Aadujeevitham/The GoatLife Movie Review By Baradwaj Rangan | Prithviraj Sukumaran | Blessy
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Aadujeevitham/The GoatLife Movie Review By Baradwaj Rangan | Prithviraj Sukumaran | Blessy | A R Rahman | Amala Paul
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IMO, The biggest problem with "Aadujeevitham" is that during the promotions there was so much backstory/kathanakathakal told on the hardships of making this film that it feels like a sin to criticize this film or blessy. Say anything tha you did not like about this film and people will be like but blessy spend 16 years on this film alone so he knows better.
If you dont like it you should say it, it will not affect him, nothing will affect him
I do feel the same
Exactly, the minute someone says the movie didn’t meet the expectations, they are mob attacked. It’s so weird!
None will criticism you for making your point as I have seen people saying movie is lag or emotional connection is lost.None seems to criticise them.
@@douluvmee True , it literally happened to me in FB😂
I haven't read the novel..maybe thats why this movie emotionally connected with me. Comparing the novel and film is not a good thing. For me Aadujeevitham is an one-man show film..i really liked Prithvi's performance as Najeeb.
Even ignoring that it's based on a book, the movie mostly focuses on what physically happens to Najeeb. We spend almost no time in his head. All the themes are handled at a very basic level. I liked the movie for what it could be instead of what it is.
@ashishhnk that would require lot of internal dialouge and movies can get boring with that. The only way to do it is by cutting beggening scenes and escape scenes. Already 3 hours, I belive it did capture the essence of human suffering and macro level issue of modern day slavery that exists today.
I haven’t read the book but echo what the reviewer says . As a movie it could have been made even better .
But still it's an average film. The desert escape scene was too long for no reason
Reviewers should review a movie as a Movie and not as a Book. Eventhough its an adaptation, it is purely the filmmaker's choice to how to make it. We should respect that as an audience and not compare two completely different medium.
If one has read the book, they're obviously going to compare the book and the movie. Reviewers are audience like us too
In the same way, it's a reviewer's choice in how to review a movie.
When you promoting movie like : Best selling novel adaptation.......Then Peaple will exept more
A product can have multiple reviews.. we can't expect everyone to like this movie because it's a true story or a adaption ..
@fvinex bro this is exactly Baddy's point bro. He clearly says that in adaptations a book must be metaphorically destroyed and only the essence must carry on to the screen. He accepts the cinematic vision for what it is and yet, despite that, feels the screen adaptation lacks internality. He's given the movie a fair shot, given it a good think, and articulated his feelings well for us. Fair enough!
Finally someone put words to what I felt after watching the movie ..!! I felt it was a complete missed opportunity..!! The movie is good but could have been so much more as Baddy rightly said.
Absolutely
When anyone adapts a movie from a best selling novel, the only thing people look for is "did they do justice to the novel"...that's all....There is no missed opportunity here dude...The team did great work regarding all the limitations. . Always books are always more impactful than any visual media..it's fact ...Core readers never expect anything from visual media when their favourite books get adapted .
Only thing real readers will look for the justification done by cinema/tv series to their original source material .
Not at all missed opportunity ,it's opportunity created apart lot of struggles
@@Morningstar013 dude I went to the movie theatre with very high hopes. I saw people calling out this movie for "Oscars" and to my benefit I've never read the book either. And what I got was a very well filmed yet a loose melodrama with frequent cuts and loud music (most of the times) and less emotional drive.
It was never a survival thriller, it should've been a life struggle of a naive person and his bond towards the circumstances he is in. And these things were in the movie but explored very less (it comes and goes in a wink) and finally the good arab and the very nice rich arab.... seriously wtf??? It was a completely missed opportunity tbh atleast for me. But will certainly score in theatre due to its mouth publicity.
@@Whataboutery_ That's your narrow mindset & lack of visualization dude...Blame your naive sense and stay out of movies like this,so u won't get disappointed 😂 .... People like u will feel like this only...no surprise there!!
I loved the movie. Technically, its a masterpiece. The Performance of all of the actors is mind blowing, but I have a similar opinion too. My mom read this book to me when I was 8 years old, she finished it within hours, and tears were rolling down my cheeks, I had a deep connection with the Najeeb in the book, but failed to have a connection with the Najeeb in the movie. The turbulences he had to go through and the inexplicable solitude that tortured him internally were depicted in the book but failed to attain its full form in the movie. The movie gives importance to the journey through the desert to escape, but in the book, much more importance is given to his life in Mazra, the way he simultaneously developed a camaraderie with the sheep, camels , goats etc, his whole life became them, he gradually accepts his fate.The emotional toll the book had on me was much greater than the toll the movie had on me, many heartbreaking scenes were left out, ultimately the movie is really good, but Najeeb's real and raw emotions were better conveyed through the book than through the movie....( Just my opinion ).
You are spot on. Feel bad for the people who are gonna miss out on the book cus of this movie
Finished ADujivitham in 2 hours?
