Review: Bus Stop - worth to watch
Most films which intend to send out a message suffer from lack of attention to story detail. The director gets so involved in what he wants to say that he doesn't care much about how he says it.
Thankfully, Bus Stop by director Maruthi manages to circumvent this syndrome to keep entertainment its top priority, rarely going into preachy mode.
The film begins with the director's narration and it leaves no ambiguity on what the film is about: the romantic and sexual relationships between college-going youngsters and how they affect their relationship with parents.
The story basically revolves around five boys, three girls and their families. Srinu (Prince) is both the handsome hunk and the class topper. He is in love with his childhood sweetheart, Shailu (Sri Divya).
His feelings are reciprocated, and they start going out. Kanna (Kanna) likes Seema (Haasika), and showers her with gifts by pawning away things from his house. Seema though doesn't reciprocate his love but pretends to love him in order to keep receiving gifts.
She likes Raja, who is an 'innocent' guy. She wants to 'spoil' him by making him realise about the sexual side of life. Muthu (Saikumar) is the son of a roadside tiffin bandi owner, but this doesn't stop him from being a promiscuous man who goes around with loads of girls by creating false impressions about himself.
Finally, there is the couple Sandy and Thumri. Sandy's father, played by Rao Ramesh, understands the psychology of children, and has raised Sandy in such a way that she does not have any secrets and confides in him.
The film takes a turn when the parents come to know about the deeds of their children, and decide to do something about it.
Whether they succeed or fail in bringing their children back to what they think is the proper way to live life forms the rest of the film. The director's message is becomes apparent only in the end.
Maruti deserves to be complimented for making a raunchy comedy without skin show. Many of the laughs come from suggestive humour which keeps pushing the limits of normal social boundaries of decency.
It might make some people cringe and some protest. But there is no reason for it. The humour does not denigrate anyone. It merely indulges in situations and word play that some people might consider vulgar.
The main strength of the film is its writing. Dialogue is smart and effective. The screenplay is tight and fast, so that there are no boring moments.
But this is where the film could have been better. If the film was slowed down at appropriate moments to allow the audience to stop and ponder about what has happened, the emotional impact would have been better.
Overall, it is a rather good effort on many counts. To be able to make the masses think about an important issue (you will know they are thinking about it by the way they respond in the theatre), all the while entertaining them is no small achievement.
News Posted: 15 November, 2012
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