Ramkumar Yaragarla

Very touching and thoughtful. If your an adult man over 45 with a daughter in your life, you would love this. Just life as it is with a meaning to our existence. Loved it. I recommend it.

I have been watching both outer space and under water action/ thriller movies for some time now , right from the 80s. Underwater movie surprises you with tense moments right from the first 5 mins to the very end. I feel the narrative has changed over the years where in: the characters were introduced first with a brief background and their personal circumstances before leading to the disaster. Now Under Water has changed all that and opens with a bang ! The movie assumes the audience to be intelligent and if you would observe, the story’s background is etched clearly on the newspaper clippings shown as quick shots during the movie’s titles run in the first 3 mins. The movie scenes are tense, dark and has many underwater horrific moments. There is plenty of ‘go go’ action. A run to survive. Dialogues are to the minimum. Characters are introduced as you encounter them in the confusion. I think that’s the way it needs to be. I wouldn’t imagine travelling to such ocean depths in this lifetime but the movie presents those dangers to a average movie goer in good sense. Those moments are worth watching. Particularly, the underwater pressure. They are worth talking about during dinner conversations. At least I did with my family and friends. The action is riveting, the script is simple but has meaning and purpose. Kirsten has done well. She looks slim and cut out for the role. I would say it is a good entertainer. Good if you have older kids and do carry a pack of popcorn. Cheers. Ram

I think we need to be aware of that there is a generational gap here. People above 45 would definitely enjoy it. I still remember during the mid 80's when kids and adults alike would just sit for hours in front of the b/w TVs just to watch the Sunday Star trek show . The show's underlying essence stood for great team work among the crew, friendship, family values to support and motivate each other. The current 'strange new worlds' brings out exactly that. The younger audience may not relate to that in this seemingly advanced tech gadgetry we currently live in. I watched the first two episodes so far and they were great. Simple, plain but very effective. Fabulous story telling with interesting plots and script. I love when the captain says "computer : tell me about the people' : good old way but still works magic.

The Star Wars franchise kind of story telling and the narrative style in the television series may/may not appeal to a huge generation of people. I have also read about that in many reviews in popular magazines. But all of that may not be true. I realised that after revisiting and watching the Boba Fett series fresh again last week in Sept, 2023 after abandoning it in 2022 after the first episode. There is a distinct style to it. The story telling picks on the details and subtleties of the life events of the main character as they unfold in the present and also in the past. Slow in the beginning, simmering in the middle and a serial cracker in the last two episodes. A good statement to make : Boba Fett becomes wise. It is the way ! A vast generation of people are used to the grandeur, the fast paced action adventure and out of the world Scifi of the Star Wars films. But the franchise story telling is a different game. It is like sipping a finely aged matured wine. The narration is slower but gradually engaging. It elaborates on the character details that were left out in the main films and weaves them as a spin off. The character of Boba Fett gets revealed though a a riveting strong story in the series. I think one needs to be patient and enjoy the maturation. Boba's meeting with the Tuskens (Desert people) and "open your mind" kind of scenarios were cleverly written and directed. I should also say, a lot of thought from the creators (Jon Favreau and others) have gone in making those small robots come alive by adding a pinch of emotions to them. For instance, by making them dance and hide. I liked the partnership/ relationship between Fenec shand and Boba Fett. It was well enacted. It is neither a complete bite nor a distant gaze. It is a good tease between the two. As matured adults, we can learn a bit or two from the script itself in many of the dialogues for instance, when Boba says " We can only go so far (in life and work) without a tribe". So true. There is enough action in the last 3 episodes to make action lovers long for more. Overall, would highly recommend and add it along side the Mandalorian series. Cheers.