Swapnarajyam Review…the mundane plot weakened everything
Year: 2019
Genre: Travel, Career, Self-Discovery, Romance, Drama
Cast: Ranji Vijayan, Shemin, Jagadish, Sunil Sukhada, Maala Parvathi, Mamukkoya
Director: Ranji Vijayan
Writer: Ranji Vijayan
Cinematographer: Ranjith Raghav, Vels Chacko, Akheel Hussain, Sujesh A K
Summary: Chris, a young man acquainted with many failures, travels to London in hopes of fulfilling his dreams but things are not as easy as expected
Overall Rating: Water
Swapnarajyam had all the elements to take us off on a great journey, regretfully, the mundane screenplay weakened everything
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Delicious
—The color grading of the scenes shot in Kerala was just stunning 😀 Beautiful accents on the landscape and overall environment
—Successful work executed on the sound effects!
—The eagle and the fly symbolism was an adequate illustration of the plight of immigrants seeking greener pastures.
As diasporans, we immediately identified with Chris’s journey to a foreign land, his challenge to adjust to a new environment, and the need to become ‘someone’ in life. It was as if we were reliving these experiences with him
Bland
—Acting was sadly plain to the point that many dialogues delivered were not credible
—Several scenes were too sudden and questionable, e.g. Chris, struggling financially, got a UK visa in a heartbeat. Then, he was able to recognize his long-lost childhood friend in a single moment🤔
—The cinematography quality wasn’t consistent throughout the movie, many times the camera wasn’t well-controlled
—The storytelling failed to be fluid as it was hard to follow the chain of events. Don’t know if we missed it but the introductory farming scene with the Portuguese man didn’t add anything to the film.
The plot had lots of coincidences and later took an ordinary turn that we obviously guessed the ending
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(Audio: Malayalam; English Subtitles: Yes )
