Buddy there is GCI touches on it and its a bad one too, even an amateur graphic designer can spot it they have got the human anatomy itself wrong, once the movies comes to OTT we can break down the GCI.
Yay! My favorite Indian reviewer pair!🎉 So much agreed with y’all’s take. Here’s my ridiculously indulgent TLDR take I just posted on Reddit: Finally moved to a city with a diverse Indian population that I can now I count on seeing these films rightly in the theater. Hence I was filled with joy entering the theater to see Aadujeevitham . . . and then the film began. Oh boy. Immediately I knew what was coming…and I felt my stomach tighten. I unfortunately understood why these two men would abandon reason and leave the airport with the brutal Khafeel. As low wage laborers from a rural village on their first trip out of India, I understood them to be simple and, sadly, naively trusting men. It sickened me how easy it was to abduct both of them. Yes Najeeb probably could have overpowered the brutal Khafeel yet I was guessing that cultural deference for the “authority figures factored in early on that eventually morphed into a classic case of Stockholm Syndrome. So yes…almost from the first scene the film conveyed a deep sense of dread on the fate of these two to the degree that it almost felt like the tone of a slow burn horror movie. While I was astounded by Prithviraj’s physical and emotional performance (more on this later)…there were two aspects that were problematic for me. First and foremost… the soundtrack & score. It seemed too pervasive and at times overly dramatic, underlining and (over)amplifying the unfolding tragedy quite evident on the screen. There are times when I just wanted to hear his breathing, the bleating of the goats and the vast unyielding drone of the desert wind. However the score kept prodding at me to feel a certain way in a way, pulling me out of the film with increasing annoyance. The second issue I had is more difficult to admit to. Since 9/11 here in the US, Islamic and in particular Arabian culture have been narrowly portrayed at worse as an incubator for inhumane terrorists and intolerant fanatics to, at best, a monolithic mass of uncivilized brutes. Even though I hate these stereotypes, I must confess as a gay man that I am aware of the extremist elements who are intent on stamping out all those not aligned with their beliefs. Hence I felt uneasy with how Aadujeevitham portrayed almost the entirety of Arabian culture as either brutally sadistic or heartlessly indifferent. Even the one man who picks him up just plops him out on the streets when he arrives in the city...and then just drives off. I did enjoy this whole coda section of the film as it allowed the audience along with the the character of Najeeb to ease back into civility. I think back on the 1978 Alan Parker film Midnight Express (also based on a book) that chronicled the imprisonment of an American tourist in Turkey for drug possession focusing on his ordeal within the foreign prison but ended abruptly with his escape neglecting a good portion of the book of how he was able to evade the police and cross the border to his ultimate freedom. One question I had was with the African Khadiri’s ultimate fate. He seemed the most robust and well equipment of the three escaped slaves as well as his purity of heart. Thus it was a shock that he either (a) wandered off to save himself, abandoning Najeeb or (b) succumbed to the desert. I’m wondering if the book illuminates more on that. Other than some pacing issue around the interval and some slightly wonky CGI, I have to commend Blessy for constructing such an impactful, moving film. The cinematography stunningly cast the stark divide between the lush Keralite countryside and the stark Arabian desert. But, again, the true star is Prithviraj... he fully committed, not just in his physical transformations but in his nuanced behavior, facial ticks and tears that flowed from deep within when he would encounter tiny moments of relief. After being knocked out by Bramayugam, Aadujeevitham has left me stunned by not just the breath of variety in Malayalam cinema but more significantly in its evolving depth.
@18:52 book spoiler--- i felt the same way while reading the book. i kept yelling at Najeeb "how could you not know the phone number of the person who is supposed to pick you up?" "how can you not have a plan on what to do if the person isn't there to meet you at the airport?" then i remembered tha Najeeb only had a 5th grade education and was not that bright. the kidnapping was a crime of opportunity. and i had to remind myself several times that this was taking place in the freaking 90's and slavery was against the law in Saudi Arabia.
Slavery was banned only because they were pressurized by the western countries. Deep down they thought slavery was normal. So the Saudi government introduced the Kafala Law.
So this is an old cultural aspect of slavery in Saudi Arabia. Arabs of Saudi had enslaved people from around different parts of Middle East and North Africa for centuries now. This culture of slavery has never left this country. It was never outlawed in practice - just replaced with the Kafala system. The power imbalance between the employer and employee is by design so vast that slavery is inevitable and often incentivized. In fact the Saudi Arabian law allows people to hold laborers and treat them like they treat livestock. This was also the case in several other Arabian nations but they’ve all made it illegal in early 2000s (talking about the Kafala system. Slavery was technically illegal since 1950s) EXCEPT for Saudi Arabia. For major tribes and their leaders in remote parts of Saudi Arabia are ardently against outlawing this practice. The Saudi Royal family depends on these tribes for political support and control over these remote regions. So they cannot act against their will. For many people and cultures who belong to these tribes - slavery is not only acceptable, but the only way to sustain their way of life which is surrounding rearing goats and camels in the desert.
