 And just killed the ego you bastard Hey, welcome back to our stupid rex's it's Corbin Rick and you can follow us on Instagram and Twitter more juicy come to see It's been a while since since we've like Legit and I know part of it's because of the lockdown We really haven't given our whole hearted full Testicular juicy come done in a long time my friend. Please don't talk about your testicular That's gross. Anyways today. We were doing a movie review of Masan a Movie that's been highly requested for a long long time and also it was on that list of top 10 films the past decade in Hindi That that guy watched We watched that video member Yes, I do the top 10 he had this in his top 10 I didn't remember that he had this in his top 10, but what I do remember was the us loving the trailer Yeah, the trailer look phenomenal. It has a ton of people. We already loved Yeah, it's Directed by CS name for me, please Hold on. Let me I want to make sure I don't want to try to do it for memory We'll look on here and make sure I pronounce it correctly. I Believe the correct pronunciation is near Raj Gawan. Yes, so he was Also the one of the directors of sacred games with on your at Kashi up. He also directed the short film juice Yes, which was we freaking loved it's produced by on your at Kashi up starring Vicky Kershaw and Tripathi or try to see sure He's not starring but he is a little supporting but which I didn't I either I forgot or I just didn't realize and he came on screen I was just really happy. Yeah, I was oh, I I knew he was gonna be in there So I was I was happy just knowing that he was in there for sure and then reach reach a shot. Huh? Yeah, reach a shot, huh? And then a few and Sanjay Mishra Uh, which one I'll get me sure. Oh the dad. Yeah, he frickin killed it Yeah, who is much younger than he looks yeah, I'm looking at his profile picture right now Dude, dude, dude is only like six or seven years older than me and he looks like he's 25 years older than me in this film Yeah, yeah, yeah makeup or good. I don't know if it was makeup at all. Maybe it's yeah It's either good makeup or he's really let himself go But yes, so this is gonna be a hundred percent spoiler of you came out 2015 if you haven't seen it go watch it, please and The synopsis is a long Indian Ganji River for people face prejudice a strict moral code and a punishing caste system as they confront personal tragedies indeed initial thoughts Rick What's there not to like about this movie yeah, it's one of those yeah, I love it It's one of those it's this could have easily been nominated for a best picture at the Oscars It's yeah, this could have easily been India's submission. I don't know for that year it variable could have been I don't know you'll have to let us know but it's it's it's one of those films That's just there's I can't think of anything bad about this film There's there is nothing about this film that you can point that Nothing that you can point that to say there's anything wrong with it because there isn't The only thing would be if somebody has a particular different taste in a motion picture or something I don't know it's but that wouldn't make it's bad. It's just mean it's not my style right But right no the all the acting is great the directing is great the scores great the cinematography is phenomenal And so yeah, we could just dive in but let's talk about the directing because I feel like he's been we've seen a few of his things But never really acknowledged him True and what and and well and this this is my understanding based on what I had read up on this I believe this was his directorial debut. I believe it was yeah. Yeah, which is insane Man talk about Doing a great job right out the gate. Yeah, and I can tell why on your I'd like to work with him a lot Yeah, because they have very similar styles and they they don't like to hold back Like even the first what ten minutes of the film is intense and gripping and you're like whoa And so like yeah, it's off. She's watching porn You're like why is she watching porn and then right and then you go and they're like, okay She a prostitute and then you're like, okay, maybe he gave her a gift what okay So she's not a prostitute and then yes the police bar gen and they do they you know start harassing them And then you know, he's all crying in the bathroom and then he shoots himself or no Sorry, no cuts himself cuts himself cuts himself and that's just the first that's the opening of the film right Yeah, with very little being said as well. I'm actually I'm looking up here to make sure about Confirming and I'm pretty sure yeah, that's accurate. It is his first film. It is his first film. Okay Yeah, yeah, I Well for me the first thing I wrote I wrote one thing down It's it's like reading a long synopsis, but this is for me the takeaway for this thing is that it's It's two stories at once it's both a literal one and an allegorical one and I thought it was extraordinarily well done So for example the literal one is it's a slice of life story that helps us remember that To coin rocket from Guardians of the Galaxy. Everybody's got dead people. Yep and that that and life is hard and not fair and tragic yet in the end There's there's you can you can look if you look for it You'll recognize it more often not things happen for a reason if we just hang on long enough We might see I wrote down we