@@rjxx235 yeah, kind of , in 2 to 3 hrs
@@amaniqbal2480 true
Malayali Audience: We want baddy review, We want baddy review
Baddy gives a Honest review
Malayali Audience: 😭🥲😢😭
Majority of people likes the film and it is beyond any review or criticism. The box office numbers proves that. Not that we filmed a mass masala film with a big budget without an appealing content. With the right amount of budget, with an appealing content and mesmerizing visuals and quality production, we are proud to show to anyone in any part of the world and say that "It's our film".
Cry more 😉
Malayalis welcome constructive criticism
Unlike brainless masala fanbois
As expected from a clown 🤡
@@rakeshkrishna4661 watch the review man he didnt say the movie is bad. very pretentious and insecure 🥲 ur
@@rakeshkrishna4661your opinion doesn't make a bed film perfect right?? There are many others who didn't like the film.You can see their negative reviews in this cb itself.I am a malyalee and have watched this movie in theatre. I didn't like the film at all. Just overrated. 🥴🥴
The 'goat' aspect of the goat life was missing. Najeeb had a very close relationship with the goats in the book like he considered a baby goat as his own son
If they add that scene then the film will be more than 3 hrs.. . That's not good.. because the baby goat scene needs some other backstory.
Anyone who reads book knows how a movie can never capture the character like book.
@@TheIndemir If they include complete characterization in tho Book to the movie,they can. Comparing both of them doesnt make sense as they both are different mediums.
@@pranavp2476movie had many unwanted scenes.
@@abyzz4419Actually character development was missing. They gave importance only to his physical apperance. Such movie shd avoid unnecessary songs and romance. Those were only ruining the plot. Failed to connect emotionally with audience.
People who didn't read the book was on an emotional roller coaster....
First half didn't impress me much... Unwanted focus to romance which is forgotten later...
But other that ignorable fact the movie was an absolute pleasure to watch...
In the second half where the friend hakkim dies there's a part of us which dies along with him... I couldn't drink a drop of water throughout second half...
We can absolutely feel the desperation of the people...
Its absolutely ridiculous that people find negatives in such a movie but praises movies like RRR
1000% perfect movie is a mirage like the one we see in Aadujeevitham. So I guess the audience and the critics should stop making such assessment on what that movie missed, and focus instead on what good things that movie has. Aadujeevitham I watched in Pune in Malayalam language without English subtitles. I am from Maharashtra so no awareness of that beautiful language but this movie required no language for me. It was so captivating and visually rich that I could understand it very well without subtitles. What more I can ask from a movie ?
Excellent. Appreciate you, a brother from kerala 🙂
The film was so underwhelming. The desert escape scene was too long and bored tf outta me. The book is 100 times better. In the book, najeeb names a newborn goat Nabeel (the name he chose to name his own son). He saw that goat as his son. And in the movie, not only that is not even mentioned it, he literally has no relation with the goats. And hence couldn't connect with me emotionally.
Prithvi only focused on physical trauma and transformation. What about the mental trauma? Nothing was subtle. Everything was in your face. I expected that because it's prithviraj. He doesn't know how to be subtle lmaoo. And the music was underwhelming except for the periyone song. Overall, it was very average but their marketing team deserves a good percentage of the profit because that's how the marketing of this film was! Effort, hardwork of "16 years", etc which all made the audience guilt trip into watching the film and liking it lol. That's intelligent.
There was a scene where he got hit by male goat, at that time small goat comes near him and helps him to take the goats back to masara, that is Nabeel.
i wonder if people realize what they're blabbering when they say stuff like "100 times better" like iIIiterates. what do you even mean by that? if the book is 10/10 then the film 0.1/10?
You fool that is the journey to his freedom .. the whole desert journey is so gripping and there is so much that happened during that time .. if he had shown you in 2 min that he gets to the road you will have a problem with that too ..
Wouldn’t agree that Rousing score did the crying for us. It’s very subjective take. I couldn’t control my tears in some of the scenes.
No, I don't like this review. There is no reason to compare the movie with the novel. You just had to review the movie. Also use the word I' not we' as you didn't connect the movie doesn't mean others feel the same. Well, there were some scenes that took away the feeling of the audience time to time, but in general, it is a very touching film and a must watch for general audience.
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Totally agree..this review feels like a predetermined ploy to malign a film the majority of viewers are connecting with the world over.
This review explains exactly how I processed. I honestly felt this movie failed to keep the audience connected with Najeeb’s character in the second half. This movie doesn’t justify the book. Affection with the animals are wrapped up in 30 seconds in the end. Dessert traveling was dragged unnecessarily.
When this guy says this movie should have been far more moving, this is what the real life character has faced. It wasn't moving for Najeeb, the only thing every time he was going through was the endless desert. There are several scenes in which Najeeb shows his care to the animals, from which one scene is taking those sheep to a cave when it's raining and he has a bread crumb for him but still he sacrifices to feed the sheep. There is a scene where he interacts with the camel and says I am going back home and would never return, that's where the Camel's eye shot was shown like a camel raising its head to look at Najeeb with tears in its eyes and many more scenes. And for those who don't know that Aadujeevitham was a 4 hours 45 minutes movie after its first cut which was trimmed down to a 2:52 hours movie. And also the Director and the real life survivor has said in an interview that a lot of scenes which were shot that were raw and real based on the novel were asked to be removed from the movie by the censor board. Now that's where the Indian Movies lack to showcase the full potential of any movie Presented to the Cinema audience. If the scenes are for adults then either restrict it to an 18+ or 21+ audience. They won't do that, instead they want those scenes not to be shown. So they are the ones who need to be blamed if few of those audiences felt the movie wasn't moving. Director Blessy has clearly mentioned in the interviews that they never wanted to show what the readers have imagined while reading the novel, instead he wanted to show what Najeeb went through, his emotions, how the escape happened, the bonding with his wife which we do not get to see while reading the novel. This movie adds many more scenes which weren't mentioned in the novel.
