Screen Share | unusual war movies with unusual heroes

Aamir Khan (right) in ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’ and Sivakarthikeyan in ‘Amaran’.

recent tamil blockbuster Amaran Opens with a visually appealing action set piece. Yet my favorite scene is when the hero, Major Mukund Varadarajan (played by Sivakarthikeyan), convinces the father of his girlfriend Indu Rebecca Varghese (played by Sai Pallavi) to get them married.

Mukund loves Rebecca as much as he worships the Indian Army. He calls her his’Uyir‘ (life). The biopic of Ashoka Chakra recipient Mukund is told through the eyes of Rebecca, who passionately supports her husband’s passion. Rajkumar Periyasamy has devoted a large portion of the film’s run-time to a heartfelt love story, given that the genre is known for its brilliant depiction of war scenes.

By giving prominence to the personal life of an army officer. Amaran Stays away from giving importance only to the army. A few decades ago, this approach would have been unthinkable in commercial cinema. Take, for example, JP Dutta’s 1997 epic war drama Limit (on the India-Pakistan war of 1971), which thrived on extreme nationalism. The enemies of the film: Caricature and melodrama are war film clichés, which today’s films do not like. Lal Singh Chadha,

A war-film expert, Dutta loves the rigors of the battlefield. He once said, “My heroes are manly men who make women feel safe in their arms.” Aamir Khan’s Laal Singh Chaddha, Tom Hanks’ adaptation Forrest Gumpis the antithesis of a manly man. A pure soul, Lal Singh does not like to kill anyone, even the highly compassionate fictional character saves an enemy during the 1999 Kargil War and forms a lifelong friendship with him, helping him to stop his terrorism. There is remorse for the act.

The world calls him a dim-witted man, but Lal Singh is a confident man who doesn’t make a big deal about his abilities. This character is a far cry from the convenient idea of ​​a military officer who is told not to go soft.

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Kannada mutiny defeated It has the core elements of a war film, yet stands out for its attempt to explore the mental stress of an army officer and his wife who lose their son during the bloodshed. in Farhan Akhtar TargetKaran (Hrithik Roshan) is so confused about his life that he decides to join the Indian Army after watching Arnold Schwarzenegger defeat his enemies. Commando On TV. Karan’s aimless journey finds purpose in the battlefield.

My friend, who is not a movie buff, watches Target Whenever he’s in the dumps. This is the ability of a war film to simplify the story by not sticking to a formula.

From The Hindu Cinema team, a fortnightly column recommending films and shows linked to a mood, theme or pop culture event.