The Sky is Pink is one of those film which gets bogged down for the constant voice over of the kid who anchors the story about her parents - their struggle, their fights, their love for each other, their on & off sex life, their responsibilities. The voice over is the most convenient method to drive the story forward, in this case it seems overdone to a level of spoon feeding.
The overall plot of this film is very sensitive and is treated as out and out character(s) driven film. The wife & husband character are the pivotal characters, and for me the character of the wife was etched out very well, we can see the transformation in her during the course of the film, whereas the husband carries a single dimension of being a doting husband & father. The struggles of the married couple are covered in the first half at a very lethargic pace in a non linear format. The other aspect which didn't go well to me was the production design to establish past decades in different locations, every other passing decade looked the same. Even the parents of the husband never age over decades, not sure why these detailing was not looked upon.
The first half was a letdown to me, majorly for the slow pace of the film, the second half gets it somehow right, there are some real good heart touching scenes, and we tend to empathize with the wife & husband's confused situation. The feeling of their helplessness that is passed on to me as a viewer did not move me emotionally completely, but it worked for me. This could be due to some cracking performance by the lead actors Priyanka Chopra and restrained act by Farhan Akthar. They both compliment each other on screen, and they were into the skin of the characters. It is refreshing to see Farhan Akthar accepting such roles where his character is not meaty when it comes to performing and he delivers full justice to his character, I believe.
In a nutshell, The Sky is Pink tries to blend realistic cinema with contemporary elements, nothing wrong in that, but somehow it is not fulfilling and just relates to me at a superficial level.
The Sky is Pink - a good family film, could have been way better though!
The overall plot of this film is very sensitive and is treated as out and out character(s) driven film. The wife & husband character are the pivotal characters, and for me the character of the wife was etched out very well, we can see the transformation in her during the course of the film, whereas the husband carries a single dimension of being a doting husband & father. The struggles of the married couple are covered in the first half at a very lethargic pace in a non linear format. The other aspect which didn't go well to me was the production design to establish past decades in different locations, every other passing decade looked the same. Even the parents of the husband never age over decades, not sure why these detailing was not looked upon.
The first half was a letdown to me, majorly for the slow pace of the film, the second half gets it somehow right, there are some real good heart touching scenes, and we tend to empathize with the wife & husband's confused situation. The feeling of their helplessness that is passed on to me as a viewer did not move me emotionally completely, but it worked for me. This could be due to some cracking performance by the lead actors Priyanka Chopra and restrained act by Farhan Akthar. They both compliment each other on screen, and they were into the skin of the characters. It is refreshing to see Farhan Akthar accepting such roles where his character is not meaty when it comes to performing and he delivers full justice to his character, I believe.
In a nutshell, The Sky is Pink tries to blend realistic cinema with contemporary elements, nothing wrong in that, but somehow it is not fulfilling and just relates to me at a superficial level.
The Sky is Pink - a good family film, could have been way better though!