he was fantasizing about her during the shampoo campaign, or that she didn't bring condoms with the snacks.

I don't get why the tensions between Rahul and Maya exacerbated. When she came back after 7 years, he tried to kiss her in the pool, but he expressed no commitment before she freaked out and left for Delhi after Rahul was spending time with the model (after he met Maya's family, weird timing). I don't get why she pulled that d* move of stealing his celebrity endorsement idea, and she was losing her credibility when she left that part out when retelling her story. She also implied that he put force on her that night. Also, if they worked for the same agency, why did it matter whose idea it was? Was Rahul just mad about that because it was putting fuel in their already burning fire? The other characters, like KK and John, made the hierarchy more confusing.

I know this is a lot, but I would appreciate the movie more if I had some clarity!

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