Today I happen to watch the much hyped about movie Billa - 2 and I am outta words!!(never has my mind had such a lull when it came to profanity!!I mean I am sick and tired of this whole concept of plagiarism :/ ) My personal opinion is the director and the script writer have really struggled hard in the making of the movie,real hard.They have busted their guts off to mix a list of various movies and video games like the 70's block buster movie "Scarface" starring Al Pacino for the plot,the special visual effects of the crime thriller movie "Sin City" for the song "unakkulle mirugam" which depicts the raise of the protagonist to power, a couple of video games like GTA, Hitman for the ruthless killings,bomb-blastings.. all those put together is Billa-2 !!
This movie is a prequel to the movie Billa(which itself was a remake of another movie which happened to be a remake of another movie!!phew).This movie shows how the refugee David turns into the notorious gangster David Billa.Now taking a prequel to me is like tightrope walking.And Ajith falls on his face.The reason is simple in the former movie he appeared slim and young.But in this movie which is the prequel, shouldn't he be looking younger or at least same as the former movie???But He looks older and "fatter".He talks very sharp dialogues throughout the movie like,
"enna yaarum purinjukala",
"aasai illa annachi,pasi!"..!
But what was his ambition or desire?? to walk throughout the movie wearing blazers and coolers or to bombard trains,kill people?? or was it to steal the sexy girl friend of his boss?? earn money? or become the most feared gangster in history??There is no clear narration about what his desire really is.Other than that there is no clarity in plot.The villain...!!I feel terribly sorry for this guy more than the heroine or anyone else in the movie.He looks dangerous,handsome,very fit and seems to be a trained person in martial arts.I've seen him in the Hindi John Abraham starrer "Force".He seems to be a guy who has some potential but if the director's gonna use him to his fullest then Billa would probably not be alive by the end of the movie.So as like any other movie he's killed by the hero who seems to be no match for his strength.The relationship between the heroine and hero is not clearly established!!I think the director must have got really pissed off with her poor acting skills so in the movie she's finally killed.(what a relief!!)But what surprised me was that there was no dream song or duet or kuthu song!!poor girl!! I liked the songs.There are no love songs(again a relief!!) only item numbers with girls dancing in pubs and brothels and a montage song showing the raise of Billa.Comon,It's a "gangster movie" what else to expect!!The music director makes a cameo appearance in the end(??)which was a really dumb move.
Having said all this and that of the movie,I'd say I still like the movie or should I say I forced myself to like the movie.Because the sources from which the director stole..ooops..!!got "inspired" were all my favorites and I am a fan of action movies.This movie fits in perfectly in that genre.But on the whole the movie is a half hearted,incomplete effort.And fails to fulfill the expectations.
I am only reminded of the movie "Scarface"when i think about "Billa - 2" so I am uploading only the trailer of the former.
This movie is a prequel to the movie Billa(which itself was a remake of another movie which happened to be a remake of another movie!!phew).This movie shows how the refugee David turns into the notorious gangster David Billa.Now taking a prequel to me is like tightrope walking.And Ajith falls on his face.The reason is simple in the former movie he appeared slim and young.But in this movie which is the prequel, shouldn't he be looking younger or at least same as the former movie???But He looks older and "fatter".He talks very sharp dialogues throughout the movie like,
"enna yaarum purinjukala",
"aasai illa annachi,pasi!"..!
But what was his ambition or desire?? to walk throughout the movie wearing blazers and coolers or to bombard trains,kill people?? or was it to steal the sexy girl friend of his boss?? earn money? or become the most feared gangster in history??There is no clear narration about what his desire really is.Other than that there is no clarity in plot.The villain...!!I feel terribly sorry for this guy more than the heroine or anyone else in the movie.He looks dangerous,handsome,very fit and seems to be a trained person in martial arts.I've seen him in the Hindi John Abraham starrer "Force".He seems to be a guy who has some potential but if the director's gonna use him to his fullest then Billa would probably not be alive by the end of the movie.So as like any other movie he's killed by the hero who seems to be no match for his strength.The relationship between the heroine and hero is not clearly established!!I think the director must have got really pissed off with her poor acting skills so in the movie she's finally killed.(what a relief!!)But what surprised me was that there was no dream song or duet or kuthu song!!poor girl!! I liked the songs.There are no love songs(again a relief!!) only item numbers with girls dancing in pubs and brothels and a montage song showing the raise of Billa.Comon,It's a "gangster movie" what else to expect!!The music director makes a cameo appearance in the end(??)which was a really dumb move.
Having said all this and that of the movie,I'd say I still like the movie or should I say I forced myself to like the movie.Because the sources from which the director stole..ooops..!!got "inspired" were all my favorites and I am a fan of action movies.This movie fits in perfectly in that genre.But on the whole the movie is a half hearted,incomplete effort.And fails to fulfill the expectations.
I am only reminded of the movie "Scarface"when i think about "Billa - 2" so I am uploading only the trailer of the former.
T'was such a relief and a relaxation to read your review at the end of a bad day. There was more acting in the trailer than there was in the whole film, the camera was superior too. the camera and screen play in Billa are pathetic too.
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