Every one has their own taste’s and opinions. We all like different things, some are very open about it (like girls) while some are not (like guys). Most of the times, we choose not to speak about our “likes” or “dislikes” since it might “hurt” or “offend” the person in front of us or maybe we just want to be nice and not refuse.

Well, then comes “fictional Likes and Dislikes”. Things you ACTUALLY like but dislike it because its “un cool” to like it. For example, I love the colour pink. Well honestly i love it when cute girls where pink, if i had to buy a car, i necessarily wont go for it but you get it , i like the colour pink because its soothing and cute. Suppose one of my female friends ask me “ So Kenneth you like pink? “ I would be like “WHAT pINK? i hate pink its soo girlly”. But if my girlfriend dressed up with a cute pink top and tiny shorts, i would be all over her. anyway lets not get distracted.

The above crap is basically written to “diplomatically” ease into the topic of hating movies.

I am fed up of people hating a movie just because it is immensely popular (or liking it just because its popular.) And guess why they do that? To get attention from people. I am not saying that because you hate “Aladdin” means that you actually like it but tell people you hate it so you can get some attention… What i am saying, is you just hate a movie because you want be “cool” by being the FEW people who hate the movie.

A best example would be The Dark Knight. Some people just hate it. Why? Here is the most popular answer :

“Its over rated”.

Okay, so you hate the movie because a lot of people think its really good and you don’t?

“Not exactly, Christian Bale’s voice for Batman was stupid”

Of course it was, and so is him running around in his underpants but that doesn’t mean the whole movie is bad.

“well…eh..the Tim Burton Batman was MUCH better”

Okay..Tim Burton’s Batman is exactly what it is…Tim Burton’s. This is the Dark Knight, which was made to satisfy the more technologically advanced times.

My next favourite is Avatar. Some people are going over the top and calling it just a pile of “cgi sh*t”.

Why don’t you like Avatar?

“Come on, without the fancy graphics and the 3D effects,there’s no story to it”

Oh k, A very integral part of that film was the fantasy world Cameron created to help the story. The best movies, ex: Titanic is basically about the ship sinking and two lovers who were separated for ever. Simple story right? But why is it so popular? The visuals of people dying while a huge ship tore itself apart in the icy cold waters is what remains in the our minds. And those WERE visuals.

“Eh, Without the 3d, its shit”

Your right about that, without the 3D the movie wouldn’t be as engaging. But are you aware that every animated film that has been released in the past 3 years (along with some live action films) have been released in 3d. Why didn’t they do so well? Because Avatar almost perfected its 3D technique.

“well, its over rated”

Again we come back to the same popular “brain dead” answer.

Its over rated ,that’s why i hate it. (hey that rhymes..)

Finally the climax of this post, the movie 3 Idiots. I don’t know where to even start about this film. Some people just hate it. why?

No, its not because they think its “over rated”…its because “Its not realistic”.

Are you freaking kidding me. I still can’t believe people use that line to explain why they hate a movie. Is there a SINGLE movie every made which is realistic?

You know why? Because its boring, its not exciting, its not engaging and yes, real life is not cinematic. Saving Private Ryan was praised for its “realistic” portrayal of World War II, they interviewed a WWII veteran and he said “the war sequences in the film don’t even come close to the bloodshed and agony of being in a war”.

Films are not realistic. Please understand this. 3 Idiots isn’t realistic, but it courageously did something else : It used the film making medium well.

The Film making medium basically is “ HEy, its the film world, you can do ANYTHING you want as long people get entertained but don’t get removed from the story…doesn’t necessarily have to be realistic”.

Amir Khan is 44 years old, i know that. You can’t safely carry a paralysed man on a scooter, i know that. You cant deliver a baby and magically bring it to life by saying “AlL izz well”, i know that.

But i believed it while watching it, because in that world, IN THE FILM, that was happening . It was real. FOR THEM, the characters, the story..and i was part of that story for 3 hours in that theatre and i believed it.

Of course i can choose not to believe it and say its rubbish. Then why the hell am i going to watch a movie? I want to enjoy a world of cinema which allows me to escape my boring-engineering-college-life and experience a fun-college-where-rancho-rules!

If you cant let go of that reality. Your wasting your money.

Have you seen kids watching a movie? They literally cry if something happens to Mickey mouse or Tarzan..and laugh out and cheer as Mowgli gets his revenge.

That’s how you enjoy a film.

ps: Honestly, there are movies that suck royally, and those are the ones which you try your best to get involved in but the story just doesn’t let you to like Mangal Pandey.