You should see PK. But not after a couple of drinks (spoiler: the movie title comes from peekay).
Because as it is, the heady atmosphere of a cineplex smelling of popcorn and full of ads about gold and bank loan and OLX.com will rob you of a sense of humour to appreciate an Aamir Khan film.
Because Aamir is actually an alien amidst us, whether you know it or not and whether you see PK or not. To explain it further, he thinks different, acts different, and makes movies which make a big impact by being different. He doesn't attempt anything cheap, anything easy, anything light. Intensely different=Aamir Khan.
Figure this:
We think God is a kind of alien and we always prefer our godmen. We would not be able to handle God. That is the symbolism of Bhagavadgita 11th chapter.
We are so confused about what's the core of our religious values. We therefore can't distinguish between a programme on Aastha cable channel, ''Eat Pray Love'' movie scenes, and a feel-good God mela.
In PK:
Anoushka looks like a botched alien plastic surgery job, except when she is romancing Sarfraz in that lovely picture-postcard Bruges.
Anoushka looks like a botched alien plastic surgery job, except when she is romancing Sarfraz in that lovely picture-postcard Bruges.
And Delhi, however you shoot it, looks like a spicy chat made up of traffic snarls, trishul-sporting temples and I-just-don't-care cops. It's not any different in PK.
Takeaways:
Avatar is an alien movie. It succeeded big time. So time for PK here!
Aamir is an alien in Bollywood.
Bollywood needs themes about gods and godmen for survival.
God is an alien in our make-believe world.
We need an avatar to solve this mess called our world. PK is that avatar!
And of course we see reality only on TV News channels! So this movie also plays out through a news reality show.
Best part of PK:
A Rajasthan cameo with the delightful Sanjay Dutt, sands, camels, and pagdis and some wonderful music and dance is actually a lot of fun.
A Rajasthan cameo with the delightful Sanjay Dutt, sands, camels, and pagdis and some wonderful music and dance is actually a lot of fun.
Postscript:
OK, if I sound cryptic, sorry.
My rating for PK **** 4/5
My reco: MUST SEE.
Movie songs: OFFICIAL: 'PK' Full Songs JUKEBOX | Tharki Chokro…:
OK, if I sound cryptic, sorry.
My rating for PK **** 4/5
My reco: MUST SEE.
Movie songs: OFFICIAL: 'PK' Full Songs JUKEBOX | Tharki Chokro…:
