Deewar

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William L 07/17/2021 Amitabh Bachchan dressing like Pacino's Scarface, rolling up like Denzel's Frank Lucas, and kicking ass like Roundtree's Shaft. If Deewaar wanted to seriously pit the streetwise vs the idealistic in a tumultuous India, they shouldn't have made crime seem so cool. Though considered to be something of a spiritual successor to such films as Mother India, which is heavily allegorical and focuses on the radical social changes that the country was undergoing on a national level, Deewaar leans more contemporary and is less immediately convincing. The over-the-top fight choreography (which includes a WWE-style toss out of a window) and musical components are real drags on the story, but Salim-Javed and Chopra take the crucial step of making Bachchan's Vijay convincing and empathetic - raised in unjust circumstances and rightfully bitter, his fall to a life of crime is not without justification, transitioning from a champion of worker's rights to an enforcer in order to gain the status that was robbed of him by the greed of others. In contrast, Kapoor's Ravi, as Vijay's brother and ehtical mirror, is far less nuanced, less well-explored, and serves more as an excessively righteous representation of how the youth of then-India should be, a Boy Scout. If you're asking the audience to choose between the pair, the 'wrong' choice often seems like the right one. Though considered a classic by many fans of Hindi film, often using some slick gangster elements, and featuring solid performances from many well-regarded Indian actors of the 1970s (particularly Bachchan), the lack of moral depth in a film that attempts to sell itself on difficult choices is noteworthy. Given the heavy influences of blaxploitation films of just a few years prior, it's not out of line to call this a thriller with elements of both nationalist sentiment and exploitation. (3/5) See more S R @ScottR 02/17/2018 1001 movies to see before you die. Bollywood with a tough guy for the ages. Sadly, it was a bit too Bollywood for my taste. However, it had some sweet costumes and cheesy plot to boot. It was on youtube. See more 10/20/2017 Poverty and injustice overcast the fate of this family. Nevertheless our life should be dictated by the choice we make and not by the shadow that cast upon us. See more 10/20/2017 One of the greatest films of all time and a classic!!! See more 10/20/2017 This is one of Amitabh Bachchan's finest performances in the 1970's !! One of the best films ever made !! See more 10/20/2017 My favorite movie of all the time. Great dialogues, Mind Blowing Performances. Deewar is a true cult classic for ever. See more Read all reviews

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