Well said brother
You just captured my pov and said it here
These reviewers are not doing justice to a honest movie that just showed us everything that najeeb went through
Yea I feel like the could have made it as limited series on Netflix..that way we could get more in-depth view of Najeebs life on the farm n his bond with the animals.
I respect your words, but it a movie with a budget close to 80 cr, if we stick with the way of making it like a cast away(classic), producers are going to endup empty handed, this is india and when you compare a movie look around the market too
I don't need art house movies make good movies in different genre
Agreed.. exactly what i felt watching the movie...a wasted opportunity...its very difficult to say this when most of the audience have been conditioned to perceive it as a great movie.
i'd have to disagree with your review Baddy sir, Ive not read the book but i 100% connected with the character. when you say "We" dont connect to the character i think that is just generalizing. also i read that there is a lot of material where Najeeb bonds with the goats. for me and im sure many viewers of the film, would agree that the connect was presented in that on scene where najeeb gives up and the little lamb comes to him.... later showing him completely surrendering to his fate as a goatherd also another point where he's in the cave feeding the goats.... so yea i felt there was a connect shown in the film , maybe this review is accurate for people who have read the book, im not sure but i connected to and felt the character 1000%
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I agree with you, the scene where the bottle rolls onto the tarmac was one of the best tension releasing scenes I've ever seen in my life. The performance of prithviraj and the whole character arc felt very natural from the get go, that's why it hurt so much watching him suffer. But again, a big reason behind this level of connect I had with the character was because I had no interaction with him previously, that is, from the novel.
The moment you read the source of the adaptation, your views and opinions are automatically gonna be skewed, because you have that character portrait made from the book in your head already as an external reference.
1000% ?? Ok, lol
@@schrodingerzcat13 you understand what i meant yea?
I watched the Hindi dubbed version of 'Aadu Jeevitham,' and since Prithviraj dubbed for his own character, I felt like it was just as good as the original Malayalam version. Prithviraj's performance felt like a milestone in Malayalam cinema; it had an international quality to it. The direction, screenplay, camera work, and music sound mixing were top-notch and felt on par with the best Malayalam films. Since the story is well-known to most of us, the impact of the narrative struggle wasn't as strong, but it's still a must-watch for every Malayali around the world to witness one of the finest works in our industry. Prithviraj delivers a milestone performance, and the entire crew's work is industry-best. It's a peak moment for Malayalam cinema.
How did they do the Hindi people in the hindi version? Did they give a different language to them? It will be weird if both speak same language and pretend not to understand.
For those who have immersed themselves in the novel and delved into its intricacies, this review would be justifiable. However, regarding a three-hour movie, the makers portrayed most of Najeeb's and his companion Hakkim's emotions very well, contrary to what the reviewer suggests. The character arcs of the protagonist and his co-actor, Gokul, are trivialized in this review by magnifying the minuscule shortcomings of numerous minor characters who do not even have five minutes of screen time.
Exactly, I doubt he even watched the film with an open mind. Intention seems to be to dislike and criticise it outright. I ve read the book and still loved the movie. An intelligent film like this deserves a better analysis than this. Disappointed with this review not because it pans the film but because it's so unintelligent in its logic.
The thing is in the book the writer was explaining every acute details of najebs internal turmoil through a third eye perspective .movie doesn't have this luxury .So movies mostly depend on dialogues from one character to the other .Here najeeb is alone most of the times . That's why the philosophy that the book gives doesn't come in the movie .but I don't think a better adaptation of the book was possible. And I believe Prithviraj perfomance showed najeebs internal turmoil
See, this movie is to be looked from the perspective of a gulf migrant who had a terrifying past excavated and narrated by Benyamin and later filmed by Blessy. The novel and film follows different formats. The essence of the story is an autobiographical memory narrativised first and visualised later.
Completely agree. Just melodrama and no characterisation at all. It's just about cinematography and nothing to do with a script. So many things are wrong here. Utterly disappointed
I felt the same....My expectations was high for this movie and I was thinking an indian movie similar to the likes of cast away and the revenant. Unfortunately, the movie falters in many levels. The protagonisit is seen expressing only his pain and sorrow throughout the film but harldy portrays his feelings for the animals that he lives with. More intricate and subtle portrayal of his captive life could have been highlighted. His inner thoughts and motivation are completely missing. Blessy has also added too much melodrama I think. The pacing of the movie is another problem. The ending also lacks and does not seem fulfilling at the end after Najeeb has been rescued. The visuals and music score are good. Overall, 2.5/5 for me. Could have been so much better! I was disappointed.
