Bheeshma - Script Analysis

[ikka]

Some concluding Thoughts on Bheeshma and Analysis of Bheeshma script :

Let's go through traditional 3 act structure :

1st act - introduction of characters, setup of conflict.

2nd act - Confrontation, failure and lowest point of hero, villain at the top.

3rd act - Rise of the hero, climax & conclusion, hero wins against the odds, villain defeated, hero gets the girl.


By the end of 2nd act, hero should fail at achieving his goals... The opposition, villains, circumstances are so against him...
And that sets up his rise in the final act.


PROBLEM OF BHEESHMA :
Here in Bheeshma, the lowest point of Michael - the fatal injury- happens only in the concluding act (3rd act).

So his rise and revenge in the final 25 min is rushed through very lazy writing..
Or else Amal should have increased the running time to around 3 hr but it would resulted in bloated pacing....

Solution -
They could have fixed this by building up Rajan from the start itself - cut the whole Rathipushpam & akasham song.
Cut the whole Alice - Michael side plot.
Leave this space to Rajan & his backstory.

Rajan should have striked Michael (leaving him near death) BY INTERMISSION (middle or end of 2nd act) itself.
By doing that you will have more time for Michael to rise in 3rd act.
Thus you get time for a better revenge plan and also you will get a very strong Villain.

This is the main reason why there is no punch in the ending..
Bheeshma started very strong but fizzled out like a wet cracker by the last act.

Tony Sayipp is a better villain in a sense. He killed Mary teacher, killed ACP, controls Mayor, kills Bijo.. He has done all this from behind the scenes.
A meticulously planned operation, aimed to check the teacher's intrusions into unlawful exporting of children from Kochi.

This level of competence is not shown by Rajan. He is not that cunning as Angoor Ravuther & not as confident as Tony.

Rajan is just... there..looking like a rampwalk model and not at all threatening to anyone.

Good analysis - highly appreciate.

However few disagreement.

Rathipushpam song provides the layer for peter's bisexuality (mix of Duryodhanan and Shikandi) & akashmam portrays the intimacy between the pairs without which the death of Ami will not have the same impact. So both songs are essential.

Alice subplot is nicely made and adds family audience interest on the plot (aa ammachi subplot comes from the same & that single scene okke heavy aanu). So that's also important. These are the points where audience relax a bit - else full bloody aakum film. Even though youth may love it, it may be too tough for family. Please note that this film is already 15+ in Qatar and Kuwait. If its more on the bloody lines , its even get a 15+ in UAE.

May be they could have trimmed KVThomas part or paul girlfriend part bit to get a 5-10 minute subplot time for detailing Rajan.

Ikka did action with lots of interest in this, even though he cannot avoid the age. All fans said an action was missing against Rajan in the final shots is bit let down (esp after seeing second heavy action) and director could have added atleast a gun shot telling something similar, " venda ennu vicharichu...pakshe ammachi sammathikkathilla.. Avasanam Bilal ingu ethichu"

[Jack Dna]

"Rathipushpam song provides the layer for peter's bisexuality (mix of Duryodhanan and Shikandi) "


WAs that necessary > is that giving any relevance in the whole movie.? TOM inte charcter bisexual aanennu arinjittu any use ? NO

"Alice subplot is nicely made and adds family audience interest on the plot (aa ammachi subplot comes from the same & that single scene okke heavy aanu). So that's also important. These are the points where audience relax a bit - else full bloody aakum film. Even though youth may love it, it may be too tough for family. Please note that this film is already 15+ in Qatar and Kuwait. If its more on the bloody lines , its even get a 15+ in UAE.
"

FOr what alice love story is a lame attempt and tghat makes the movie DRY infact.

Good analysis - highly appreciate.

However few disagreement.

Rathipushpam song provides the layer for peter's bisexuality (mix of Duryodhanan and Shikandi) & akashmam portrays the intimacy between the pairs without which the death of Ami will not have the same impact. So both songs are essential.

Alice subplot is nicely made and adds family audience interest on the plot (aa ammachi subplot comes from the same & that single scene okke heavy aanu). So that's also important. These are the points where audience relax a bit - else full bloody aakum film. Even though youth may love it, it may be too tough for family. Please note that this film is already 15+ in Qatar and Kuwait. If its more on the bloody lines , its even get a 15+ in UAE.

May be they could have trimmed KVThomas part or paul girlfriend part bit to get a 5-10 minute subplot time for detailing Rajan.

Ikka did action with lots of interest in this, even though he cannot avoid the age. All fans said an action was missing against Rajan in the final shots is bit let down (esp after seeing second heavy action) and director could have added atleast a gun shot telling something similar, " venda ennu vicharichu...pakshe ammachi sammathikkathilla.. Avasanam Bilal ingu ethichu"

[Ali Bhai]

Definitely..... Or even oru 6 chapter webseries aakan ulla items und padathil actually..

