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Mirchi: A Telugu Movie About Which I Had Rather A Lot To Say!

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I was just searching through my email for something else, and I ran across the many many many things I had to say after I watched Mirchi for the first time last year.  Mirchi was my first “real” Telugu movie, not counting Bahubaali.  And I loved it, and it also inspired many many thoughts in my head.  So, since it is a lazy summer weekend, I am going to be lazy and just copy my emails, and split my thoughts into 2 posts over today and tomorrow.

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Fan Full Summary, Part 7: Dubrovnik! (Spoilers, of course)

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Yay, Dubrovnik!  My sister did a study abroad in eastern Europe and was fascinated by how Croatia was promoted as the sunny happy weekend getaway place.  But now that I’ve seen Dubrovnik (on film), I totally want to go there for my next sunny happy weekend getaway!  It’s beautiful!

(part 1 here, part 2 here, part 3 here, part 4 here, part 5 here, part 6 here, part 7 here, part 8 here, part 9 here, part 10 here)

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Fan Full Summary/Synopsis Part 5: All the Way Past Intermission!

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Yeah, Aryan-Shahrukh is finally really here and doing stuff to move the plot along!  Also, our first action sequence!  Which I will not be describing in detail because I don’t remember it that well, and also it is less interesting than it could be!

(part 1 here, part 2 here, part 3 here, part 4 here, part 5 here, part 6 here, part 7 here, part 8 here, part 9 here, part 10 here)

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Fan Summary/Recap Part 4: Let’s See What Stardom Looks like!

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Yay! I finally get to the part where we meet Shahrukh-Aryan and nameless star-Sid Kapoor.  So much interesting stuff in these two scenes!

(part 1 here, part 2 here, part 3 here, part 4 here, part 5 here, part 6 here, part 7 here, part 8 here, part 9 here, part 10 here)

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Saala Khadoos/Irudhi Suttru Full Summary First Half up to Interval! (Spoilers, doy)

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I already posted a spoiler-free review, but if you aren’t able to see the movie, or have seen it and want a reminder of what happened, or are just curious about my opinion in detail, here is a complete scene by scene breakdown!

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DDLJ Part 2: Mere Kwabon Mein Jo Aaye!!!! (Oh, and also Spoilers, but you should just pull it up on Netflix and watch it if you haven’t seen it by now)

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So, part one got a little deep and a little poetic about the meaning of the diaspora and male versus female life spaces and so on.  I will try very hard to keep it light with this one, but I don’t know if I can!  I think this is the first movie I’ve recapped here (except maybe Airlift?) that I think is legitimately deep, not just fun to watch.

So, onward!  To the one who comes in my dreams!

(part 1 here, part 2 here, part 3 here, part 4 here, part 5 here, part 6 here, part 7 here, part 8 here, part 9 here, part 10 here, part 11 here, part 12 here, part 13 here, part 14 here, part 15 here, part 16 here)

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Airlift: Part 4! The Ending! All the Way to the Finale! Complete! (Spoilers Are Here)

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So, Airlift!  It took me 2 hours to watch it in the theaters and three days (so far) to describe it in print.  I have many many many thoughts.  This is not, like, the funnest summary I have written (if you want that, check out my almost completed Baazigar), but it is one that challenges me to have lots of interesting thoughts.  Because it is a film that was thoughtfully made.

Anyway, to finally get to the triumphal ending, Read On!

(part 1 here, part 2 here, part 3 here

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Airlift Full Summary, all Plot Spoilers: Part 3

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As I said in my first two posts (here and here), this is a film that surprised me with it’s quality.  Which is part of the reason it is taking me 3 plus parts to finish it!  Unlike Wazir, which I knocked out in two (here and here if you are curious).

If you don’t want to be spoiled, but want a sense of what the film was like, you can read the review here.  If you have already seen it and want to know in detail what I thought, or if you are eager to be spoiled, Read On!

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Airlift Full Summary! Part 2: Details Details Every Where (also, Spoilers, duh)

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So, I saw Airlift on Friday, and it was really shockingly good.  Like, logical plot, great period details, sophisticated filming, all sorts of cool things.  And they all combined to do a great job of evoking the reality of living in a war zone.  Which is a terrible thing to experience, even through a film, so if you want to avoid that, read this instead!  Or if it isn’t playing near you, or if you are bored, or whatever.  The point is, I am recreating the experience of watching the film without actually making you watch the film.

Enjoy!

(part 1 here, part 3 here, bullet points here, and review here)

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Wazir synopsis/recap: Whole First Half! All Spoilers!

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So, I put up a bullet point version of this already (the notes I dashed off as soon as I got home so I wouldn’t forget), and a quick spoiler-less review.  And the second half of the recap is now up also, it is here.  And now, it is time for me to give a complete detailed summary!  For those of you unable, or unwilling, to see it in theaters!  Or if you want to see it, but to have my in your head with you whispering opinions the whole time.

I can tell you, without spoilers, that the best part of the whole experience was the truly tiny little girl with an itsy-bitsy little pink coat and bitty-baby pink boots who waved her microscopic little hand at me in the hall on the way out.  If possible, try to recreate that when you go.

And now, on with the show!

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Bajirao Mastani Synopsis from someone who hated it (Spoilers): Part 1

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(part 2 here)

So, I just finished a 7 part summary of Dilwale, with images, references to film history, star personas, the director’s previous work, the deeper meaning of certain lines and acting choices, and what it all might mean in terms of the careers of the stars.  Read it!  I had a lot of fun with it!

In contrast, Bajirao, eh.  I’m guessing I can knock this thing out in like 3 parts.  There just isn’t as much there to talk about.  I mean, it’s pretty?  If you want just the high points, I already put up a bullet point version of the plot.  If you want details, and political-historical-social analysis, keep reading.  And if you actually really liked this movie, DO NOT READ.  I basically rip it to shreds.  And if you haven’t seen the movie, PLEASE READ.  If you are like me, you will have a lot more fun reading this than you would watching the picture.

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Bajirao Synopsis in bullet points

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So, I will be posting a full, detailed (although not as detailed as I did for Dilwale) synopsis over the next few days.  But in the meantime, I thought you might enjoy the quick notes I made to remember everything that happened as soon as I got home from the theater.  (I say “spoilers”, but I don’t know if these will even make much sense if you haven’t seen the movie yet!  Or even if you have) (well, excepting the last one, that’s pretty clear)

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Dilwale Full Summary, All Spoilers! Part 5

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The slog continues!  I hope to get past the Interval by the end of this post, with any luck I can finish the whole thing by the New Year.  Or at least, by not too far into the New Year. (part 1 here, part 2 here, part 3 here, part 4 here, part 5 here, part 6 here, and part 7 here)
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