might see our brokenness fits perfectly within the brokenness of another person. Yeah And I that's one of the things I did love about I mean, there's a ton of things I loved about this film Yeah, that the fact that I feel like ten people could watch us and there could be ten different takeaways from this film Absolutely. Yeah, I feel like it's open to which one, you know one of the things I love about film is Films that leave it open for the audience to decide what they think happened Yes, and this doesn't really it doesn't really give you a A hard-hitting like this is the message it lets you decide what you think the message of this film was Right, and so it's like is it is it about death and grieving? Is it about corruption? Is I think there was stuff at the end that we didn't even at least I didn't understand about where they were traveling to She's never been he's been twice. I don't know. Yeah, exactly. They were going Right which which for me for me I don't know exactly where they were going but for me that tip that typified the the larger picture Which was for me the more powerful one, which was the allegory which I wrote I wrote this down It's actually a double allegory where Deepak represents He Deepak is the first allegorical representation. He represents class or caste discrimination and Debbie represents the second allegory, which is discrimination against women and and in the end The two meet and write off depicting something akin to the hopes we all have that maybe someday we'll be able to see class distinction and women's Prejudices leave the old close-minded world behind them and literally right off into the sunset And that that was one of my favorite quotes in the film when she says to her dad The smaller the city the narrower the worldview Yeah, so that's the that's the big for me That was the most powerful take away from this and it did it you're absolutely right it did it without pontificating We're trying to proselytize you into saying in a Which is a credit to the writing as well as the storytelling with the director in just two hours, man Yeah, it's a really short film. I went by one by real quick Really quick and everybody was top-notch. I mean this was Vicki Koshall's debut Yeah, and I think this is one of my favorite things. He's done absolutely And he's always been amazing. Obviously everything he's done There's never he's never in our opinion had a bad performance in anything We've seen him in and I'm now because we often get told That Vicki Koshall is one of the most underrated actors in India and that we haven't explored them enough and see it now Obviously, it's just that we The way you're introduced to a actor is how you see them for a long time So like when India they were introduced to him before they think I'm his chocolate boy So they're like what he can he's an actor, right? Great example. Yeah, just chocolate boy So we were introduced to him as Uri a big muscular Strong man and now we're seeing his range and everything that we've seen him in from Raghurama 2.0 to this too I wasn't Ian seven was even seven. No, that was a John John Abraham But he's been in quite a few things that we've seen now and he has such a range And I'm huge range. I'm like me too He's quickly becoming one of my favorites now that I'm starting to see the entire picture of his of his talent He could he's has a he has a huge range Yeah, this I would say the two things about this film It reminded me. It's a completely different feeling of film But it reminded me and its groundedness and its believability of kambalanji nights Yeah, yeah, and not that and in that I can't think of a more grounded There's been equal grounded ones like immediately coming to mind would be Robin Ragh of 2.0 as well as lunchbox that are crazy grounded real small Irfan style of believability This is about as grounded a Hindi film as I've I think we've ever seen. Yeah, this is Definitely, well, I think we need to sit down and make a list of top 10 films You should recommend to your American friends or something like that. Yeah, this is in it This would be very high on the very high It obviously depends on what kind of person like what kind of film that person likes so if they don't like a drama If they like I mean hopefully you're not talking to people that just like Dwayne the Rock Johnson films And they know this is an actor's movie This is a movie for actors to enjoy watching the the craft But I feel like any American could watch this and be like that was a good film. That was really oh, yeah This is coming out of India. Yeah, yeah, right and and give them some tastes Of things that they might not be exposed to before and actually see what that slice of life is like Like for example, they talk about Durga Pooja, but they don't go too deep in it You know, it's just like oh, I wonder what that is And then they obviously this stuff with the ganji and then the burning of the bodies and then the cast system They go into a tiny tiny bit. They don't really explain, but it gives you a little entry into some of the culture Yeah, and how how about in the midst of the storytelling? Let's talk about some of the things that I just I love two things right off The bat first was how about that reveal when he's burning the bodies and he discovers It's her by her hand coming out with the ring on I Didn't get my wife called it before it happened. Oh, she