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Njan Steve Lopez Review
- 8/12/2014 9:16:39 PM
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Cast: Farhaan Fazil, Ahaana KrishnaDirection: Rajeev RaviGenre: ThrillerDuration: 2 hours
Story: The film narrates how the life of a young man changes after he witnesses a gang war
Review: Often innocence leaves a debilitating effect on films especially if the narrative has a massive swath of innocence about it. Beyond a point, the film breaks under the enormous weight of virtue nursed by its characters. This is exactly where Rajeev Ravi etches his touch of brilliance in Njan Steve Lopez. It's not just about an innocent young college student; there is a constant probe for similar shades in the multitude of characters that play around him. Even the nature of innocence is slightly tricky, even kiddish.
The overpowering, venerable kind of innocence is abandoned for eternity. Lopez, the college student and son of a police officer is innocent in his own way. His innocence is expressed as his 'indulgence' in the bathroom while ogling at a woman, the charming wife of his neighbour. Later he would meet her outside and smile at her 'innocently'. There is a girl who raises his pulse to breaking point; but whenever he would meet her he would not open up, but would just smile innocently.
Also, there is a great deal of realism that moulds such expressions of innocence. Although it ventures into the quite familiar realm of common man caught in uncommon, intimidating sudden circumstances,
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