Directed by: Rajkumar Hirani
Run time: A well spent 160 min
I can't believe this, this month I have just seen two Hindi movies, first My Name is Khan, which is good and satisfying (plus no abrupt scene of dancing and singing) and this one.
Well this one has a skipped dancing and singing scene in case you don't like it. The whole story is just simply amazing, it makes me jealous. How come no Indonesian movie ever try this sort of theme?
I mean such problems (or stigma) posed in this film is so true to Indonesian education system and Indonesian society where most parents want their kids to be engineers and other high profile majors in the university (so they can get high profile jobs), not for the sake of studying but for the sake of prestige in the society. You know, such thought makes me sick. Not everyone is custom made to be an engineer, besides, what would the world be if everyone is an engineer? Who will write movie review like this then?
Enough for my rant, lets dissect the movie now. 3 Idiots is not about three idiot people, it is about three university students; Farhan Qureshi (R. Madhavan), Raju Rastogi (Sharman Joshi), and Rancchoddas "Rancho" Shyamaldas Chanchad (Aamir Khan) who share a room in a boarding room at the Imperial College of Engineering, one of the best college in India.
They have their own background, Raju comes from a poor family where they hoped that he will graduate, get a job and uplift their family from poverty and Farhan is secretly wanting to become a wildlife photographer. What about Rancho? Well he is the smartest among these three. Together they have to encounter an education system not friendly for the free and original thinkers lead by Viru Sahastrabudhhe (Boman Irani) or called Virus by the students. The campus itself felt like a factory producing graduates suited for the needs of big corporations, not for the needs of their own soul.
Unlike most Hindi films I have seen, the dialogue is very smart in explaining that the education system is too rigid and pressurized for human being, like how the teacher explain things that doesn't resonate simply in real life into how every students is busy getting good marks and good jobs instead of following what their heart wants.
To add the spice there is Pia (the beautiful Kareena Kapoor) as the daughter of Virus who fell in love with Rancho. The story itself told via flashback where Farhan and Raju, 10 years after graduation, embark on a journey to search for the missing Rancho. They meet the annoying Chatur (Omi) one student who is a true believer of the established education system who claims that he is now very successful and boast about his achievement. People like his is so plenty in this world.
For me Chatur is very real, I have several friends of mine who behaved (and sadly never changed) just like Chatur, only live for a prestigious degree and think life is a competition at all cost. Other character is also felt real and I have met them in real life, like a student who study hard to help his family and those who had to hide their true passion because they respect their parents wish.
Humor and emotional scenes (a bit overly melodramatic sometimes) are balanced and some songs are just fit perfectly for this film. At first I am afraid that the Virus character is only a one dimensional 'villain' character, but at the end of the film, his character grew more interesting. This film feel like a combination of Good Will Hunting and Dead Poets Society.
After watching this you will smile since it is a feel good movie without the pretentiousness we all hate. As for me, this film is so true to the bone, the story and characters are things I encounter in my real life. You have to watch this film since this is the best investment in time you will have, 160 minutes feel so good for your soul.
If you missed this film, the producer announce that 3 Idiots will be released legally 12 weeks after its premiere on Youtube. In case you wonder when it will be, the film itself released on 25th of December in India. So open your calendar and count the week because all iz well!
Run time: A well spent 160 min
I can't believe this, this month I have just seen two Hindi movies, first My Name is Khan, which is good and satisfying (plus no abrupt scene of dancing and singing) and this one.
Well this one has a skipped dancing and singing scene in case you don't like it. The whole story is just simply amazing, it makes me jealous. How come no Indonesian movie ever try this sort of theme?
I mean such problems (or stigma) posed in this film is so true to Indonesian education system and Indonesian society where most parents want their kids to be engineers and other high profile majors in the university (so they can get high profile jobs), not for the sake of studying but for the sake of prestige in the society. You know, such thought makes me sick. Not everyone is custom made to be an engineer, besides, what would the world be if everyone is an engineer? Who will write movie review like this then?
Enough for my rant, lets dissect the movie now. 3 Idiots is not about three idiot people, it is about three university students; Farhan Qureshi (R. Madhavan), Raju Rastogi (Sharman Joshi), and Rancchoddas "Rancho" Shyamaldas Chanchad (Aamir Khan) who share a room in a boarding room at the Imperial College of Engineering, one of the best college in India.
They have their own background, Raju comes from a poor family where they hoped that he will graduate, get a job and uplift their family from poverty and Farhan is secretly wanting to become a wildlife photographer. What about Rancho? Well he is the smartest among these three. Together they have to encounter an education system not friendly for the free and original thinkers lead by Viru Sahastrabudhhe (Boman Irani) or called Virus by the students. The campus itself felt like a factory producing graduates suited for the needs of big corporations, not for the needs of their own soul.
Unlike most Hindi films I have seen, the dialogue is very smart in explaining that the education system is too rigid and pressurized for human being, like how the teacher explain things that doesn't resonate simply in real life into how every students is busy getting good marks and good jobs instead of following what their heart wants.
To add the spice there is Pia (the beautiful Kareena Kapoor) as the daughter of Virus who fell in love with Rancho. The story itself told via flashback where Farhan and Raju, 10 years after graduation, embark on a journey to search for the missing Rancho. They meet the annoying Chatur (Omi) one student who is a true believer of the established education system who claims that he is now very successful and boast about his achievement. People like his is so plenty in this world.
For me Chatur is very real, I have several friends of mine who behaved (and sadly never changed) just like Chatur, only live for a prestigious degree and think life is a competition at all cost. Other character is also felt real and I have met them in real life, like a student who study hard to help his family and those who had to hide their true passion because they respect their parents wish.
Humor and emotional scenes (a bit overly melodramatic sometimes) are balanced and some songs are just fit perfectly for this film. At first I am afraid that the Virus character is only a one dimensional 'villain' character, but at the end of the film, his character grew more interesting. This film feel like a combination of Good Will Hunting and Dead Poets Society.
After watching this you will smile since it is a feel good movie without the pretentiousness we all hate. As for me, this film is so true to the bone, the story and characters are things I encounter in my real life. You have to watch this film since this is the best investment in time you will have, 160 minutes feel so good for your soul.
If you missed this film, the producer announce that 3 Idiots will be released legally 12 weeks after its premiere on Youtube. In case you wonder when it will be, the film itself released on 25th of December in India. So open your calendar and count the week because all iz well!
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