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Old 11-13-2009, 11:14 PM   #21
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equa vandha dhAn oru dijipline varudhu. Good framework equa.
'Entertaining'-nu pOttadhukku oru reason irukku
1) As Bala asked, entertain AgAma padam pArka pOromA?
Well yes. I will not call that entertainment.

Now this all encompassing definition of entertainment is problematic for me. It is like the word beautiful. I get really impatient with people who seriously say my grandma is beautiful and Mother teresa is beautiful etc. I mean, use another word. Or if I have the wrong word, then give me that will exclude the abovementioned two noble souls and include the heroini of this year's best Mass movie. Eitherway we know at some level - not saying this is easy to articulate, and that is what we shall attempt to here - the distinction exists. The distinction is rather amorphous and is composed faced with exceptions to exceptions which have exceptions. But that does not mean the distinction itself does not exist.
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Old 11-13-2009, 11:20 PM   #22
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yerkanave oru demplate antha thread-la potten.. athai purakanichittainga..

masala - 2-3 damukkudappa dance, climax ratha kalari, double meaning dialogues, main theme is about hero challenging high level villain (rowdy/mla/rowdy mla). caters to hardcore fanbase.. tirupachi for example (strictly follows the template)

entertaining - might or might not contain the attributes stated above, but enjoyed by everyone.. cough*ayan*cough..
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Old 11-13-2009, 11:22 PM   #23
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masala movies-kum midnight masala-vukum kandipa samandham irrukanum-nu avasiyam illa! illa?
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Old 11-13-2009, 11:38 PM   #24
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Now this all encompassing definition of entertainment is problematic for me. It is like the word beautiful. I get really impatient with people who seriously say my grandma is beautiful and Mother teresa is beautiful etc. I mean, use another word. Or if I have the wrong word, then give me that will exclude the abovementioned two noble souls and include the heroini of this year's best Mass movie. Eitherway we know at some level - not saying this is easy to articulate, and that is what we shall attempt to here - the distinction exists. The distinction is rather amorphous and is composed faced with exceptions to exceptions which have exceptions. But that does not mean the distinction itself does not exist.
Avinga solradhum naanga solradhum onna
Engaging, engrossing nu sollunga, entertaining nu solladheenga ndreenga...
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Old 11-13-2009, 11:45 PM   #25
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masala movies-kum midnight masala-vukum kandipa samandham irrukanum-nu avasiyam illa! illa?
adhu kilaas maams
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Old 11-13-2009, 11:47 PM   #26
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masala movies-kum midnight masala-vukum kandipa samandham irrukanum-nu avasiyam illa! illa?
irukku..
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Old 11-13-2009, 11:55 PM   #27
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Now this all encompassing definition of entertainment is problematic for me.
Oh yes, I too find it problematic in other circumstances. I can't call most of my favourite films as merely entertaining. There's invariably so much more to those films. But in this discussion, there's a bigger problem. The sense in which "entertaining" is used in this kind of discussion is just too close to saying, "to hell with others, I like it this way!" Which is exactly how the so-called serious film watchers think of the films they like. That's why, I think, it's important to make this point (even if it oversimplifes some things). And as you say, the distinction is amorphous (very much so, I'd argue) and the word has very different connotations for different people (at different times). For instance, I think I'd not find it disagreeable if someone says Hey! Ram is not "an entertaining film," but would likely disagree if the same is said of, say, kuruthippunal (of course I'm intentionally picking a film just as serious as the former).
Eitherway we know at some level - not saying this is easy to articulate, and that is what we shall attempt to here - the distinction exists.
Incidentally, this is exactly what I wanted to say in response to your post in the other thread. We cannot escape by fudging on the defintion of the genre! Much as we like 'அயன்' and think it's massy and entertaining, it's obvious that it's not like 'கில்லி' or 'தூள்' in some ways. I certainly do think 'அயன்' is a proper masala film, but it differs from the above films in certain ways and I suppose we must be acutely aware of it.
Of course, you also say, "தனியொருவனுக்கு படம் சிக்கவில்லையெனில் genreஐ ஒழித்திடுவோம்." But I'm trying to see if there's some middle ground.
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Old 11-14-2009, 12:11 AM   #28
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If reactions are influenced by prior experience, expectation, cultivated taste, and so on, then what human experience escape this. Endorsing a view that responses (to a film, or a scene) are subjective implicitly mean the inference are (subjective) too, in which case excepting 'Entertainment' is a Non-Sequitur. Any distinct quality (of filmmaking) that holds attention to that particular person would obviously be his idea/sense of Entertainment. And I don't mean to put it snobbishly. This applies to Symbolism in a Mahendran film just as much in Flying Frog Splash in World Wrestling.
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Old 11-14-2009, 12:22 AM   #29
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Or a Cigarette flip by Rajini.
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Old 11-14-2009, 12:23 AM   #30
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Any distinct quality (of filmmaking) that holds attention to that particular person would obviously be his idea/sense of Entertainment. And I don't mean to put it snobbishly.
Thilak,
True, if the word is intended to connote a general (all-inclusive) liking towards something. But when the idea is to differentiate between various reactions to various films, it is undeniably a very useful (and hence very common) word. வார்த்தையா முக்கியம்!
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Old 11-14-2009, 01:14 AM   #31
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The word is not the problem. But - The sense in which "entertaining" is used in this kind of discussion is just too close to saying, "to hell with others, I like it this way!" - as you put, is the problem. It works both ways.
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Old 11-14-2009, 01:57 AM   #32
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ridiculous thread! can this be defined? even generically??
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Old 11-14-2009, 08:34 PM   #33
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இந்த மலினப்படுத்துதல் குறிப்பாக மசாலா சினிமாவுடன் சம்மந்தப் படுத்த முடியாது என்று மட்டும் தான்
கூறுகிறேன்.
எளிமை என்பது மசாலாப்படத்துக்கு தேவையானது, போதுமானது அல்ல (necessary but not sufficient). அன்பே சிவம் மிக எளிய படம்.
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Old 11-14-2009, 08:43 PM   #34
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Masala movie - made with a template.
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Old 11-14-2009, 09:09 PM   #35
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equa, P_R,
மசாலா படங்களின் தன்மைகளில் ஒன்று ...