First half is an emotional roller coaster people once went to work at gulf countries can connect more ,second half is a visual treat.. Prithviraj makeover omg no one India can go through this kind of transformation with limited budget of Malayalam cinema .and. Arr s bgm is awesome
it's 82 crore not low budget
Yes it was kind of missed opportunity or Blessy wanted to show only this much not sure. With 3 hours runtime Blessy had the scope to show connect between Najeeb and Goats which I also felt was missed. Good review Baddy.
Yup.. Even the title of the movie is kind of questionable after that..!!
@@vishnu.bharadwaj Yes may be with uncut version there could have been more scenes between Najeeb and Goats but if Blessy had shot that and Censor team had asked to cut that then can't say much on that.
Ok because he havent shown the intimate scenes with goat, its a missed opportunity 😞
@@cineenthusiast1234 I don't expect that much either, as everyone mentioning about delivery scene atleast that could have been there but may be that would have took another 20-25minutes which am not sure where Blessy had the scope to crop other scenes... It's well made but from negative aspect the connect was missed that's all. If we get uncut version to see anytime on OTT which I highly doubt. Let's see
What are you guys saying after watching the film and the narrative did you still think there are scenes with goats that were edited out. There is no subtext or anything this one is a straight survival film, every scene is based on that idea.
Thank you Baddy. Prithviraj fans are so toxic, they are spreading fanatic behavior saying this movie is the best thing that happened in the world and somehow the movie and the acting deserves Oscar. 😂😂😂😂If one person say that they don’t like the movie, then that person gets attacked. Thank you for your review and not falling for the bullcrap.
It seems they are the only toxic fans, they are 10% toxic considering the toxicity vijay or rajni fans has
Everybody praised Prithviraj for his performance and people who didn't like the movie said lag and screenplay issues as problems.Haven't seen toxic comments against them.
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Prithviraj himself said that if the full novel to be adopted it would take atleast 10 hr so there is no other option to narrow so it fit into to 2.53hr film
I agree with him, the movie felt very generic and the movie was stretched beyond required, also i lost the attachment with character after a point.
In a malayalm interview Blessy revealed that the movie had whole of 4hr duration before edit, including the birth of a goat squence, but he edited all of that out because in the book each chapter had differnet emotions to convey and he choose the consistency of emotion / sadness which baddy said external than internal thoughts. Nothing wrong with this movie review. Just pointing out what i heard.
Search for FTQ with Rekha Menon and blessy, he starts at 13th min...not able to add link to video
editing out the soul of the story 😢😢😢
Need directors cut
Blessy already said that we can't make novet itself as film..... Also he did so much things to disconnect with the novel and connect with the film.... Because they want people to connect with the visual treat and not compare with the novel... There is no point for the comparison.... Also there is a reason behind they didn't show the delivery scene of goat,.... Your review is good❣️
What was the reason?
@@jainjoy2221I think he is a nature person before director.... I didn't found the proof for not showing delivery scene but i listened that he don't okay to show delivery scene only for film..... He also said that "At this point I would like to clarify that we never shot the intimate scene with the goat, which was part of the book. It was never included in the movie because we didn't want the continuity of emotions to get affected. There have been reports that the Censor Board had cut the scene out but that was not the case".....
Stupid decision
Excellent review. That’s what I felt… no deep emotions felt. No depth in the characters
Yess I agree maybe they could have shown najeeb 's closeness with the animals more, but I think there was a beautiful scene in the 2nd half where you see the Sheiks were having a wedding dawat in which they are eating mutton and one of the Sheik gives one piece to najeeb he takes from him but never eats, even though he could have eaten as he is eating bread daily he could have easily gone for that mutton piece...cut to when we see a scene in a first half where his mom is cooking and he was so curious to eat mutton biryani... This small detailing from wanting to eat mutton in Kerala and then not eating that mutton piece at Sheikh's wedding dawat speaks volume about the value of life, that how empty he is , what that goats meant to him,how all this have changed him....but yess it could have been done with some more scenes in the movie....still I loved the movie, the making and overall... Highly recommended 💯💯
blessy deserves all the praise for giving this movie 16 years and making it into a magnum opus
PR?
There's a director's cut for the movie spanning 3hr 30mins or so.. Which will be released later. There has been many sections shot to show the emotions between hom and animals which were chopped off due to censor board flags. For eg: the best scene where Najeeb cuts down the male organ of a newly born goat and his emotions where shot but never made it to the movie. Also, there were scenes on how he talks to his goats and drinks their milk when being hungry are all not shown. There's a lot more left outside than what we have seen in screen. I felt director's interpretation as a survival movie has really worked among audience. We could've said that he didn't show who those arabs are or african is and their background. Or Najeebs emotional journey is missing. As we speak there's very little we can fit in within 3hrs.. This is a good review but often derailed as the reviewer is trying to push his ideas and fails to review the movie as such.. From a movie making and review point of view, how good ia the movie, screenplay, direction, art, costume.. Nothing has been mentioned. I think reviewer wanted to give a negative review for publicity considering the huge success by pushing ideas. Not a bad try though, great thoughts are shared but maybe for another movie or an extended version. If you just look at what has been conceived and released to audience, The Goat Life is nothing less than Stupendous or Fantastic.
