In honor of Drishyam 3 coming out (u know Ajay Devgn was waiting for this like Jaya Bachchan waiting for SRK in K3G), I decided I was gonna share my opinion about the 1st 2 parts. My apologies to the Malayalam cinema purists, but I have only watched the Hindi version of both, mostly cuz of Akshaye Khanna.
Disclaimer: This will have spoilers. T.W.: Murder, and um I guess recording some1 w/o permission.
Gods, I love lists. Anyway, Drishyam is rather of it's times in terms of the dialogue and the performances being slightly stunted. Drishyam 2 fares slightly better in this context, cuz, u know, it's more recent.
I like the integration of Vijay's love for films in the whole ploy. I like that he uses what he has garnered from films to his advantage. I also like the whole concept of what is in front of the eyes and stuff.
One thing I like about the 1st part more than the 2nd was the fact that things are slowly revealed to u over a period of time, whereas in the 2nd part, most of the reveal is left entirely for the end and I hate when that happens in books or movies. I like facts to be slowly revealed where u actually think u might know what's going on, only to be proven wrong; bonus points if info has been right under our noses all along and we haven't been able to see it. To be fair though, this is more of mystery thing, when Drishyam, I would argue is more of a thriller.
I hate that Vijay's plans r always flawless. Like he's so intelligent, he never makes a mistake and is always ahead of everyone and it's supremely annoying, u know why, cuz u just stop perceiving anything as a threat, which drastically brings down the stakes.
I absolutely abhor the portrayal of women in both the parts. The only scene where any 1 of them is being a badass is when Anju accidentally kills that boy; not saying that she should've killed him, just saying that she is pretty physically strong. Other than that, Vijay is always making fun of his wife's intellect which is really annoying. The women are constantly scared and doing that, "Oh my God, what r we going to do?" thing, which, srsly? Since childhood, each one of us is constantly told, when in crisis, try to approach a woman. Why? Cuz women r in general better at dealing with crisis. I live in a similar family structure as the Salgaonkars (2 daughters, a mom and a dad) and if 1 of us committed a murder, my dad would most definitely not be in-charge ( he has terrible memory). It'd probably be my sister, cuz she's a sociopath. Like it's the wife that makes the mistake in the 2nd part and it's so infuriating to watch. All the women, hysterical and scared while the man is the sole calm voice of reason, such bull crap.
Shriya Saran needs to tell me what fountain of eternal youth she frequents cuz she hasn't aged a single day for as long as I've seen her.
Tarun Ahlawat is supremely sexy, very intimidating, but his character was not really required. Like I get it, they needed some1 to replace Meera cuz she can't call the shots anymore, but I genuinely don't get what makes Tarun sooo invested that he agrees to this very convoluted and highly illegal, might I add, ploy. Like ya they're friends but I dunno, doesn't seem like motivation enough. Also, it’s so weird that he goes to the Salgaonkars’ house, steals Shriya’s tea and then goes to pee as an intimidation tactic. Like be honest Tarun, u just needed to pee and this was the closest place, right?
I can't believe that they hired undercover cops to pretend to be a couple, move in next to the Salgaonkars, install spyware in their house and pretend to be in a very abusive relationship. Like, I feel like everyone involved could be doing smth better with their time.
I might be speaking frm a place of privilege, but I feel like the questioning in both the parts is way out of hand. Like in the 2nd part, Anju is literally having a seizure during the questioning, and they STILL WON'T STOP?! Like, do u want a dead body on ur hands?
I'm really wondering what is gonna be the conflict in the 3rd part cuz the 2nd part had a pretty airtight end. Other than that, weirdly enough, both parts have some pretty gr8 scenic scenes. I mean, I guess that's just Goa.
Okay, imma go and fantasize bout Tarun Ahlawat now.
