The physical discomforts women suffer, mostly in silence, start in their teenage. And funnily enough, not even fellow women around them try to objectively observe the plight or get the right help on time, thanks to the stigmas carefully nurtured by ‘tradition and values.’ Domin D Silva’s film Star shows the struggles of a middle-aged woman, who is largely unsupported by those around her, as she goes through an unprecedented phase in her life.
Ardra (Sheelu Abraham) is suspicious of her busy, businessman husband Roy (Joju George) and she also acts indifferent with her children. Apparently, that wasn’t how she was, and hardly anyone understands what’s up with her, suddenly. As Ardra grew up in a family that’s heavily into prayers, pujas and archaic beliefs, those around her feel she might be getting influenced by the thoughts of home, which she had left after marrying Roy, a Christian. Her family, domestic staff and even colleagues find Ardra staring into nothingness for hours, uttering senseless sentences, laughing to herself and even acting scary. What’s up with her?
Speaking about women’s issues is the need of the hour. However, portraying it on screen sensibly, with the right amount of focus on the various elements that matter while handling or becoming a part of such a scenario, is also equally important. While cracking jokes about women’s bodily changes can be one extreme, Star’s portrayal of it is the other.
Yes, for a woman who goes through these issues, the situation can be as scary, messy and senseless as the film tries to show it to be. However, including unnecessary jump scares, frightening stories and characters that have nothing to do with the issue; and stretched moments hallucination – that too just not by the person who suffers – hardly helps in focusing on the core point here.
The plight of women fighting the ravages of the middle age might be funny for the outsiders, but distressing for the women. So, a rushed conversation at the end of this movie isn’t what the issue deserved. Rather than focussing on the hysterical portrayal of Ardra and her family, Star could have dwelled more on the subject, or even helped the viewers a little better.
Ardra (Sheelu Abraham) is suspicious of her busy, businessman husband Roy (Joju George) and she also acts indifferent with her children. Apparently, that wasn’t how she was, and hardly anyone understands what’s up with her, suddenly. As Ardra grew up in a family that’s heavily into prayers, pujas and archaic beliefs, those around her feel she might be getting influenced by the thoughts of home, which she had left after marrying Roy, a Christian. Her family, domestic staff and even colleagues find Ardra staring into nothingness for hours, uttering senseless sentences, laughing to herself and even acting scary. What’s up with her?
Speaking about women’s issues is the need of the hour. However, portraying it on screen sensibly, with the right amount of focus on the various elements that matter while handling or becoming a part of such a scenario, is also equally important. While cracking jokes about women’s bodily changes can be one extreme, Star’s portrayal of it is the other.
Yes, for a woman who goes through these issues, the situation can be as scary, messy and senseless as the film tries to show it to be. However, including unnecessary jump scares, frightening stories and characters that have nothing to do with the issue; and stretched moments hallucination – that too just not by the person who suffers – hardly helps in focusing on the core point here.
The plight of women fighting the ravages of the middle age might be funny for the outsiders, but distressing for the women. So, a rushed conversation at the end of this movie isn’t what the issue deserved. Rather than focussing on the hysterical portrayal of Ardra and her family, Star could have dwelled more on the subject, or even helped the viewers a little better.
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