knew that was coming Wow, I did not see that coming like I told you guys. She's smarter than all of us But we know But no, she we were watching it and she was like she just got off the phone and he was doing stuff And he's like she's like I Think it's gonna be his girl And then she's like I'm hoping that bus didn't like go into the river or something like that And then it happened. I was like, you're you're so smart. I love you I also did you did you like I really loved the choice for Debbie To and I just loved how it ended with them both being there and having come through their relational Griefs and tragedies when she didn't open the box that had been a gift to her and she just put it in the water Yeah, I thought that was another one of the messages of the film was grief different types of grief. Yes lovers grief Or Pain And so it was about almost letting go because you saw that one great scene where Vicki finally broke down Well with his friends which he did a phenomenal job Beautiful and so that was that was a great scene and then that at the end That was her finally letting go because she knew if she opened it. She would have held on to that Yeah, and so she wanted to she wanted to let go of it and move on with her life And that was another thing with the boat at the end. Yeah, I think the where where they were going had some significance I could be wrong, but I think where they were going has some type of significance It probably did I don't know what it is But I'm sure there's other Significance is that we didn't pick up on because we haven't grown up in India and there's cultural things that would have had a Lot of messages we wouldn't have picked up on and yeah, I the the other thing with the ring was I I saw the Choice because people have to go through this when they lose a loved one. It's a decision of I know that that loved one Wanted me to have that but at the same time We're not getting to experience it together the way they intended Yeah, and all of those and then there's the third grief as well. We've got we got Vicki's grief We've got Debbie's grief, you know de Pac Debbie and then we've got the other story Wiggling through this here too with her dad and the grief he's having to go through and the prejudices Against him that are happening because there's another story here. That's actually a third. It's not allegorical. It's definitive is What goes on with that cop? extorting them That crap goes on. Yeah, and I know it's one of the extra things I did enjoy because They kind of just there was no resolution for that. He just got away with it and that was it got away with it Yeah, that was that was it? They didn't explain they didn't then like he didn't get what he deserved No, it just this is how life is sometimes And you know, I love that type of film that doesn't wrap everything up Everything about this film. It's almost it's nearly a perfect film One of the most perfect films that we've seen Yep, but I want to talk about the dad that you were just talking about His character for one outside of his acting was great Because at first you you feel so bad You're like, oh this guy seems so sweet and then he goes home and he starts slapping her and you're like, oh, right What a dick and right and then and then he's a he's a dick But then he comes back and you see how sad he is and he takes care of that kid and he's a very complex character That that I really really appreciate it and then they ended up You you saw his grief there at the end about how much, you know, people would judge him and Treat him differently based off of if they found out what the cop was trying to accuse her of But his acting he was he I want a lot more He's like like when we saw vj. Roz in deli belly. He's one of those actors. I'm like, I can tell this guy is a thesbian 100% this guy's this I guarantee this guy's got theater in his background. Yeah So you guys this guy is trained You can tell us If we're wrong, but I don't think I am because he that's what he seems like to me Yeah he seems like a Really good good actor because he did phenomenal in this Yes, he really did and as did she she um We've seen her before not on a lot, but we've seen her before and she's one of those actresses who um Is just like everybody in the cast and I think this goes out to the creative teams that um on your rug has around him He just is connected to and with People who are just brilliant filmmakers at every level the cinematographers the costumers the People who do the music. Well, she she was in gangs. Yeah, one of the wives, right? Yeah, we saw her in gangs. Yeah, that's right. Yeah, she's done a lot of work. We saw her in ram lila too Yes, oh really in ram lila. Yeah, we saw her in ram lila Uh, but yeah, yeah, she was phenomenal. I thought uh, she was very subtle in her subtle small grounded real And I really enjoyed that Like I said guys might be a boy because like there's I can't I can't think of anything bad about this film There's not one thing that I can be like I'm gonna nitpick here because I can't there's the cinematography that we haven't talked about yet Was I turned to step one point. I was like, this is just beautiful Yeah shots here are just gorgeous Just beautiful So that gave you a real sense A real sense too, which is which is which i'm finding to be really typical of the majority of films that we see Irrespective of if