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šŸŽ¬šŸ”„ "Phule Movie Review: Big Names, Small Impact! Is This Really A Tribute?!" šŸ¤”šŸŽ„

TL;DR:Ā The much-hyped Hindi biopic PhuleĀ about social reformers Jyotirao and Savitribai Phule sadly misses the real fire šŸ’”šŸ”„. Despite a powerful real-life story, the film feels like a sleepy history class šŸ“–šŸ’¤, with major revolutionary ideas totally sidelined. Critics say better versions already exist, and the youth NEED to know the real #RevolutionarySpirit, not a dull version! šŸ§ šŸ‘Š

šŸŒŸ Ananth Mahadevanā€™sĀ latest movie #PhuleĀ šŸ§‘ā€šŸ«šŸ‘©ā€šŸ« had the perfect chance to bring alive the fiery souls of #JyotiraoPhule and #SavitribaiPhule šŸš©ā¤ļøā€šŸ”„, the legends who fought against the evil #CasteSystem in 19th century India šŸ§¹šŸ”„. But sadly, what we got was a very safe, very dull, "tick-the-boxes" type biopic šŸ˜©šŸ“‹!

šŸŽ¬ Pratik GandhiĀ as Jyotirao and PatralekhaaĀ as Savitribai try their best šŸ¤¹ā€ā™‚ļøšŸ’”, but even their talents canā€™t save this movie from becoming a long, boring parade of "important" moments without any real emotion šŸ„±šŸ˜”. Critics are saying it feels more like a school textbook šŸ“–āœļø than a movie that should have set our hearts on fire šŸš’šŸ”„!

šŸŽ¶ The muted colours šŸŽØ and heavy flute music šŸŖˆ in the background made everything even slower! Not even one punchy dialogue that hits the mind and heart together šŸ¤¦ā€ā™‚ļøšŸ’¬. Where is the anger šŸ˜”? Where is the passion for #SocialJustice šŸ›”ļø?? Where is the real #Revolution āœŠšŸ½??

šŸ“œ Some important moments are shown, like:

  • Jyotirao teaching Savitribai šŸ“ššŸ‘©ā€šŸ«

  • Opposition from upper-caste Brahmins šŸ„²āš”ļø

  • Helping pregnant Brahmin widows šŸ§•šŸ†˜

  • Fighting to allow Dalits to draw water šŸ’§šŸš±

But bro, all these are shown without depth, no real #ClassStruggle feeling šŸ˜¤! Without showing the blood and sweat šŸ©øšŸ’¦ behind their revolution, how will today's youth connect to Phuleā€™s mission? šŸ¤·šŸ½ā€ā™‚ļø

šŸŽ„ Older versions like #SatyashodhakĀ (Marathi film) and even the old Bharat Ek KhojĀ episode actually explained Phule's radical ideas šŸ”„šŸ§ . They spoke boldly about how traditions were used to enslave people šŸ™…šŸ½ā€ā™‚ļøšŸ“œ. But this new film quietly avoids controversial topics šŸ™„šŸ¤.

šŸ§‘ā€šŸ¤ā€šŸ§‘ One good point is that Savitribaiā€™s role is given importance šŸ§”āœŠšŸ½. She is shown not just as Jyotiraoā€™s wife, but a revolutionary leader herself šŸ’ŖšŸ½šŸ“£! And Akshaya GuravĀ as #FatimaSheikh, the Phules' comrade in education fight šŸ“šāœŠšŸ½, also shines a bit!

šŸ‘€ Acting-wise, Patralekhaa tried harder šŸ™ŒšŸ½, but Pratik Gandhi (whoā€™s usually amazing!) looks tired and disconnected šŸ˜¶šŸ’¤.

šŸ“¢ MediaFx Opinion: A story like #Phule deserved a roaring, fearless tribute šŸ’„šŸ›”ļø, showing the real class war and exposing how caste oppression still bleeds society šŸ’”šŸ”Ŗ! But the movie chose a soft, upper-class lens, keeping things "polite" šŸ˜’šŸŽ© instead of raging for #DalitRights and #Equality šŸ˜”šŸ©¶. Once again, revolutionary stories are being muted by capitalist cinema that fears true revolution šŸ§ØāœŠšŸ½!

We the youth need REAL stories šŸ“£šŸ”„, not museum pieces! Who agrees? Drop your thoughts in the comments! šŸ’¬šŸ‘‡


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