See there could be atleast 25 different movies made on the same story. For eg: a writers perspective movie, wife's struggle n thoughts as another movie, najeebs internal thoughts n emotions movie, mother's thoughts, an actor enacting najeeb n his hardships n how he concieves it, thoughts of the animals, hakkims view,.. etc..
Out of this Blessy took the survival and external struggle to visualize, it's his wisdom and choice. Meanwhile if reviewer want the story to be told in a different way, it's his choice.
I think as a reviewer you should be speaking about what has been done and not what could've been done.. yes they can suggest on corrections like costume continuity was missing, he looked way lean in one scene and felt bigger in the subsequent like that..
To me this looked like, he trying to get attention by pushing negative review.. nothing else..
Not a good review!
@@febinfrancis1749absolutely 💯 brother and this guy supported animal movie and even promoted a male chauvinist
"For eg: the best scene where Najeeb cuts down the male organ of a newly born goat and his emotions where shot but never made it to the movie.".
No that wasn't filmed. There's a interview where the Benyamin says that Blessy didn't want that scene included.
The problem is very simple people expected the exact adaptation word by word of the book in movie which is near to impossible. So there is a conflict of interest between those who have read the book and those who have not. The movie is Blessys version of Goat life ,not Benyamins. That why people have two opinions about the movie.
Nobody expected word by word ,we expected goat life instead it was a just a flat survival film though its technically a very well made movie.Even Amala paul has almost same screen time as goats.The part where Najeeb life turn into a goat life is rushed .Aadu jeevitham is missing in the movie.The movie choose to not take a narrative approach as in the book this resulted in the failure of showing most of the internal struggles and layers.Its still a good film but not at the level of oscar winning movies.
Reviewers need to speak for themselves; they can’t say “we” stay disconnected or “we” don’t feel for the protagonist, etc. Not connecting to the characters or the story is a result of the sensibilities one has while watching a movie. When a reviewer uses a blanket term like “we,” it’s assumed that the audience shares the same sensibilities. I did not read the book, but I was entirely invested and bought into the emotions. The plausibility of situations in the screenplay matters to me; hence, storytelling choices do not alter my viewing experience significantly. However, I cannot expect everyone to have the same sensibility.
I am a malayali and IMO the movie is not up to the mark. I agree with Baddy on this.
The portions of lush green and gorgeous pinks were shot by KU Mohanan up until Najib getting trapped by the Arbab. While it was Sunil who shot the desert sequences
This is one reason , why i dint read the book till now. Movie first then the book.
Very aptly put into words what i felt after watching the movie. The movie definitely missed to show the vulnerability and internal dialogues as much as it displayed strength.
The review critiques the film's lack of internal exploration compared to the book. However, this could be a deliberate choice by director Blessy. By prioritizing the harsh external realities - the unforgiving desert, the physical toll, the isolation - the film might be mirroring Najeeb's internal breakdown without resorting to direct exposition. The minimal dialogue and focus on survival struggles could be a way to build empathy for Najeeb's plight. We connect with his suffering by experiencing it alongside him, rather than having his emotions dictated by heavy-handed dialogue or music. Additionally, the review criticizes the film's universality, arguing Najeeb's situation could be anywhere. This, however, could be a strength. By stripping away specifics, the film allows the story to resonate with anyone who has faced extreme hardship or isolation, making Najeeb's struggle more relatable on a human level. Ultimately, the effectiveness of Aadujeevitham depends on your cinematic preferences. If you crave deep introspection and character dissection, you might be disappointed. But if you appreciate a powerful visual experience that explores themes of survival and resilience through a character's physical and emotional journey, Aadujeevitham could be a rewarding watch.
Um maybe it was ur personal experience....I felt really close to the character, it was a brilliant experience for me and I felt everything that the character felt
It’s a good movie but more insight on his everyday life in the desert could have been shown
Absolutely Brilliant Review. Spot on.
I also felt that the character arc of Najeeb was weak. It almost feels like we are watching a loser pay for his stupidity. In his life in Kerala he's shown as this strapping confident young man but as soon as he is in Saudi he becomes this timid man who only knows to moan. Its always appreciated when you stick to the original story but where is the redemption? Even during the survival scenes Najeeb comes off as a weak bickering character.
Exactly
Would you believe, the linear screenplay could have had little impact over character arc? Provided what should have made him feel so insecure and week, apart from not knowing the language, just after he landed in Saudi Arabia?
Completely agree
200 points for the effort that went in to the making, but less than 40 for impact and connection
Probably the issues that you mentioned made it a huge box office success. Remember what happened to Valiban?
Too much qualities - result failure , balanced qualities- result mega hit, that's the matter, the director and producer know very well to make a hit film,so they may be keep loud bgm on the entire film.
A better name for this movie is Maru Jeevitham, meaning Desert Life, instead of Aadu Jeevitham (Goat Life) as there is no emotional connection between Najeeb and Goats, which has been beautifully crafted in the novel. A disappointing experience for me. Lucky to have one person who pointed out this negative aspect of the movie...
That's too bad but hey can't make everyone happy lol. I hate KGF to the core but I get criticism for that 😂 also in malayalm I don't like Devadoodan, and people get pissed as well.
Atlast someone makes some true criticism.
One of tha best movie from novel based films
16 years of hard work destroyed in 8 minutes!!
