I've waited for a good movie like I've waited for the rains, and just as the petrichor has perfumed the city, thus has this movie lit up my weekend.
The central theme of the story is extremely simple. A man in love leaves his shared digs in a hurry and takes up a low rent situation on the 35th floor of an otherwise completely uninhabited skyrise. A series of events unfold and the man finds himself physically trapped in his own apartment with all vital resources running low.
As morning turns to night and to the next morn, Shaurya (Rajkummar Rao) turns from obvious methods of escape to some rather innovative ones and as the days go on, innovation gives way to desperation.
A plausible and gripping script, competent acting and tight editing is what it takes for a one-person drama to work, and Trapped works. It slowly picks up in tempo as Shaurya's desperation begins to rise. The confidence of the Director (Vikramaditya Motwane) shows in that there are no spoken dialogues to convey what Shaurya feels or plans to do. 'Show, not tell' is how he goes about it.
Also, for a movie of this nature to work, there has to be reasonable plausibility, and the theme is an obvious trigger of a sense of implausibility, but the script and the Director deal with that aspect with a deft touch. I dealt with my 'This doesn't make sense' pretty quickly and was pulled into Shaurya's world on that 35th floor, feeling for him, grimacing, wincing and even smiling at every small victory.
In terms of emotions evoked, Trapped is a Castaway meets Hurt Locker.
MS Verdict: Must watch. Three thumbs up. Major kudos to Messrs. Rao n Motwane
The central theme of the story is extremely simple. A man in love leaves his shared digs in a hurry and takes up a low rent situation on the 35th floor of an otherwise completely uninhabited skyrise. A series of events unfold and the man finds himself physically trapped in his own apartment with all vital resources running low.
As morning turns to night and to the next morn, Shaurya (Rajkummar Rao) turns from obvious methods of escape to some rather innovative ones and as the days go on, innovation gives way to desperation.
A plausible and gripping script, competent acting and tight editing is what it takes for a one-person drama to work, and Trapped works. It slowly picks up in tempo as Shaurya's desperation begins to rise. The confidence of the Director (Vikramaditya Motwane) shows in that there are no spoken dialogues to convey what Shaurya feels or plans to do. 'Show, not tell' is how he goes about it.
Also, for a movie of this nature to work, there has to be reasonable plausibility, and the theme is an obvious trigger of a sense of implausibility, but the script and the Director deal with that aspect with a deft touch. I dealt with my 'This doesn't make sense' pretty quickly and was pulled into Shaurya's world on that 35th floor, feeling for him, grimacing, wincing and even smiling at every small victory.
In terms of emotions evoked, Trapped is a Castaway meets Hurt Locker.
MS Verdict: Must watch. Three thumbs up. Major kudos to Messrs. Rao n Motwane
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