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Sasural Simar Ka (2011)
Amazing Soap Opera, and Incredibly Emotional
I have been watching every episode from 25 April 2011 up until 2 March 2018. Daily episodes, 20 minutes for each episode.
The storyline and supernatural elements are sometimes silly but Simar and Roli's journey is very nice. The plotline where Simar's daughter hates her because she left her for 16 years is the best. The one where Simar turns into a mosquito is the worst, as it lasted 200 daily episodes, and was very tiring.
Overall, incredible soap opera and so happy that it is coming back for a season 2.
Trolls World Tour (2020)
Disappointing, but kids will probably love it.
Here is my review on Trolls: World Tour from Universal and DreamWorks.
STAR CAST:
Anna Kendrick
Justin Timberlake
Rachel Bloom
Jamie Dornan
Dwayne Johnson
Rachel Bloom
Anthony Ramos
Sam Rockwell
OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS:
"Poppy and Branch discover that there are six different troll tribes scattered over six different lands. Each tribe is also devoted to six different kinds of music -- funk, country, techno, classical, pop and rock. When rockers Queen Barb and King Thrash set out to destroy the other music, Poppy and Branch embark on a daring mission to unite the trolls and save the diverse melodies from becoming extinct."
Trolls: World Tour is a 2020 film directed by Walt Dohrn and creatively supervised by DreamWorks animation. The film was released on VOD and a few theatres on April 10, 2020. Although the film has strong behind the scenes talent to support it, I still was quite disappointed after completing my notes. I elaborate further in the following review:
Trolls: World Tour is a visual stunner (Obviously), and lives up to the standards of DreamWorks. However, creatively and emotionally, DreamWorks did not tap into the full potential of the film. The Background score is 'eh'. It isn't exciting or adventurous as it should be. After all, Poppy and Brad are going on a GLOBAL adventure, as the title of the film suggests. Instead, the BGM was bland and ridiculously simplistic.
I also do have some issues with the writing. I feel that in some moments, the comedy is forced, and not brought in, in a natural way like how Thor: Ragnarok and Frozen II did. In the scenes where there were really HIGH stakes, the dialogue was unrealistic, and the characters didn't necessarily seem too concerned (except for the ending of the movie). I think that next time, if they do a Trolls 3, DreamWorks should consider hiring Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers, or Taika Waititi.
Speaking of the ending, the film is way too rushed. From the start to the end, everything is done quick, not giving enough time for one scene to develop (although that is a positive element in other films). Its especially apparent at the beginning, involving the Techno Trolls and Barb. If you're gonna have a film with a massive amount of lead characters, try and find people who have had experience handling ensemble films (Like Joe and Anthony Russo).
Overall, your kids will love Trolls: World Tour. But if you really think about it hard, its a big disappointment and could have been so much more. Judging by the marketing, I thought that this film learned from the mistakes of the first, but I was wrong. Don't expect too much from this film.
I give this film a 4/10