Captain Miller movie review: Dhanush’s film is a brilliant political drama in the guise of an actioner – The Indian Express
It has grow to be laborious to jot down about Tamil cinema with out mentioning Quentin Tarantino. His affect is now omnipresent. Whereas most attempt solely to emulate his ‘cool’ aesthetics, the place even violence turns into enjoyable, Arun Matheswaran digs deeper. It isn’t simply the fashion; Arun Matheswaran recreates the catharsis that one will get from watching Django Unchained.
It wouldn’t be a stretch to name Captain Miller an Indian Django Unchained. The parallels are apparent. If Django Unchained is the journey of an empowered slave with a bounty hunter, Captain Miller is the story of a caste-oppressed villager. As a substitute of Dr. King Schultz (Christoph Waltz), we’ve Kannaiya (Elango Kumaravel). For one Stephen (Samuel L. Jackson), we’ve many stand-ins like Kumastha Kanagasabai (Kali Venkat) and sepoy James (Ashwin Kumar). After all, the politics of black slavery and Indian casteism are two totally different oppression machines, and that’s the place Arun Mateswaran’s brilliance lies. He brings in so many layers to this political drama, which masquerades as an action-driven star car.
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Captain Miller has chapters. The primary chapter opens with Eesaa (Dhanush)’s mother telling youngsters folklore about their deity and temple, which have been constructed by their individuals. The temple into which they now can’t enter. The temple during which a secret is hidden, which has the facility to liberate the individuals. The key about their god, in whose identify they’re oppressed. That’s the core of Captain Miller.
It subtly and really fastidiously places forth the politics behind the gods of the natives and Hinduism. To weave such an intricate and explosive topic into an action-drama exhibits the brilliance of Arun Matheswaran’s writing, who doesn’t spell out issues for you.
These subtexts would have fallen flat had the motion and drama not labored. Superficially, Captain Miller is the story of a guilt-ridden sepoy who revolts in opposition to the British Empire. When he’s unable to take the oppression meted out by the king of his village, he joins the British military for respect. As a substitute of respect and honor, he’s given guilt. When Eesa realizes he has made a pact with an even bigger satan, he turns into a lone wolf, a traitor to his village, and a vigilante to the British military. It’s all woven brilliantly. At any given occasion, a number of story arcs maintain unraveling with unbelievable lucidity. Not even a single second goes to waste. The audiences haven’t any alternative however to respect and be engrossed within the story being narrated with a splendid aptitude. When movies have grow to be reels of mass moments, the heroism in Captain Miller lies not simply within the acts of the hero however within the drama. There are umpteen moments when the viewers goes berserk, however it’s laborious to distinguish whether or not it’s for Dhanush or Captain Miller or Arun Matheswaran.
The director is thought for his cinematography and unbelievable frames. With cinematographer Siddhartha Nuni’s contribution, Arun has but once more upheld his fame. I overheard somebody saying with frustration, “Yenda digital camera va aatikitae irukaan (Why the hell is shaking the digital camera continually?)” And that’s the purpose of the chaotic shakes in the course of the battles. However when the director desires you to linger on the sprawling dry land and its magnificence, he treats you to his trademark excessive huge photographs. And when he locations his hero within the heart of the body, it will get immensely heroic. As a standalone observe, GV Prakash’s “Killer Killer” is showy and ‘wannabe’, however when issues hit the crescendo, nothing would have sufficed or complemented the cinema aside from the over-the-top composition and lyrics.
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Lastly, in regards to the satan himself; Dhanush is the hero Tamil cinema wants, who, I hope, would encourage many to know {that a} story creates its hero and never the opposite manner round. When speaking about Captain Miller, nobody would ponder whether it’s the star’s movie or the director’s, a brain-dead debate that springs up each time a star car is launched. In Captain Miller, he’s every part the script wants him to be. He lets others take their credit score. Even a anonymous character with an uber-cool look will get his due hoots within the movie, and that’s the success of Captain Miller.
Captain Miller Indian Specific Score: 4 / 5
Captain Miller Director: Arun Matheswaran
Captain Miller Solid: Dhanush, Priyanka Arul Mohan, Elango Kumaravel, Sandeep Kishan, Shivaraj Kumar
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