My name is Khan (Movie)

[theprodigalrebel]

It's a typical Indian melodrama with a fairy-tale story. As long as they keep making implausible, melodramatic, dance-filled, three-hour love fests, I refuse to watch any Indian film. They just can't seem to make anything remotely plausible. Almost all plot lines are extremely far-fetched and filled with overly emotional acting/dialogues.

Once in a while, something comes along that exhibits these characteristics to a lesser degree and they tout it as the best film ever made, except that it's not and is still based on an extremely unlikely premise.

My Name is Khan does pump up the drama but that's unavoidable when you consider the plot: hatred and the effect it has one one particular Indian family in the US post-9/11.

A Hollywood movie would begin with a family and have the tragedy occur within the first 20 minutes. But this is a Hindi movie (and a Karan Johar production at that) so it needs about 75 minutes introducing the lead pair, have them fall in love, get married and become a family. That's just something you have to accept with with most Hindi (or Indian) movies in general.

With a simple-minded protagonist with a simple philosophy ("There are only two kinds of people, good and bad; no other distinctions are relevant."), I thought the movie worked well as Khan travels across America, hoping to get a little bit of personal time with the President and tell him that he's not a terrorist. The side-plot with the Hurricane Katrina-like disaster was unnecessary but well, it wouldn't be the requisite three hours without it, now would it? And it was very well acted.

Movie does have a crappy trailer though. And Swades is a better Shahrukh Khan. Also a 'message movie' but a good one (you must be the change you want to see in the world).

Edit: My liking of the movie has nothing to do with the fact that my name is also Khan.

 

[Zorkorist]

The movie was Hindu, but the protaganist was Muslim.

And, he wasn't a terrorist.

I found the interplay between Hindu and Muslim Indian's fascinating.

-John

 

[Sho'Nuff]

Obligatory Khan reference

 

[theprodigalrebel]

The movie was Hindi, but the protaganist was Muslim.

And, he wasn't a terrorist.

I found the interplay between Hindi and Muslim Indian's fascinating.

-John

Quick note:
Hindi -> language
Hindu -> followers of Hinduism

 

[Zorkorist]

Fixed my post.

-John

 

[RollWave]

It is an AWFUL movie with AWFUL acting. I couldnt believe how ridiculous it was. Shahrukh Khan did an atrocious job portraying a person with Asperger's. Asperger's isnt a form of mental retardation though I believe thats what he would have you think. RIDICULOUS.

 

[Zorkorist]

I thought it was very good. Are you retarded?

-John

 

[Zorkorist]

The story wasn't about his mental retardation, or Asperger's Syndrome.

The story was about one man, being the best he could be.

-John

 

[Zorkorist]

His name is Khan,

and he's not a terrorist.

-John

 

[Farang]

It is an AWFUL movie with AWFUL acting. I couldnt believe how ridiculous it was. Shahrukh Khan did an atrocious job portraying a person with Asperger's. Asperger's isnt a form of mental retardation though I believe thats what he would have you think. RIDICULOUS.

I haven't seen the movie, but this is the impression I got from the trailer. It was embarrassing to watch. Shahrukh Khan isn't really a great actor, but he plays the role of a big movie star well. I'd compare him to Tom Cruise. To see him act retarded in a dramatic role is just laughable, I couldn't take it seriously at all.

I mean it really looked like a parody of some kind. Like an episode of MAD tv.

 

[Zorkorist]

You won't be let down by his performance in this movie.

I was blown away.

-John

 

[RollWave]

Zork you have some awful standards. Hate to say it but its true.

 

[Printer Bandit]

You won't be let down by his performance in this movie.

I was blown away.

-John

 

[secretanchitman]

pretty good movie. much better than the usual standard affair of indian movies.

 

[Mike Gayner]

John, why do you sign off all your posts? You could just put your name in your signature.

-Chris

 

[UglyCasanova]

John, why do you sign off all your posts? You could just put your name in your signature.

-Chris

I remember this was the thing to do around here way back in the day.

 

[Zorkorist]

Say it, honey... with a kick-ass avatar.

-John

 

[Zorkorist]

John, why do you sign off all your posts? You could just put your name in your signature.

-Chris

It's my signature, and it saves space over putting it in my signature. Blind people, etc., don't want to read... dash dash dash - signature begins [-john]

This way they just read dash john

-John

 

[ivan2]

John, why do you sign off all your posts? You could just put your name in your signature.

-Chris

shens, you are Mike

 

[DaWhim]

it was just chessy

 

[Phoenix86]

He did it extremely well, and by the way, one of the points of the movie was that there ain't no retards.

-John

Never go full retard. You don't buy that? Ask Sean Penn, 2001, "I Am Sam."

 

[zinfamous]

Have ya'll seen this? It's Bollywood (Indian) but the actors and story are top notch.

I recommend that everyone see this, subtitles and all.

-John

ah, so it's craptastic. This is why I have not seen it, and will avoid it at all costs.

Thanks for the warning. :thumbsup:

 

[zinfamous]

I thought it was very good. Are you retarded?

-John

The story wasn't about his mental retardation, or Asperger's Syndrome.

The story was about one man, being the best he could be.

-John

His name is Khan,

and he's not a terrorist.

-John

Do you have Asperger's?

:hmm:

 

[Zorkorist]

it was just chessy

Obviousley you have boy wtched it.

-John

 

[Zorkorist]

Do you have Asperger's?

:hmm:

No.

-John