I hope the uncut version of the movie , once it is released will have more detailed storytelling.
oh BR..
This is a comparison review between book and film, not a pure film review
I saw this movie on the 2nd day of its release, and it made me feel sad for Najeeb but that does not mean I loved this movie because it didn't connect me in the way I was expecting it to be. As this reviewer mentioned, I also could not be able to feel the emotional bond between Najeeb & the Goat. This is probably because there were No anchor point among goats to which audience can connect - for example Wilson in Cast Away. There was a goat which sort of stand with Najeeb but makers didn't explore that angle in the later part. They should have shown emotional moments of Najeeb interactions with Goats during his shepherding days and how the goats make him move on with every day. There are less of goats in this Goat Life.
awesome review...on point!The film is good, but could have been a lot better. Even P's transformation didnt deliver the impact that it could have (eg...like vikram's transformation in 'i' movie blows one's mind). It is a good movie nevertheless - the amount of effort put in by the cast n crew must be appreciated!
The fact that Blessy hasnt made a movie in more thsn a decade seems apparent on screen. There's a kind of late-2000s vibe to this movie's sensibilities. Can't place it exactly but i def felt it in many places
I also felt it.
Malayalee ne thripthipeduthaan valiya paada
Very disappointing to say that many expect the adaptation of the novel to be like including scenes they like and are emotional. If it was for that, as the technicians rightly said, it will be a 10 hour long feature film. As a cinematic experience, it is top notch in every department. So my question is, what do you except when you see a film? Is it just how the adaptation works (in this case) or the cinematic experience?
Sad that the amount of over criticism or for this case, the adaptation issue, Indian cinema is being dragged back from going to the international audience. Good films are being criticised for silly reasons. In short, we are digging our own grave.
Facts
This is one of the reviewers who always give honest, unbiased reviews. PR review is different !
@@kuilam9530who told that it is not honest and unbiased. What I am telling is that the honest and unbiased opinion also can be wrong. That affects the industry as a whole.
Anyway, majority of people likes the film and it is beyond any review or criticism. The box office numbers proves that. Not that we filmed a mass masala film with a big budget without an appealing content. With the right amount of budget, with an appealing content and mesmerizing visuals and quality production, we are proud to show to anyone in any part of the world and say that "It's our film".
@@kuilam9530 Go and watch his Animal movie review, now days he unnecessarily criticise good movies and promote random shit movies
Bullshit. If you fail to show the connection Najeeb had with the goats, then you've failed as a director.
Kudos for an honest unbiased review, soundly reasoning out everything you felt. I’ve waited a decade for this film. One could easily stomp around claiming this film is genius like most comments here claim, but this is honestly a missed opportunity - a decent film nevertheless
Most Correct Review
Acting is super.Visuals Grand.
Emotional connect was sadly lacking.
This is something that bothered me as well as someone who read the book. But even if I didn't read the book, I would have loved to see his internal monologues, him talking with the goats and making a connection. The title of the movie is Goat life. But apart from this, everything else was great. They have put in a lot of hardwork and that is visible as well
Finally someone in the same boat as me.
I found the film distant, overwrought and surface level in its execution.
It never fully dwelt into the psychological or emotional impact the ordeal had on Najeeb & relied way too heavily on Rahman's score for emotion.
This should have been a visceral, spiritual and highly emotional journey and it never achieved that.
This is exactly what I felt after watching the movie! Thank you so much for putting this out in rigjt words.
Finally the much awaited BR review is out after the mandatory 1st weekend moratorium clause BR has signed with many filmmakers. Now that being said, I agree with some points that he makes however disagree on the emotional connect and the use of the word 'generic' to describe this film, because it is anything but. So great was the emotional impact and gut wrenching scenes unfolding on screen, I had difficulty sleeping well that night after watching the movie. I actually felt dehyrdated during the night as the desert scenes took over my subconscious.
I also dont understand what BR means by the suffering is only external. If the director had chosen to showcase internal suffering only, we would end up with scene after scene of Najeebs character weeping. The whole point of the jaw dropping external transformation was for the audience to fill in the gap as to what turmoil the man has gone through over the years. This is a acting feat like no other. We are privileged to have witnessed this magnificence in our lifetime.
If it wasn't about a real person, I think people would have easily said it's an average or below average film. For me, the film failed to connect emotionally. Never got in to the movie and I felt like watching it from far away outside. The dessert scenes where they were trying to escape was lagging a lot. We have seen the depth and complexities of Blessy's character's before and that's what make those films stand apart ig. The complexities and internal traumas of Najeeb didn't really convey here.
BR is wrong as Blessy did not want the movie to be exactly same as the book..He wanted to tell the story in his way..Also making a movie from this best seller is the most challenging task..
It’s quite sad to see someone trying to be different to prove he is different than other common viewers and critics.
He is different and right 🖖🏻
Exactly what I thought watching the movie. The sensibilities of Blessy are for a different Era. Still can't blame him for his efforts! A missed masterpiece
Baddy was exactly on points. But Aadujeevitham will work for malayalies due to a number of reasons. Majority of those who read the book can instantly connect with the characters, the gulf factor , the nostalogic and beloved 90s making style of the village portions, the efforts behind the movie and because of the real life Najeeb.
