Deepa Mehta’s comical parody, “Bollywood / Hollywood,” combines the classic Hollywood romance with the eccentric and overbearing Bollywood culture and in turn gives us the conventional story line with a slight twist. Rahul is a “self designated techno geek” who is constrained by his family's expectations to marry a nice Indian girl. He decides to hire a woman, Sue (Sunita), to act as his fiancé and date to his sister’s wedding. And, of course, in typical Hollywood fashion they fall in love; not without some obstacles but fall in love they do. I would have liked to have seen a more expanded plot-line; it was a bit too simplistic and stereotypical for my liking. However the use of the “Bollywood” style music was delightful and complemented the story beautifully. The music and the love for the domineering and obnoxious typecast of the Indian culture drove the movie. “Bollywood / Hollywood” is a predictable movie, but you will have a few laughs along the way.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
REEL CANADA FILM REVIEW - Bollywood, Hollywood
film reviewed by Lauren Clarke of Earl Haig Secondary School.
Deepa Mehta’s comical parody, “Bollywood / Hollywood,” combines the classic Hollywood romance with the eccentric and overbearing Bollywood culture and in turn gives us the conventional story line with a slight twist. Rahul is a “self designated techno geek” who is constrained by his family's expectations to marry a nice Indian girl. He decides to hire a woman, Sue (Sunita), to act as his fiancé and date to his sister’s wedding. And, of course, in typical Hollywood fashion they fall in love; not without some obstacles but fall in love they do. I would have liked to have seen a more expanded plot-line; it was a bit too simplistic and stereotypical for my liking. However the use of the “Bollywood” style music was delightful and complemented the story beautifully. The music and the love for the domineering and obnoxious typecast of the Indian culture drove the movie. “Bollywood / Hollywood” is a predictable movie, but you will have a few laughs along the way.
Deepa Mehta’s comical parody, “Bollywood / Hollywood,” combines the classic Hollywood romance with the eccentric and overbearing Bollywood culture and in turn gives us the conventional story line with a slight twist. Rahul is a “self designated techno geek” who is constrained by his family's expectations to marry a nice Indian girl. He decides to hire a woman, Sue (Sunita), to act as his fiancé and date to his sister’s wedding. And, of course, in typical Hollywood fashion they fall in love; not without some obstacles but fall in love they do. I would have liked to have seen a more expanded plot-line; it was a bit too simplistic and stereotypical for my liking. However the use of the “Bollywood” style music was delightful and complemented the story beautifully. The music and the love for the domineering and obnoxious typecast of the Indian culture drove the movie. “Bollywood / Hollywood” is a predictable movie, but you will have a few laughs along the way.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
1 comments:
Wow... This is really nice info.. love to see ur blog
Post a Comment