The real life Najeeb was quite upset about the part in the book about him being intimate with the goat and the author had later apologized to him but maintained that he added it for dramatization which he is not willing to remove from the book. Najeeb however said in an interview that he used to breakdown in tears to the goats and had names for them. He was also quite sad to leave them without anyone to care for them. In the book this constitutes a major portion of the story which movie doesn’t touch upon may be because of time constraints
Personally for me the acting was brilliant, the cinematography and sound design was amazing but the movie itself could have been shorter. Especially the escape sequence , show 3 nights and days and extended shots for the last day maybe.
He had suffered 3 years bro... So obviously they gonna show that in a precise manner....😊 I think they intentionally done that.... For the audience to get that feel....
He did jana gana mana in between the schedules for this movie , while he was in his fraile and underweight schedule of this movie. So while he was doing those long lawyer monologues they tried so much to cover up from people recognizing he's so thin and fraile underneath that lawywers black gown !
Body isnt CGI. Both PritiviRaj and Hakeem actor Gokul dieted and gotnsuper light. In healthy light weight for this movie.
Buddy there is GCI touches on it and its a bad one too, even an amateur graphic designer can spot it they have got the human anatomy itself wrong, once the movies comes to OTT we can break down the GCI.
The only bad CGI was the vultures.
@@kavensethnot in body....😊
Its not CGI 🤦🏻♂️.. He have lost 30 kg weight for it
Yay! My favorite Indian reviewer pair!🎉
So much agreed with y’all’s take. Here’s my ridiculously indulgent TLDR take I just posted on Reddit:
Finally moved to a city with a diverse Indian population that I can now I count on seeing these films rightly in the theater. Hence I was filled with joy entering the theater to see Aadujeevitham . . . and then the film began.
Oh boy. Immediately I knew what was coming…and I felt my stomach tighten. I unfortunately understood why these two men would abandon reason and leave the airport with the brutal Khafeel. As low wage laborers from a rural village on their first trip out of India, I understood them to be simple and, sadly, naively trusting men.
It sickened me how easy it was to abduct both of them. Yes Najeeb probably could have overpowered the brutal Khafeel yet I was guessing that cultural deference for the “authority figures factored in early on that eventually morphed into a classic case of Stockholm Syndrome.
So yes…almost from the first scene the film conveyed a deep sense of dread on the fate of these two to the degree that it almost felt like the tone of a slow burn horror movie.
While I was astounded by Prithviraj’s physical and emotional performance (more on this later)…there were two aspects that were problematic for me.
First and foremost… the soundtrack & score. It seemed too pervasive and at times overly dramatic, underlining and (over)amplifying the unfolding tragedy quite evident on the screen. There are times when I just wanted to hear his breathing, the bleating of the goats and the vast unyielding drone of the desert wind. However the score kept prodding at me to feel a certain way in a way, pulling me out of the film with increasing annoyance.
The second issue I had is more difficult to admit to. Since 9/11 here in the US, Islamic and in particular Arabian culture have been narrowly portrayed at worse as an incubator for inhumane terrorists and intolerant fanatics to, at best, a monolithic mass of uncivilized brutes. Even though I hate these stereotypes, I must confess as a gay man that I am aware of the extremist elements who are intent on stamping out all those not aligned with their beliefs. Hence I felt uneasy with how Aadujeevitham portrayed almost the entirety of Arabian culture as either brutally sadistic or heartlessly indifferent. Even the one man who picks him up just plops him out on the streets when he arrives in the city...and then just drives off.
I did enjoy this whole coda section of the film as it allowed the audience along with the the character of Najeeb to ease back into civility. I think back on the 1978 Alan Parker film Midnight Express (also based on a book) that chronicled the imprisonment of an American tourist in Turkey for drug possession focusing on his ordeal within the foreign prison but ended abruptly with his escape neglecting a good portion of the book of how he was able to evade the police and cross the border to his ultimate freedom.
One question I had was with the African Khadiri’s ultimate fate. He seemed the most robust and well equipment of the three escaped slaves as well as his purity of heart. Thus it was a shock that he either (a) wandered off to save himself, abandoning Najeeb or (b) succumbed to the desert. I’m wondering if the book illuminates more on that.