The problems pointed out by Baddy will be an issue for wider audience
Excellent analysis, there was a blank space between the audience and the protagonist, we saw what he was going through, but couldn't really feel how he felt, where as in Cast Away it was every one of us in that Island with Chuck Noland.
Agree with a lot of things said, but the problem with movie is, you cant reporduce the internal thoughts and feelings of the protagonist in a movie. The language of movie is different and the director had to compensate it with visuals and music.
disagree. Internal thoughts can very well be expressed visually even without any dialogue. Eg movies like Aftersun
Criticism on the movie stems from comparing it to the novel. Yes, I personally agree that the movie couldn't capture the depth of the novel at many places - like the reflections of Najeeb. And yes Blessy movies typically lean into melodrama that hits the audience deeper. Considering these facts of the novel, the movie couldve been better at many places.
But despite all these shortcomings, if you can discount these limitations against the novel, its a well made movie by any standards. Let's give the credit where it's due - to the Aadujeevitam team for their efforts and artistry. I hope this is merely a stepping stone towards excellence in our movie industry - will influence and inspire the new age filmmakers to attempt such daring acts in future.
No movie is perfect where all the people will love it. If a movie is 97% good, pls elaborate on the 97 % good it shows, rather than the 3% mistakes it made. Felt like he wanted to critique the movie and find faults in it. This was never a missed opportunity!
Then in Manjumal boys Sreenath Basi should have a girl friend and there must be a song sequence before falling into pit so that more emotional connection with the audience😄😄.Also bring his mother near the cave wailing ......you can add on...
guys ho zamana gaya 😂
I agree and disagree.. mollywood films have shown they can be a very intimate exprreince .
But with goat life as the way it is now, where slight compromise is made to make it more cinematic, still people complain there is slight lag and the film is slightly artsy.
So if you go more into the classic / artsy route by dwelving deeper into the pysche of the characters, its not a problem for a mollywoid audience but for a 82cr budget its a big issue.
82cr is a big budget movie usually reserved for commercial cinemas in mollywood. Bramsyugam was made for 27cr..so they could take risk going all artsy and manage to recover the cost by banking on the niche auduence. For mollywoid, with a 82 cr budget you cant do that but still blessy managed to keep it classy . Becos nor baddy or any of those so called amateur vloggers sitting on the high table in ther bedroom making comments in the comment section can do squat if the films takes a bad hit.
Anybody can talk but only a few walk the talk. Becos of the delays, lack of faith in the completion of the project, director blessy himself put up a good hunk of his money also to produce the film.
I dont understand, this guy loved Animal and got connected, but disliked Goat Life and got disconnected.
Seriously😂😂
Also he liked archies and malaikottai vali
Paid review....that's all...Aadu jeevitham should not be allowed to grow rite... already malaylam movies have 4 hits this year...
@@milymathew Lol i am just intrigued "Whats in this guy's brain"?
He was pouring with ecstasy while talking about Animal in several interviews, but not a single good word on "The Goat Life".
@@elvismathew9614 Animal had a hero with great potential...but the massy treatment of the movie killed it for me..
As a malayali, agree with you !!
What do u mean the relationship between animas have not been established..his very first interaction with the goats..when he has to milk them ..how a certain goat understood his plight and allowed itself to be milked as it actually empathised with Najeeb…I suggest u watch the movie once again sir…
This is Najeeb's story and its the life that he saw and it is also shown from his perspective. So saying that the other characters were mere chalklines lose significance as the story wasnt about them. For example, the perpetrator arab could have had a family in the city whom he cared for very dearly but that is of no importance to Najeeb's story.
I have a similar opinion. The movie didn’t work for me as well. A few scenes in the movie worked really for me and touched the heart. Also, didn’t leave any post movie effects too. Definitely, hats off to the acting and efforts behind making this movie.
This film is 3 hrs long & people are already complaining that its too long. If Blessy had made the film the way you wanted it, it would have tanked already. Blessy's films are not melodramatic, if you had seen any of his work, you would know already. This is by far, the most distinct of all his work because he has used visual stortelling to convey all that needs to be told. Mere visuals alone are enough to convey all those emotions you've mentioned & they had to cut the runtime from 3 hr 45 mins to 3hrs to make it more palettable for a mainstream audience
Genuine review.
It doesn't matter if or not you have read the book. Why should we empathise with the protagonist - Najeeb in this case. At best I feel he is being wronged by his Kafeel. But his misery could have been better captured if we connected with Najeeb as the person. Lets say In Thanmathra, son's success is shown through the eyes of Mohanlal, his struggles. We could relate to a father like that. The good of Najeeb could have been shown to get us connected to the character. A more apt title in the way the movie is shown could be' the great desert crossing' !
The movie is bad as hell, and the book , actually your rivew deserves a Nobel prize 😊
I've read the novel and I was left completely in awe of the writing and the fact that this is based on a real life story.
The movie works well for sure. It left me gasping about the plight of Najeeb and Hakkiim multiple times even after being aware of what is going to happen next.
Technically the movie ticks all the boxes.
I thought the movie works even better if you haven't read the novel.
On a making side they could've used his attachment towards the animals a lot more which in turn would have enriched the first half.
