I don't quite agree with this. I think it was a superbly executed song - crisply edited, and wonderfully shot. The 'snapshot' style is so realistic - it mimics how memories flit back and forth within us. And the montages directly correlated with the lyrics. I have never been more emotionally involved in a song - it raises goosebumps everytime I watch it (even with repeated viewings on DVD). I think a lot of thought went into this song, from lyrics to music, to editing and filming, and the results are an absolute delight to savour.
--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "pravindersheoran" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > hi aswin > i have seen the first day first show of Swades > i was so happy after seeing it but at the end seen where the > song "yeh jo des hai tera" comes i was never satisfied > ashotosh gowarikar couldn't match the seriousness of the song > even i popsted a message about it but nobody noticed the same thing > > actually it happens a lot of times > it gets very difficult for directors to creat same intensity in the > scene as is created by rahman > bye > > > > --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "punathambekar" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello Everyone, > > > > I have been reading everyone's emails for a long time, but this is > my > > first post about something I feel very strongly about. And I am not > > sure if this will make sense to anyone else or not. > > > > I saw 'Swades' yesterday with friends, and everyone was talking > about > > the bad reviews it got (such as in Frontline and The Hindu) and > > everyone felt that the movie was too simple, it did not look at > > complexities of rural life and all that. And I feel Gowariker did > not > > appreciate the power that the song "yeh jo des hai tera" has. The > song > > is about nostalgia, memory, eternal bond with the motherland, a > sense > > of dissatisfaction inspite of having achieved success abroad, and > the > > alienation one might feel in foreign lands. It is very powerful. > > > > I feel Gowariker could have made the movie complex if he had placed > > more faith in the power of that one song - maybe he was afraid of > > losing audiences if he made the movie too serious. But I feel that > a > > 30-second strain on the shehnai of 'yeh jo des hai tera' would have > > been enough to bring tears to audience' eyes...he could have had > more > > belief in the song and made the movie more complex. > > > > I know that movies are not discussed in detail here, but I felt > this > > was one case where ARR's musical power was not fully exploited by > the > > director. I am sure other fans can think of many more examples. > > > > thanks, > > Aswin. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> In low income neighborhoods, 84% do not own computers. At Network for Good, help bridge the Digital Divide! http://us.click.yahoo.com/c9hWNA/3MnJAA/n1hLAA/iyUplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Explore, Experience, Enjoy A.R.Rahman - The Man, The Music, The Magic. Only at arrahmanfans - The definitive A.R.Rahman e-community. Homepage: http://www.arrahmanfans.com To Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arrahmanfans/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
