My takeaways from Viduthalai 2
Viduthalai 2 was one of the most expected films of this year. The movie’s predecessor set high standards for this film. This is not a ‘review’ or ‘criticism’ about the film from my side, but a brief note on my takeaways from the film. Firstly, the film’s protagonist, ‘Vaathiyaar’, actually satisfies his alias, since he keeps lecturing to the audience about various ideologies throughout the film. While I found the arguments and opinions that were expressed in this film intriguing, it would take me some time and a rewatch to comprehend those. This is actually not what an average Vetrimaaran fan expects from him, since he is known for ‘showing’ and not ‘telling’ the audience. In this film, Vetrimaaran ‘tells’ a lot. A problem I found, with fully comprehending these lectures on ideologies were the synchronization issues between the dialogues and visuals. Of course, these are recurring issues in a Vetrimaaran film. He is known to keep changing and improvising dialogues in his movies e...