Review: Ship of Theseus (2013)
An Enlightening Meditation
Score:9/10
I have always based my analysis on cinematography the most, photography being my favorite hobby. But when you watch this you forget to keep tracks around some engaging dialogue volleys, not that they don’t have good, they do give us a lot of chance to indulge in that as well, especially the scenes of the monk’s walk which have been captured with overflowing confidence (winner of best cinematography in Transylvania Film Festival).
The film is narrated in three stories, all equally deep and thoughtful based on the same theme of organ donation but speaking volumes about life and beyond.
The audience will find themselves be pulled and absorbed as if they never were the audience but just another silent observer. The film overflows with honest depictions which is so rare in Indian films. The acting sets a benchmark for cinema world over. The dialogues are so immersing that you would want to have a say in the matter, even going deeper than an Eckhart Tolle self-help book, a few times.
Frankly it’s difficult to point a movie which has emanated more wisdom. The film is a meditation on our existence and our conscience, showing how thin the line is between the right and wrong, and also questioning whether there is even a line or not. It is confusing to learn that it’s from a first time director because the way the film has been painted makes it a distant dream for even accomplished directors; such is the maturity of the whole content. No wonder the president of the British Federation of Film Societies, Derek Malcolmchose Ship of Theseus from the list that had The 400 Blows, Annie Hall, Raging Bull,The Battle of Algiers and Hamlet as the film that changed his life!
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