1983 - Review (SPOILERS) Apart from a fine and familiar medium with which many can relate themselves and their past( a brilliant way to induce nostalgia), Cricket has nothing to do with 1983- at least thats what I felt.The movie never hovers around a climax which reminds you Javed Miandads 1986 Sharaja cup final or the rise of a cricketer from ashes. Its neither a Sachin movie as many said nor a platform for drawing inspiration.I dont even consider 1983 as a sports movie. From the title card to the credit roll,Abrid shrine is telling all about - (i) How important is it to have passion towards something in life (ii) You can either give up or continue your passion. However there is no assurance that the latter is path of rose petals (ii) The efforts of parents to revive and relive their lost dreams through their children. At the earlier moments of the film,we are introduced to Gopi Asaaan ,a born engineer but has to end up as an ordinary mechanic, who passionately explains his son Rameshan about the secret behind the formation of rainbow. This is reminiscent to that scene which comes in the latter half where Ramesan, a baritone cricket passionate and a brilliant player who was destined to remain as a sensation in local club matches,rushes to the nearby store to buy a cricket bat for his 4 year old son. When you are exceptionally entrenched to your passion, everything else feels to be as dilly-dallies. The same happens for Rameshan. He lost his academics, bright future and even his love - everything for his concern towards cricket.Yet he is least bothered and those loses only amplified his passion towards the game. The only moment he remosre was when he realized that he had married a girl who is totally alien about cricket. When is fellow mates moved on with their lives, Rameshan was not ready to desert the game. Cricket was always his alpha and omega.Now backs to Gopi Assam.Even at the middle of health problems, he never gave up his love towards machines and turned his house to a workshop. For Rameshans good his son Kannan turned out to be a ardent cricket love.Now Rameshan is trying to revive his lost dreams through Kannan. Rameshan is trying his best to give his son what he never had - Opportunities for a better future in cricket. Through him Ramesha tastes success. When Rameshan made a bowling machine for Kannan, that marked the victory of Gopi Aswani. He is long lost dreams to see his son as an renowned Engineer. He says - Rameshan made something from scraps all by himself.I used to tell that there was an engineer in him.Only that it took time to reveal.He also realizes that his sons passion was always Cricket and the same actually helped to revive his long lost dreams about Rameshan. May be the most important moment in the film and the most delicate one. Something that could have easily be spoiled, but thanks to Abrid for doing with utmost neatness. In the end we are not told whether Kannan made a great cricketer or not. The movies ends with a note on Rameshans hope for his son and the distances he has to cover. There is an assurance from him that no matter what he will be there for his son. An indirect message to the parents to do the same for their passionate children and thats something I call as the perfect ending. Hihgly Recommended! Rating : 4/5 NB: Numerous references made about Sachin Tendulkar here and there. Ive read some complaints regarding that.I do agree that some of them were out of context.But my question is can you think about Cricket without bringing Sachin Tendulkars name or image at least once to your mind? No you cant.Moreover the director himself agreed at the end that he is a die core sachin fan.So it can be understood and totally acceptable. If Im given a chance to direct a film, there will be numerous references to Stanley Kubrick and Roger Ebert no matter what! ;)
Posted on: Wed, 05 Feb 2014 14:44:16 +0000
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