Thursday, February 6, 2014

Although Awara is from a completely different time and location, I feel that this film had a great deal of similarities with current popular Hollywood movies. As I was watching Awara, I could not help but feel as if I was watching a cartoon that was being portrayed through real people.  Through the use of exaggerated expression, music, dancing, and a basic plot of good versus bad, I felt as if I was actually watching a Disney film. There were many times in which the characters seemed to be expressing their emotions of anger and love in a way that was almost too obvious. Second, the use of music and dancing in the film is reminiscent of old Disney movies where one of the main characters would burst into spontaneous sound and start dancing. Lastly, all animated movies have a deranged villain who generally plays a large role in the plot of the movie. This villain acts out of vengeance and greed and multiple times through the movie has monologues as to why he or she is doing their horrible tasks. This could be seen through Jagga, the villain in Awara who frequently would reminded the viewer that he was training the son of the judge to be a bandit for the sole purpose of seeking vengeance on the judge.  As a result, I feel that Awara has many similarities with current popular animated movies.

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