Eventually, and suddenly, the camera moves forward and then way up, until we're pinned on the ceiling, looking down on the dancers, calling to mind Busby Berkeley's overhead shots of kaleidoscope formations.
For the majority of the first dance, Noé keeps his camera stationary, with occasional almost imperceptible zooms in (cinematography by the gifted Benoît Debie). It's exuberant chaos, but chaos contained in a form where everyone can shine. One after the other, each dancer comes to the front to flaunt their specialty: voguing, contortion, krumping. Together, they're a writhing multi-tentacled beast. In the first dance sequence, with house music throbbing so loud it obliterates thought, the dancers prowl in their own zones, but there's an organizing principle to their movements as a group. They're talented club kids, a diverse multicultural group, wrenched out of the ordinary because what they can do is so extraordinary. Most of the kids in the troupe have never been outside of France (as they admit in their taped audition interviews). Apparently based on a true story, "Climax" takes place in 1996, when a dance troupe holes up in a community center on the eve of an American tour. The first dance sequence in “Climax" is so electrifying it took me a while to realize it plays out in one long take. An amalgamation of the strong technical work and brilliant performances takes the film several notches higher.But it's alive and well in “Climax," the latest from French cinema's bad boy, Gaspar Noé. On the other hand, the performances of debutants TJ Bhanu, Aahrav and Diva Dhawan stand out. The technical quality, including Raymond Derrick Crasta's editing. During the climactic portions, the silhouette shots and the colours used, tell a story on it's own. The cinematography by Shelley Calist fits into the theme of the film very well. The other is music director Pradeep Kumar whose background score offers a slight quirkiness to some portions, and life to the rest. First is the protagonist, Pradeep Antony, whose looks and performance makes us root and empathize with his situation throughout the film. There are screenplay issues in the latter part of the film, which affect the engagement despite the less than two hour runtime. This doesn't mean that the writing is perfect. Be it Peter's story and the reality show director's story in Aruvi, or the pigeon story in this film, they have a lot of heart to it. While cinema itself is a storytelling medium, making characters narrate short stories has kind of become a signature for Arun. Similarly, this film too has beautiful metaphors and juxtapositions that will make the experience better.
That story plays as a voice over during the climax and the film becomes more beautiful. In Aruvi, the character Peter narrates a story in the middle of the film. In a way, the politics or philosophy of Vaazhl is an extension of Aruvi.Įven the narration style adopted by Arun looks similar. In Arun Prabhu's first film Aruvi, the protagonist says "Money is everything in this society." When Prakash returns home after work and switches on Netflix, we see the Hindi film - 'Choked: Paisa Bolta Hai', which translates to 'Money Speaks'. In a way, Prakash is someone who is alienated from society because of the capitalistic environment, and struggles to socialize with people. It has an effect on all aspects of his personal life, and he messes up his relationship with a lot of people including his girlfriend. The film introduces us to Prakash (played by Pradeep), who is stuck in the vicious 9-6 job cycle. The film was released on SonyLiv OTT platform.Īrun Prabhu Purushothaman carved a name for himself through his debut film Aruvi, and there were high expectations from Vaazhl because of the quality of his work. Pradeep Kumar has composed the music for this project while Shelley Calist has handled the cinematography. It has Pradeep, TJ Bhanu, Diwa Dhawan, and Aahrav in crucial roles. Vaazhl is a mixed genre film written and directed by Arun Prabhu Purushothaman and produced by Sivakarthikeyan under the banner Sivakarthikeyan Productions, and Madhuram Pictures.
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