When it comes to how we interpret the term "freedom" I presume that this movie connects well, with regard to the denotative and connotative meaning. We may assume that a bird's freedom is to fly in an open space. But what if it is caged for a long period of time, enjoys all kinds of safety and believes that it is freedom. At one point this same bird also consider to go out and explore the world only to realize how dangerous it is to roam outside. It might also be killed by people who believes in ultimate freedom or whatever. When it comes to this movie I also feel the same because that journalist never intended to make Raghavan free. She had a motive and he was just a tool. It's also a form of obstruction for Raghavan from fully achieving his freedom right? So when that rhythm of freedom gets disrupted he made her taste her own pill. The scene of that dead lizard being taken away by the army of ants is quite funny and shocking. It may symbolise how easy it is for a seemingly weak person ( in this movie Raghavan) can destroy a confident and strong person ( the journalist). It might also suggest just as you mentioned in the review that the multitudes of thoughts that rushed through the mind of Raghavan could have eaten him alive ( ants can symbolise thoughts and the lizard can be Raghavan). He might have been struggling to repress those thoughts in his head for long. I think it might be the reason why he was comfortable in the prison as well as with those male characters you mentioned in the movie. He was able to remain sane and in peace among these characters and in the prison. But once he was set free, his thoughts also started attacking him. This became intense when he was pressurized to write the book. We could witness it's aftermath at the end of the movie when that journalist dies. When the movie ends he ends up in the prison once again chained with his thoughts. The prison appears like a dead end to him, like a place to reflect upon his deeds or the only place where his thoughts can go wild without any external disruptions. It's an excellent reading of the movie!
Excellent analysis. The movie is a classic. One of mamookkas very best performance.
Thankyou So Muchh🎉
When it comes to how we interpret the term "freedom" I presume that this movie connects well, with regard to the denotative and connotative meaning. We may assume that a bird's freedom is to fly in an open space. But what if it is caged for a long period of time, enjoys all kinds of safety and believes that it is freedom. At one point this same bird also consider to go out and explore the world only to realize how dangerous it is to roam outside. It might also be killed by people who believes in ultimate freedom or whatever.
When it comes to this movie I also feel the same because that journalist never intended to make Raghavan free. She had a motive and he was just a tool. It's also a form of obstruction for Raghavan from fully achieving his freedom right? So when that rhythm of freedom gets disrupted he made her taste her own pill.
The scene of that dead lizard being taken away by the army of ants is quite funny and shocking. It may symbolise how easy it is for a seemingly weak person ( in this movie Raghavan) can destroy a confident and strong person ( the journalist). It might also suggest just as you mentioned in the review that the multitudes of thoughts that rushed through the mind of Raghavan could have eaten him alive ( ants can symbolise thoughts and the lizard can be Raghavan).
He might have been struggling to repress those thoughts in his head for long. I think it might be the reason why he was comfortable in the prison as well as with those male characters you mentioned in the movie. He was able to remain sane and in peace among these characters and in the prison. But once he was set free, his thoughts also started attacking him. This became intense when he was pressurized to write the book. We could witness it's aftermath at the end of the movie when that journalist dies.
When the movie ends he ends up in the prison once again chained with his thoughts. The prison appears like a dead end to him, like a place to reflect upon his deeds or the only place where his thoughts can go wild without any external disruptions.
It's an excellent reading of the movie!
Thankyou So much Rose, for your great contribution❤❤❤❤