karthiksuresh-87398 Review of Solo

Solo (II) (2017)

'SOLO'- a movie that encapsulates our senses of thinking and judgment

[7/10 · 23 October 2017]

This is one of those movies that would redefine our senses of thinking and judgment in the modern world.The director Bejoy Nambiar, has put forward an excellent theme for the movie which is based on the elements in the natural world i.e. WATER,WIND,FIRE and EARTH.Along with the elemental theme ,the director has interwoven the character of Lord Shiva through these elements. 'SOLO' is an anthology of 4 different stories based on the features of these elements.Since the 4 elements form the base of the movie, each story begins with a small introduction of which element it would build upon. Dulquer Salman has taken the role of the protagonist in each story;a fantastic performance by him. The story begins with THE WORLD OF SHEKHAR (water) which clearly signifies the fact that all living beings, be it humans or other life forms are living in the vast of ocean truth and understanding.Actress Sai Dhanshika's role was the driving force in the story that created the plot of the film.The director has given us a very touching and romantic story through Shekhar with a message that we all must think upon. With that the WORLD OF TRILOK (wind) starts off with a very strong and powerful blow of the wind.This is the movie that Dulquer has made all of us quiet happy about as the story dealt with a mission that Trilok was on giving us an idea of how the wind moves through different areas of life to finally reach its destination.The story comes to an close giving the audience a serious yet a thrilling experience. Next comes the WORLD OF SHIVA(fire),and as fire indicates rage and anger the movie moves on to the life of a gangster living in Cochin. Before moving on, the background score and the music for this part of the movie was brilliant.The BGM along with the scenes of fury magnified the people's involvement in the movie.Though the movie end's with a tragic scene,the director has shown us that the fire and rage within us keeps burning until it is exhausted.This clearly portrays that fire does not finish burning but changes from one form to another. The movie's last story is about the WORLD OF RUDRA(earth)-the army officer.This is the story that didn't some seem realistic for some. Since earth is the element that comes into play,the scenes generally incorporate tones of green and brown which brings in the feel of living on the earth.This movie, at different instances relates the first 3 stories and brings in the natural reality that earth is where the wind,water and fire blend to form the space of life.The climax of the movie seemed to be a little artificial but cheers to the director for gifting us with 4 completely different stories describing the contrasting traits of a human being. A well directed movie which has a lot of understanding required. The whole SOLO team has done a very creative and an incredible job!!!