But that is just a small dusting on top of the greater structure which is a series of flashbacks with a present day framing device. Alaipayuthay might come closest to a hyperlink film, two otherwise unrelated storylines connected by one moment in time. Or Alaipayuthay, in which a dramatic 24 hour period in present brings up memories of the past and the two storylines move forward together, which was tweaked slightly in Kaatru Veliyidai to show a long period in the present when time seemed to stand still and allow for reflection on a similarly long period in the past. Look at something like Kannathil Muthamittal, which starts in Sri Lanka, then moves to Madras, then goes back in time to show how the two were connected, then back to the present where they become connected again. They are similar in that he tends to follow multiple sides of the same story, that all come together in the end. So, Mani Ratnam wanted to do a hyperlink film! His films are always similar to but distinctly different from a hyperlink narrative. Or even set the film in Calcutta and thereby reasonably use a Bridge scene as his opener. I mean, I know Howrah Bridge is like THE symbol of Calcutta, but he didn’t have to use it exactly this way. Which, in a nod to Thorton Wilder’s novel, was originally supposed to be called Howrah Bridge, and which uses the same opening of a massive event taking place on a bridge and then going back and watching how all the characters reached that point. In Indian film, you can point to multiple possible “hyperlink” films, but I think the greatest modern one has got to be Mani Ratnam’s Yuva/ Aaytha Ezhuthu. Here is what I said there, after first introducing Thornton Wilder’s Bridge Over San Luis Rey as the first hyperlink narrative: Oh well, that was a while back, doesn’t hurt to have a refresher. Where was that? Oh right! On my Traffic review. I already did an epic post on the history of the hyperlink film. ![]() YUVA HINDI MOVIE ACCIDENT SCENE REGISTRATIONThis is Voter Registration week in America, so the perfect week to talk about Yuva! (yes yes, I know Aaytha Ezhuthu is better, I can’t find it, and I’ve already seen Yuva)
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