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Kardeslerim (2021)
Stereotypes
I love Turkish dramas and am watching this particular one steadily hoping for some moment to justify my interest in the show.
Writers of the show, please please don't descend into the pit of stereotypes, excessive melodrama, wasting time and significant movements in the story to squeeze unnecessary episodes out of the narrative. The insistence to show us blow by blow incidents of school life is off putting. Life is filled with ups and downs but your drama wants to create a blanket out of a single ball of yarn.
Please tighten up the narrative & make it less predictable. Locations & drone photography is excellent.
Aurangzeb (2013)
New Kingdoms
The movie explores the darkness that accompanies lust for absolute power and wealth through the idiom of Delhi-Gurgaon which is unique in itself. Casting is excellent with every actor performing beautifully. Rishi Kapoor's portrayal of a cold blooded single minded Aurangzeb is masterful while Prithvi's angst reaches out to the audience in every scene. Arjun Kapoor brings a youthful innocence to this blood thirsty group of modern day rulers of new kingdoms. Everything was great except the new girl, Sasha. Amrita Singh has clearly aged very badly but is suited to the role of a mature woman on the make, reminiscent of ancient queens fighting for a share of the kingdom. If the music did not enchant I am not holding that against the movie. Final verdict: loved it. :))))