Other than some pacing issue around the interval and some slightly wonky CGI, I have to commend Blessy for constructing such an impactful, moving film. The cinematography stunningly cast the stark divide between the lush Keralite countryside and the stark Arabian desert. But, again, the true star is Prithviraj... he fully committed, not just in his physical transformations but in his nuanced behavior, facial ticks and tears that flowed from deep within when he would encounter tiny moments of relief.
After being knocked out by Bramayugam, Aadujeevitham has left me stunned by not just the breath of variety in Malayalam cinema but more significantly in its evolving depth.
Aadujeevitham❤ , Kerala , India, The Malayalam Film Industry ❤
@18:52 book spoiler--- i felt the same way while reading the book. i kept yelling at Najeeb "how could you not know the phone number of the person who is supposed to pick you up?" "how can you not have a plan on what to do if the person isn't there to meet you at the airport?" then i remembered tha Najeeb only had a 5th grade education and was not that bright. the kidnapping was a crime of opportunity. and i had to remind myself several times that this was taking place in the freaking 90's and slavery was against the law in Saudi Arabia.
Oh he only had a 5th grade education!!? I'm so surprised that wasn't mentioned in the movie, even through a quick one liner.
@@D54pod actually, it was
Slavery was banned only because they were pressurized by the western countries. Deep down they thought slavery was normal. So the Saudi government introduced the Kafala Law.
@@D54pod it was mentioned. He asked " ancham classum gustheem kond gulfil joli kitto? " ancham class means 5th grade
Sound designer rasul pookitty.. Is also academy award winner ❤
So this is an old cultural aspect of slavery in Saudi Arabia. Arabs of Saudi had enslaved people from around different parts of Middle East and North Africa for centuries now. This culture of slavery has never left this country. It was never outlawed in practice - just replaced with the Kafala system. The power imbalance between the employer and employee is by design so vast that slavery is inevitable and often incentivized. In fact the Saudi Arabian law allows people to hold laborers and treat them like they treat livestock. This was also the case in several other Arabian nations but they’ve all made it illegal in early 2000s (talking about the Kafala system. Slavery was technically illegal since 1950s) EXCEPT for Saudi Arabia. For major tribes and their leaders in remote parts of Saudi Arabia are ardently against outlawing this practice. The Saudi Royal family depends on these tribes for political support and control over these remote regions. So they cannot act against their will. For many people and cultures who belong to these tribes - slavery is not only acceptable, but the only way to sustain their way of life which is surrounding rearing goats and camels in the desert.
Resul Pookutty Sound Dsigner and ARR both are Academy and BAFTA award winner for the movie Slumdog Millionaire
in the novel story starts from when they surrendered themselves into saudi jail. in the movie it's the pre climax scene.
Always a pleasure discussing movies like this with you Kathy!
Loved it too!
The real life Najeeb was quite upset about the part in the book about him being intimate with the goat and the author had later apologized to him but maintained that he added it for dramatization which he is not willing to remove from the book.
Najeeb however said in an interview that he used to breakdown in tears to the goats and had names for them. He was also quite sad to leave them without anyone to care for them. In the book this constitutes a major portion of the story which movie doesn’t touch upon may be because of time constraints
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Seriously, you just said CGI
He lost almost 31 kg two times for the film due to rescheduling.😢
I am aware he did but it was enhanced with CGI. No shame in that!
@@CinemondoPodcast prove your self that is cgi
Personally for me the acting was brilliant, the cinematography and sound design was amazing but the movie itself could have been shorter. Especially the escape sequence , show 3 nights and days and extended shots for the last day maybe.
He had suffered 3 years bro... So obviously they gonna show that in a precise manner....😊 I think they intentionally done that.... For the audience to get that feel....
I wanted the movie to be longer. The emotional attachment with the goats should have been added more.
Agree!
It's really the goat movie
It is truly about goat!
Dude its not CGI, You cannot make a statement which you aren't sure of.
Are you sure? 🙅
@@CinemondoPodcast yes
BRO BODY TRANSFORMATION NOT CGI -BEHIND THE SCENES R COMING
Cool
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Movie is nothing in front of the book
Adujeevitham movie making video react then you tell that is cgi or not
Lol
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Dude ..the body is not cgi
Duse there was definitely some CGI enhancement which is fine!
Not CGI😒
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Must walk till die !
He did jana gana mana in between the schedules for this movie , while he was in his fraile and underweight schedule of this movie. So while he was doing those long lawyer monologues they tried so much to cover up from people recognizing he's so thin and fraile underneath that lawywers black gown !
100% boaring
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