இங்கு எழுத்துக்களில் நீங்கள் பயன் படுத்தும் பின் நவீனத்துவம் இருக்க கூடாது
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Old 11-14-2009, 09:20 PM   #36
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அதைத் தான் நானும் சொல்றேன். ஈக்வா ஒத்துக்க மாட்டேங்கறார்.

btw, கிழிஞ்சிது ! ரொம்ப எளிமையா எழுதறதா நினைச்சுகிட்டு எழுதியிருந்தேன்

ஈக்வா, trope, denouement, set-piece, plot device - அப்பிடிங்கறதுக்கு எல்லாம் தமிழ்ச்சொற்கள் தேடிக்கிட்டு இருக்கார். கிடைச்சதும் பாருங்க, சும்மா சுழட்டி சுழட்டி அடிப்பார்
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Old 11-15-2009, 01:47 AM   #37
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விவாதத்தைத் துவங்கும் ஒரு ஆரம்பப்புள்ளியாக முன்வைத்தேன். மரபு (ஜெமொ சொல் alert !) என்று ஒரு இருப்பதால் அது பொதுமைப்படுத்துதலுக்கு அப்பார்ப்பட்டதா ? மரபின் தொடர்ச்சியைப் பற்றி மிகுந்த பிரக்ஞையுடன் அவை உருவாக்கப்படுகின்றன என்று வைத்துக்கொண்டாலும், ஒரு படைப்பை வகைப்படுத்துவதற்கு என் வரையறைகள் ஆரம்பமாக இருக்கலாம் என்றே கருதுகிறேன். இல்லையா ?
சரி தான். மசாலா படங்கள் பொதுவாக இப்படி எல்லாம் இருக்கின்றன என்று கூறலாம் என்று தான் நானும் நினைக்கிறேன். ஆனால் இங்கே அதற்கு மாறாக அதன் சாரத்தைப் பற்றி மட்டும் பேசலாம் என்று தோன்றுகிறது.

'சுப்ரமணியபுரம்' போன்ற ஒரு படம் எந்த விதத்தில் இந்த கூறுகளிலிருந்து மசாலா படங்களை விட விலகியிருக்கின்றது? இது subjective 'ஆன ஒரு கேள்வி தான். (அந்தப் படத்தைப் பற்றி உங்கள் மதிப்பீடு தெரிந்ததானால் என்னால் இந்தக் கேள்வியை முன்வைக்க முடிகிறது.) வரையறைகள் பிரதானமாக qualitative 'ஆக இருப்பதனால் தான் இந்தச் சிக்கல். இதனாலேயே கூட, இந்தத் திசையில் செல்லாமல் இருப்பது உபயோகமாக இருக்குமில்லையா?

Originally Posted by ஈக்வர் இந்த மலினப்படுத்துதல் குறிப்பாக மசாலா சினிமாவுடன் சம்மந்தப் படுத்த முடியாது என்று மட்டும் தான்
கூறுகிறேன்.
எளிமை என்பது மசாலாப்படத்துக்கு தேவையானது, போதுமானது அல்ல (necessary but not sufficient). அன்பே சிவம் மிக எளிய படம். Incidentally, இது நான் போன post 'லயே சொல்ல நினைத்தது. Since this discussion is on "what consitutes masala," I think we can push it more along the lines of identifying/talking about various B => A implications (where A is masala) rather than the A => B implications.
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Old 11-15-2009, 01:50 AM   #38
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ஈக்வா, trope, denouement, set-piece, plot device - அப்பிடிங்கறதுக்கு எல்லாம் தமிழ்ச்சொற்கள் தேடிக்கிட்டு இருக்கார். கிடைச்சதும் பாருங்க, சும்மா சுழட்டி சுழட்டி அடிப்பார்
உண்மையிலேயே, நிறையச் சொற்கள் பிடிபட மாட்டேன் என்கின்றன. அதனால் என்ன என்று அப்படியே ஆங்காங்கே English words சொருகி விட வேண்டியது தான்!
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Old 11-15-2009, 02:55 AM   #39
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Masala movie - made with a template.
Vivasaayi,
There are a countless number of films that are based on two or three templates of love stories. If this were to be true, why is it that we don't call them masala films? There's a certain mode in which masala films operate, and it's precisely that mode which registers as masala in the audience's mind.
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Old 11-15-2009, 03:06 AM   #40
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Originally Posted by Vivasaayi Masala movie - made with a template.
Vivasaayi,
There are a countless number of films that are based on two or three templates of love stories. If this were to be true, why is it that we don't call them masala films? There's a certain mode in which masala films operate, and it's precisely that mode which registers as masala in the audience's mind. template - 5 songs,2 fight,1...* villain,1...* hero,kuthu paatu,punch dialogue esra esra esra
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