Main plus point is the characters..

I find characters in Amal movies more interesting than his whole visual aesthetics.

Just explore the whole Anjootty and Kocheri family history...
Untold stories, secrets, characters switching sides, Maybe Michael is not completely good - he might have a bad history also..etc etc....
there are lots of possibilities to explore...

I also wanted a Michael-James direct confrontation.

enikku thonniyathu padam 2nd part lekku kondu pokan undayirunnu ennanu.

[Ali Bhai]

See that's my other issue - Peter is Bisexual and it's just explored on a surface level only. What's the point?

Maybe he is not respected by Michaelappa due to this
(Maybe Michael is hardcore conservative considering the time period)..

Michael hates Peter because of his sexuality.. This gives depth to Michael as he is not almighty Do-gooder.. He has some negative shades too...

This disrespect is maybe the reason for Peter to hate Michael.
Maybe even Paul doesn't like Peter much due to his bisexuality.

This level of writing gives depth.

"akashmam portrays the intimacy between the pairs without which the death of Ami will not have the same impact" -I somewhat agree to that 👍

Good analysis - highly appreciate.

However few disagreement.

Rathipushpam song provides the layer for peter's bisexuality (mix of Duryodhanan and Shikandi) & akashmam portrays the intimacy between the pairs without which the death of Ami will not have the same impact. So both songs are essential.

Alice subplot is nicely made and adds family audience interest on the plot (aa ammachi subplot comes from the same & that single scene okke heavy aanu). So that's also important. These are the points where audience relax a bit - else full bloody aakum film. Even though youth may love it, it may be too tough for family. Please note that this film is already 15+ in Qatar and Kuwait. If its more on the bloody lines , its even get a 15+ in UAE.

May be they could have trimmed KVThomas part or paul girlfriend part bit to get a 5-10 minute subplot time for detailing Rajan.

Ikka did action with lots of interest in this, even though he cannot avoid the age. All fans said an action was missing against Rajan in the final shots is bit let down (esp after seeing second heavy action) and director could have added atleast a gun shot telling something similar, " venda ennu vicharichu...pakshe ammachi sammathikkathilla.. Avasanam Bilal ingu ethichu"

[IndianGooner]

Good analysis .
But disagree with removal of rathipushpam song.
It just brings out the perfect time period of 1980s. Many of the millennials liked it.

[Thevalliparamban]

These are arguments only for those who want to see a template protagonist -antagonist story. I am glad that it didn't turn out to so. Michael's enemies are within the family and that happens due to the elite class complexes and superiority egos, which is exactly what Amal tried to convey. (The movie is dedicated to Kevin and Neenu).
Rajan is just a tool for the conspirators which also connects to Michael's past. Even Michael doesn't consider Rajan as a worthy villain for him. He's just an uninvited "kocheriyile Rajan mon" from the closed case.
That's what I liked about Bheeshma parvvam.

I loved the Michael -Alice track to. Many of the character traits of Michael, his self retrospection, his view about others etc are revealed through their conversations. As Amal said, Alice is Michael's 'emotional resort' person.
These are small things which made Michael a favorite Mammootty character for me. Happy that Amal didn't compromise any of it for anything.

[classic]

But still core element ozhivakkan pattillallo.. Rajan nte character nu certain feminine elements und.. vettila kodukkunna scene lum athinu munnillula scene ilumellam ath vyakthamanu..

Last paranjath correct aanu.. but BP de strategy hero ye dominate cheyyan kelppulla villain allallo.. Also Amal pathivu vittulla oru variety aayirikkum nokkiyath.. To his credit, it worked out well..

References are only on surface level..
Direct adaptation onnumallalo.....

Just want to point out that villain is not very challenging to the hero.

[Naradhan]

You missed the Mahabharatha reference. Rajan's role is of Shikhandi, so he can't be as terrorizing as Duryodhana or Karna.

Also, its also a breathe of fresh air from the so called formula movies where the villain in mass movies must be terrorizing.

Shikandiye munnil nirthi Bheeshmare veezhthunnathu Arjunan aanennu marakkaruthu ....

[Naradhan]

@Ali Bhai - Aakasham songinu detailing pora ennu vichaarikkumbol aanu athu cut cheyyanam ennu parayunne ... Thaanokke evidunnu varunnadei ...

[Ali Bhai]

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@Ali Bhai - Aakasham songinu detailing pora ennu vichaarikkumbol aanu athu cut cheyyanam ennu parayunne ... Thaanokke evidunnu varunnadei ...