it's hindi or tamal or to lugu or mara, you know that A lot of them do a really really good job of Like what scorsese does in taxi driver where where new york is part of the story It's like an actual character in the story This this like kambalanji knights like I could go down a list of other films Where they have taken the city or the locale And they have so made it a part of the story that you can't help but see They intentionally gave you a picture of that street and that road and that river and that place and that feeling And you get a sense of and because that's a huge contributor to the makeup of people is where they're from So I agree. I just there's not and there's no dumb white actors in it. So that's a bonus That is a nice thing when uh when a film goes by and there's no terrible white actors ruining everything But really everybody the little kid little diver swimming kid was great. He did great All the supporting roles were great I remember watching the scene where vicki's playing them the song The poem and the talking together and they're just listening And I looked over at one of the other guys who's got the smaller role And I could see on his face this genuine sense of being happy for his buddy It wasn't voyeuristic. It was we're really happy this guy's he's in love. Look at this. This is really sweet I just I'm I'm The girl who is his first girl that he loves who who dies who was of a higher cast I thought she did some really beautiful grounded work. Everybody was just beautifully grounded Yeah, and then the score was very subtle and and and beautiful just like everything else in the film very nice Like I said guys, this is one of the yeah, it's a nearly perfect movie And I get why you because a lot of people have been recommending this to us for a long long time I had to actually order this dvd from ebay because I Shame, which I can't because it's not anywhere How does a movie? Seriously, man How does a movie produced by all your red kashi up and it's got vicki kashaul and it's got sanjay mishra And it's got chypathy who was as usual grounded wonderful. So How does a movie this good that went that was talked about at cans? How is it not streaming? Well because Just like most on your arc films he probably didn't do amazing like it probably did okay But there's no there's no big bollywood numbers on it. It's not there's not Huge stars and obviously vicki kashaul was just at the beginning of his career It was a no-name director at the time Uh, so it's it's it's one of those things It's just it's just like stuff that's you see here. That's independent almost is basically almost an independent film basically From from what I can tell But it's yeah like like florida project We always go back to that as one of the best films we've seen here in a long time Which was a small film if willum de foe wasn't in it nobody even knows it existed and it was just fantastic Lighthouse as well. Yeah. Yeah, lighthouse It's just it's such a shame that some of the greatest motion pictures that will ever be made The majority of people will never even see Uh, it just pisses me off but But we saw this also uh trip at the end and we haven't told you, you know, he was amazing I told my wife like while I was we came on screen and we were watching him like he's He's just so fun to watch Because he's got another he's he's unique and he's obviously he's obviously so good And so you always believe him, but he's also the way he delivers his lines and his speech Is so unique and he's it makes him such an interesting character Yeah, so interesting to watch. He just enjoyed watching him. Um, yeah, yeah one of those things His character. I love the right and choice To to not let it become anything other than what he begins to share and doesn't get this share Because you know what he was going to share with her toward the end of the film Yep, and he's he's he's trying to get there and you know, there's nothing's gonna happen But I love that they took the time In a in a rather already complex thing to give this other character some He he goes through his own little grief thing of loss that he's For all we know he spends the rest of his life wondering what could have happened with that That young woman I thought was so wonderful. I just it's a beautiful movie. Yeah So good. Let us know what we should watch and review next down below vicky gushall trippethy Uh, trypathy. I you know, I don't know how to say his name. Um, I think that uh, I think, um, this is actually His latest the the director um Yeah, I'd love to see more from Yeah, so The last thing he did was sacred games Yeah, the last thing he did was sacred games. So look at this. So this is his career So he did a short film in 2011. He was an assistant director on gangs of wasp He did a short film, uh called epiphany in 2013. He did a, uh, he was okay He was a director of something called shorts in, uh 2013 produced by onurad kashia Uh, and then he was a second unit director on ugly And then he directed masan And then he directed juice and then sacred games There's a reason he's that good is because it's very clear that he was brought under the tutelage of onurag I'm about to watch and see that kind of Quality so yeah bring on some more. Yeah, and you know, we love that short film juice So That was such a good one. Let us know what we should watch next down below Our stupid reactions