Sunday, August 31, 2008

ROCK-ON

As usual a near flawless entertainment from the very talented Farhan Akhtar..
The acting of all the actors especially the band is not exactly Magik but leaves up to the
expectations.
The movie kinda takes a leaf from Hollywood and put it in Bollywood context.
Now for some micro-analysis [some criticisms :) ]:
1. The music is the hard rock kinds more of rock + pop which is contrary to the expectations set through out the movie of pure Rock or Hard Rock music
2. I for one found is very difficult to believe a Investment Banker getting weekends off and moreover time to manage both work and music practice
3. Too much Farhan Akhtar in the movie even during the last song should have been Arjun Rampals number but Farhan manages to show himself
4. Movie seems to be too long
5. Farhan has selected a very good topic same as Lakshya but fails on one part somehow does not seem connected [a flawless transition from one sequence to another]

The movie also aptly shows the characters we see in everyday life:
Farhan Akhtar: A guy lucky with everything
Arjun Rampal: Always following his dream and emotional away from the politics of the world
Purab & Luke: Both holding the group together not the usual front facing guys but who work on the backend to see things through

The movie though manages to ask oneself to think back about your dreams which have been lost due to getting tangled in the cycle of working life...

All and all a must watch...

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