Direction, Cinematography, Production Design, Writing: Anurag Basu
Streaming on Netflix.
Hyperlink narratives are exciting irrespective of how good the individual narratives are, because of the sheer joy they elicit when they put pieces together. The last scene is high on drama, just because they bring pieces together - just like how they bring in the TV from the sky into Samantha's part. But this film has good depth in all the narratives, even in standalone. I felt that each story could've been a quirky feature film.
It's not only the black comedy, and the treatment that makes this film engaging - it's also the unpredictability of it. We can't guess what'll happen next, which subplot will come next - by the time we're thinking, a truck suddenly comes out of nowhere and kills one of the characters.
The color palettes are pretty evident and obvious from the concept of Ludo. They use those colors in props, costumes, the background and everywhere possible. The thematic statement - from their trivial way of dealing with death, heartbreak and the way they talk about the pointlessness of life - it reminded me of Super Deluxe. It goes towards optimistic nihilism.
Unrequited love is explored very well in this film, it elicits such bittersweet emotions - bitter because it's unrequited and sweet because of the selflessness. It's also bitter because it mimics the harsh realities of life - we generally watch films and appreciate the rags to riches stories, where the rich guys are the villains - but what if the rich people are the nice guys and they win over the poor people? It felt bittersweet for me because the film finally ended on a happy note, betraying me.
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