Sarthak B
ALL THAT HAPPENS... IS BECAUSE YOU DECIDE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT
This film puts up several questions of identity, justice, beauty, meaning and death through the life of 3 people (Aaliya, Maitreya and Navin) and it does so quite beautifully.
I first saw this film in 2018, when I was about to finish high-school. Although I didn't necessarily dislike the film at that point, I couldn't really see any reason to re-watch the film because I simply couldn't connect with the characters. Re-watching this 4 years later (about to graduate from college) has had a different impact on me, a rather interesting one I suppose. I now love each and everyone in the cast, especially with Sohum Shah as Navin.
The best part of the film is perhaps that of The Monk but the one with which I personally connected a lot better is The Stockbroker. Sohum Shah's journey of helping a man with the hopes of redemption from his guilt is just beautiful to watch. And when that tale comes to an end, it's so heartbreaking but so realistic that hits the hardest.
The Monk's tale is one of a man so dedicated to his goals that he might just give up his life for it. Listening to this, he may sound like a great man and ideal for an inspiration. But, the film dares to question the concept of dying for the cause itself. Is it really worth it?
The photographer's tale is a confusing one. Won't really elaborate on it much but is it just intuition only that matters when there is a choice to be made or there are several other factors affecting it?
The cinematography, the way the film has been edited and the beautiful climax are the film's strongest points. They are all around perfect and provide for a visual treat.
As for the main question this film poses, "is it the same ship?" I would like to say that no matter how many changes someone might undergo, there will always be that essence of individuality that's there, one just simply adapts to new things with new perspectives and opens their eyes to a different world as the end tries to symbolize with the help of Plato's Allegory of the Caves.
Rated 5/5 Stars •
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
03/13/23
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Ashwath S
Yes the Plutarch thought experiment is alluded, also features a Platonic allegory in the climax, Hinglish in the censor certificate, but everything from Arabic to Swedish is featured, I wont attempt to define the film or express what I've seen so soon after watching it. Takes time. Instead here's the makers' tagline.
The film explores "questions of identity, justice, beauty, meaning and death through the stories of an experimental photographer, an ailing monk and an enterprising stockbroker", played by Aida El-Kashef, Neeraj Kabi and Sohum Shah.
I could link it to an underrated and misunderstood Will Smith film but that would be a spoiler here. Suffices to say its beautifully shot, lensed and cut with meditative music. Lingering shots to frenzied tracking all feature, metaphysics is subtly embedded in the story, the screenplay is organic...you know what, I'll stop. You've to watch it to understand.
Rated 5/5 Stars •
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
08/28/22
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Audience Member
An anthology about three very different people, in the city of Bombay. This is not what the movie was supposed to be. The creators wanted a connecting theme but these stories were not connected. The end scene was a very hard attempt at connecting these, but that only made the whole story feel incomplete. The first vignette is about a very rude, ungrateful woman who lost her eyesight and still struggles with Photography, only to totally change and become even more ungrateful after the operation. The second vignette then suddenly takes a very spiritual turn. The young lawyer's character was forced, as even though he was captivating his comments did not create the difference. The third vignette runs around the malpractices in the lower strata of society, and for some reason includes a scene in Stockholm. A lot of money could have been saved there and spent elsewhere to make the film better.
All that said, as individual vignettes these were all fine subjectively and hence my star rating.
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars
01/22/23
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Audience Member
فيلم يناقش قيم العدالة والهوية والجمال والمعنى والموت من خلال وجهات نظر مصور وراهب بوذي وسمسار اسهم.
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars
01/12/23
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Audience Member
Visually fine and performing, the delightful film 'Ship of Theseus' is not only an easy triumph of Aanand Gandhi, it is also a touching triumph of vision. This is easily the kind of film where you submit to the vision and the visuals.
Rated 5/5 Stars •
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
02/25/23
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nefasto r
A film that will make you think.
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars
03/31/23
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