The song periyone got delayed towards the climax I thought.Also would have loved to see a special mention of Real life Najeeb at the end.
When it comes to the qn of doing complete justice to the book, they have succeeded partially. Could've done a bit more, but can't be too critical because they're visualising a 43 chapter book into a 3-hr film.
Overall it is very much an above average movie,, which could've received a classic status if not for some of those missed opportunities
For me Blessy's Thanmatra still ranks higher than this one overall as a movie.
Anyway the efforts are commendable.
During these times when many avg films are receiving over hype and amazing theatrical run, this movie thoroughly deserves all the praise that it is getting right now .
And Prithviraj has just delivered his career best performance for sure
Blessy already told that he is trying to convey more things that are not written in novel.
Irrespective of the fact that it is inspired from a real events, the novel presented them on another level. The essense of this story lies in THAT angle of looking at these events at which the novel did and what the filmmakers decided to not put in the 3 hours of runtime. One actual reason I think why many who have actually experienced the original novel and it's psychological ride didn't connect with the film is because it became less about Najeeb's fateful life with the goats in an alien world full of new stories, than it is about his external suffering and challenges in his survival and escape. But indeed it is difficult to filter and constrict a novel into a commercial movie considering the time constraints, the narrative could have been better crafted with, say better choices of beats from the novel and giving more thought into layering an angle of introspection to his eventful story. Rest technical effects in terms of executing such a project was clearly reflected!
Pretty much my thoughts. Disappointed.
This guy is a good interviewer and cine technical analyst.But should not mix it with cinematic and emotional experience which is subjective.This movie worked for me.Ofcourse some areas my conditioned mind says could have been like this or that but that not directors taste.Then Bharadwaj or I should create a movie that suits our palate
The word that you used is subjective. His thoughts are subjective. You can choose not to agree. But I agree with him, because my thoughts are the same. He is a reviewer, he will review a movie, the way he understands it. So relax.
@@phunsukh2810 Thoughts and emotional experiences are different to me.Art cannot be dissected intellectually.Its individual experience at emotional plane.Just my view.No rights and wrongs .Peace👍✌️
Totally agree with you...this was my exact review which most of my fellow ones cudnt agree with..!!
I thought Blessy has repackaged the novel brilliantly by focussing on the nature (sounds,lights, sand,wind) that captures the essence of time and space. On the other hand, the novel intricately captures the emotions and relationships between Najeeb and the goats. The focus of the movie was on the deeper philosophy that shows the movement between abundance and nothingness. Regading connectedness with audience, I dont think an intellectual critique or some urban educated ‘elite’ (like yours truly ) can make a judgement. The movie is already a huge money spinner and that's not possible but for the large masses. My opinion,Blessy has mashed the opportunity and missed none!
Chill brother.. every product will have different reviews.. he gave his opinion that's all.. he can't give a collective opinion .. obviously his review won't affect anything.. as a reviewer he just said his opinion
Dude the movie connected emotionally that's why people are watching it@@karthiktraveltales
Agree with the intellectual critique.. most common people don't think or watch a movie with critical eyes like him.
@@karthiktraveltales . Always chill bro. I just gave my opinion too. At the end he mentions about connectedness with the audience(the footfalls in theatre presents a contrasting picture ). On the one hand, you can give your opinion but you cannot play with the facts! He may say it didnt connect with him but can he be the spokesperson for the entire audience?
@@ANOOPBAL . Yes, that's why his comments on connectedness with audience didn't quite connect with me! He could have used a singular instead of a plural reference !
The most credible review I've heard this far. My own expectations are moderate.
കാര്യങ്ങൾ ഇത്രയേം ആയസ്ഥിതിക്കു സാറ് പറ is it an LkG movie or LPG movie😁
You should not compare this movie with the novel or with any other cinema. It's a master piece to be experienced in theatre. Prithviraj deserves a national award for his performance. Kudos to cinematography, Art, make up & sound dept.
I have not read the book so there is no way for me to compare. I thought this was an incredible film. But I do understand the perspective because whenever I watch a film based on a novel that I read I always end up feeling a tad bit less emotionally connected to it . That’s cz novel’s will always generate a bigger and better emotional connect with the reader. The film adaption can never compete with novel’s richness
I thought it was a well done movie. I felt every emotion, the desperation, the pain and the cinematography is out of the world
I think its better that you direct a film rather than reviewing...we will then get a chance to see how you'd be doing it and we can review you😂
The movie didn't show the affection with animals is true, but the last dialogue of the film is undoubtedly good that covers all the emotions of a person goes to another country to make his home happy. Thats the core of the script yet could have avoid a hug with the goat in the same
Prithviraj deserves an oscar nomination
Nop kid.
Indeed
@@redpillmatrix3046 😂😂😂
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I am a unbiased mallu and I completely agree with this review. I watched it with my wife on the first day. There wasnt a single scene from the movie that made me or my wife teary or emotional (its unusal). I agee, there is an extreme level of dedication and hardwork gone in the process of making this film. But, for me its just a good film which would stay slightly above average. I dont know about oscars and stuff. I would'nt call it a 'masterclass'. For me, this movie fails to connect emotionally, despite all the 'hooha' around it at the moment.