Despite the interesting subject matter, the film’s forced laughs and tonal changes make it a tiring experience.
Despite the interesting subject matter, the film’s forced laughs and tonal changes make it a tiring experience.
Getting the style right is just as important as arriving at a great theme for a film. Not every subject can be forced to fit into any genre, as is being done in mee hum musa, A person listening to the film’s one-line theme might naturally consider it a serious drama that will bring to the fore the struggles of a man who has to prove to the world that he is indeed alive. But what we get in return is a lousy attempt at making a comedy film.
Of course, with the right script, quite a bit of humor can be extracted from this man’s situation. Unfortunately, one of the film’s weakest links is such an attempt to generate laughs. At the center of Jibu Jacob’s film is Lance Naik Mohammad Musa (Suresh Gopi), a soldier who is killed in the Kargil War on everyone’s side. When he returns home after spending 19 years in a Pakistani prison, his unexpected return leaves the villagers torn between disbelief and genuine happiness. After moving on with her life after the initial setback, her family members are not at all happy with the way things have turned out.
mee hum musa
direction: jibu jacob
starring: Suresh Gopi, Poonam Bajwa, Saiju Kurup
Story: Follows the quest of Musa, who returns to his hometown after spending nineteen years in a Pakistani prison, only to find that the whole world has assumed him dead
Jibu Jacob, who debuted with amusing political satire Vellimonga, Has been paying one disappointing fare after another since then. mee hum musaWritten by Rubeche Ren, despite having a good theme, doesn’t manage to reverse that trend. Unpleasant notes arising from the sudden change from serious drama to overpowered humor can be heard from the start. In one such scene, Musa, who is finding it difficult to adjust to the changed world, asks his friend Thami (Harish Kanran), “Is there a book inside it?”, about accessing Facebook from his phone. doing. In fact, most of Harish’s typical humor falls flat in this film.
The script makes a cunning attempt to portray a section of a particular community as anti-national, while projecting another section as the ideal Indian. Partly because of his treatment of the subject, Moses’ plight doesn’t really manage to move us at any point. Most of the characters, as well as the parts expressing Moses’ relationship with members of his family, are loosely written.
The film is also not sure how to deal with the character of Musa’s brother Meeran (Saiju Kurup), who is portrayed at some point as a sly man who is planning to kick out his brother, while Holding on to a lot at the same time. of love and respect for him. But, Musa’s wife Pathu (Poonam Bajwa) walks away with respect for the most unimaginably written character. Another side track about her daughter and her boyfriend, which also includes one of the many wrong songs, is also ended unconvincingly.
Having a good subject at hand can make for a sure shot for an interesting film. but mee hum musa Proves that this isn’t necessarily always the case, with its tedious, discolored treatment.
Mee Hoom Musa is playing in theaters now