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Avsar (Hindi) [Opportunity]

By Golu
This Hindi movie is a pretty straightforward slice-of-life story that tries to give a modern look at what it's like to be a single, professional gay man. It dives into how he understands who he is, the chances he missed out on, and the personal choices he’s made along the way. The director used three parallel timelines to tell the story, which honestly didn't make much sense to me. While the core idea was actually pretty interesting, I really feel like this would have worked way better as a short film considering the point it was trying to make. Still, it wasn't a bad watch. The plot centers on Rachit, a city professional, and his friend Shikhar as they hang out for an evening. Rachit is a polished, urban guy, while Shikhar has more of a "small-town" rustic vibe, and you can really see the contrast between them when they talk. As the night goes on, Rachit starts thinking back to some old memories from a long time ago. He remembers being an intern after college in ...
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By Golu
Private Romeo is a modern take on Romeo and Juliet, set in an all-male military school and hence a gay love story. Another very important thing to know about this film is that this is almost all in Shakespearean English with some dialogues straight from the play. 

A small group of cadets at a military school is left alone for a long weekend as their superiors and the remaining students go on a military drill. As they continue with their classes and routine, including reading Romeo and Juliet, the students start to find the play overtaking their lives as they begin to recite the dialogue and embody the characters. As love begins to bloom between two cadets Sam & Glenn, they have to deal with jealousy, feuds, and how they can maintain their love once Romeo (Sam) is expelled.

This film is soooooo not for me. I mean I can tell how much hard work and genuine effort in performances and direction has gone into making this film, but my god! The original shakespearean English didn't help. 10 minutes into the film and it had already lost me. The guys were all gorgeous and at some point it was difficult to differentiate one from the other. I couldn't wait for the film to get over. In fact, after watching it for about an hour, I finally gave in and stopped, which I almost never do. My review here is going to sound so superficial, I can tell, while I write it. But as a novice, having no formal knowledge of films but watching them just an an audience, besides the good looking actors and their honest performances, this film had absolutely nothing for me in it. I could never recommend this. (1/10)
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luigi43 said…
May be bcz I watched it with the subs in Italian ( my mother tongue )and my attention was attracted only by the actors , the story was easy and fluid watching , I had a better impression. But thanks for the rewiew .
June 27, 2021 at 2:00 PM
Sailor Maan said…
I have bad memories about this one, simply because watching it with eng subs I couldn't understand half of it... I guess I should have watched it with french subs like you Luigi43. However I remember thinking it was probably interesting to keep the original Shakespeare dialogues for native english speakers, who would probably enjoy it better. Apparently not ^^;
June 28, 2021 at 3:37 AM
Golu said…
Maybe folks who are more familiar with Shakespearean English, or English as their first language would have appreciated it more, like you both have said. I mean, I have read some excellent reviews about the film online.
Sadly, English is not my first language either :(
June 28, 2021 at 8:54 AM
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