Thursday, October 25, 2012

Grandiose (adj): impressive or magnificent in appearance or style, esp. pretentiously so...

Hola! 

With this post, I'd like to confess something. It's 100% true, so try not to laugh. 
I believe all of the following things are real: Santa Claus, mermaids, goblins, witches, wizards, Hogwarts (and everyone in it), aliens, angels, archangels, fairies, Peter Pan, Mary Magdalene, existence of multiple universes/ galaxies, the Hatter, Absolem, Wonderland basically, and  Ganpati Bappa among many other things. But I do not, oh, wait... do NOT believe that what happens at St. Teresa school shown in Karan Johar's Student of the year could be true in any of  galaxies that exist.. 

Clearly, I just saw Student of the year and trust me, since the 11th minute of the movie I had been waiting to get back home and write a review on it. So here it goes! 

What story? 
The title of the movie makes the story one of the most obvious ones and no, there will be no surprises waiting for you (if you still haven't seen it). Two boys, Rohan and Abhimanyu, fight over a championship award, both love the same girl, Shanaya, she's confused about them both, ta-da ta-da d-dah... 

If you're the kind of person who likes to watch movies that make sense and have a story, don't go for this one. It does NOT make sense and the story sucks. The whole setup is ridiculously unbelievable. The school which is supposed to be in ___ (I seriously don't know where exactly), looks better than any private school in the US. 
Oh, and the amount of skin-show in this movie is 'woahhhh'. I am now aware of all the veins and nerves that run through the bodies of Siddharth Malhotra annd Varun Dhawan. At one point, my bestie who was watching it with me commented, 'Yaar, kabhi toh (shirt) button bandh kar lo.' For the record, we are both very normal, if you know what I mean. 

Oh, KJo! 
I do like Karan Johar movies and mindless comedies, and I LOVED K3G. But this one didn't hit me on any level. The humor didn't make me laugh (like K3G did), neither did it make me cry (like K3G did). The dialogues, the screenplay was just okay. Some things were very cliche, for instance, the way the Dean's (Rishi Kapoor) homosexual tendencies were shown. 
However, the newcomers have done a pretty decent job with their acting skills, especially Siddharth Malhotra and Varun Dhawan. They were confident, stylish and sure as hell good-lookers!

Review abhi baaqi hai, mere dost... 
Not all was bad with the movie. I am going to give you three reasons why you should watch this movie. If they appeal to you, then go. The three reasons are:

1. Clothes
The clothes in this movie are fab! I wonder why none of the fashion bloggers have blogged about it. This fashion should be noticed. The clothes and shoes worn by the star cast is of course amazing, but what really caught my attention was Rishi Kapoor's style. It was brilliant! Kudos, to whoever designed the look for him. It paves way for classy style for the above 50 age group. 
Rishi Kapoor has worn great checkered shirts, unconventional ties and unusual (for a male) brooches. The brooches were really the best of them all. 

2. Music
The music is fun, and although there are EIGHT darn songs in the movie, which was too much to bear, would all find a ear to sound good to. 

3. Visually appealing 
The movie was a visual treat, but that's a given when the screen reads 'Karan Johar film' anywhere. It's grandiose, a world of its own. If you are looking for entertainment, well you will get some from SOTY. 

So well, there you go. Fashion, wee bit of entertainment and 'time pass' are definitely the things SOTY gives. I'd say, go watch it for the clothes, but ensure you leave your logic back at home. Oh, and catch a cheap show. My wallet's still tingling with such a loss of 300 bucks. With that much  money, I could have had the cheapest coffee at Starbucks. Ha. 


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