On the surface, Jallikattu is just a movie about an entire village acting bonkers trying to catch a loose bull on the run. But, underneath the simple premise, Lijo Jose Pellissery quite audaciously ventures to create an entire movie as a metaphor for the darker side of humankind.
Boasting of a true ensemble, instead of a single leading actor (unless you count in the bull), Jallikattu's true strengths are its story, cinematography, and background music.
Jallikattu is a stark look at the unfathomable capacity of humans to, at times, devolve into something ugly when gathered in numbers. The movie is a raw look at the worst of human tendencies and, as a result, is quite cynical at times. While an argument can be made that humans are rarely so cruel, the movie tends to skip the in-betweens and jump to the extremes of human atrocities at times (especially, the climax, which was quite harrowing to watch). This is not a light watch, or a movie that one may enjoy rewatching. However, it is definitely worth a watch.
The cinematographer has done a spectacular job throughout out the movie. Though, frankly speaking, I am yet to watch a Malayalam movie having average cinematography.
The background music complements the story very well. Also, given that the movie doesn't have a lot of dialogue, the BGM was always going to be important.
This is the first LJP movie I have seen. And, I can understand why he is so highly talked about as the next big Indian director. As a fan of the movie, I am very much looking forward to watching his other works.
okay, I'm like a general audience to mallu movies and this movie has me lie, tf did I just watch. Like this movie, is slightly fucked up. and maybe that's why it should go places.
Climax makes you wonder are we any different from animals..? BGM and the end Human pyramid scene was to be really appreciated.
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Shout by PhilharmonieBlockedParent2022-11-08T08:44:06Z
The wild animal is the least beast here.