Tuesday, 3 December 2019

HELEN ( Malayalam Movie) "beyond mere a survival drama"








I should admit that I am not exposed to a survival drama type movie. But those I watched till now were mere survival drama. But this film, I felt was beyond just a survival drama. Starting from the opening scene where the journey of an ant to the trap in fridge is shown. The human negligence or carelessness is clearly stated. From this scene itself I was hooked to the movie for sure. This scene enhanced my perception and made me think that how much importance we give to another life in this era of mobile phones. This clearly reminds me of the scene before the inciting incident where the manager of the restaurant played by Rony David is talking over the phone and engaged on his personal problems so much that he ignores to recheck the freezer where Helen was arranging the goods.

The THEME of the movie

The themes which I felt paved ways to the whole movie were
1. " Negligence in the society" 
2. " Negligence due to Addiction"


Scene by scene the negligence of different people in the movie develops to the point where at last a human life is into stake.

WHAT SAVED HER ? 

Of course her perseverance and determination but there was a relationship between Helen and the rat in store house. They both helped each other intentionally and unintentionally to survive through the night. But at last when the rat is found dead the story subtly shows us the harsh reality of life. 
At the end Watchman tells Paul (Helen's father) that he remembered the girl because she was the only one who didn't neglect a mere watchman like others. There was always a smile with her to pass on. 
Ultimately, the moments when she cared for others gathered together like drops and saved her in one or other way.


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