It’s been a while since we saw a movie that takes turns the way commodity like “ Attention Please ” does. There's a certain intelligence in the camera work and the setting, making them an integral part of the story. On one hand, the movie incorporates a veritably important dialogue, albeit a little one-sided, about the current state of creative liars in flicks and the types of responses to it. From there, it’s a step-by-step and well-drafted lead-up to a commentary on order in the assiduity. A movie from recent memory that introduced the problem of order in its plot like “ Attention Please ” is “ Jana Gana Mana. ” Both flicks represent putatively unconnected events that led to that particular comment. But unlike the ultimate, which capitalizes on the shock value of the content, the former justifies it with its narrative. Let’s take a look at how that happens.
Spoilers Ahead
Hari’s Stories On The Rooftop
“ Attention Please ” starts with five men starting their day in their house. It’s like any other bachelorette pad, with the men engaging in everyday conversations about flicks and food. Hari, our promoter, is a floundering pen and lives with Ajith, Jithin, Yadhu, and Himal. He's not admired by his roommates as he doesn’t work, and they've to bottom his bills relatively frequently, especially Jithin. They all tell him constantly that his scripts aren't good enough and that if he must continue writing, he might as well look for other jobs because they don’t want to pay for him presently. Note then that the others aren't just telling him to bring some plutocrats into the house. They're laboriously telling him that he's not good enough to fulfill his dream. Despite their claim of good intentions, none of the examens they gossip out are formative.
latterly that evening, the five of them sit together to drink. Hari starts chronicling some of his stories as entertainment for that evening. We'll give him that, he's a good fibber. As he narrates his stories, the group has a lot of opinions. They tell him that it all feels a little bit reproduced. In particular, Jithin seems to detest everything Hari writes. Either way, the men decide to continue their session on the sundeck. Ajith steps out for a bit for some business. On the sundeck, Hari continues with his stories. After one particular history, the others like what he has written. But Jithin continues to rebuke Hari. Both of them get into a heated argument, with Jithin criminating Hari for just mixing up many scripts together rather than coming up with a commodity original. As the argument intensifies, Hari, having had enough, stabs Jithin with a broken bottle. Yadhu and Hamil are shocked and want to help him, but Hari threatens them to step back. In another story, he explains how he was constantly berated by Jithin all the time and how tired of it he was. Right also, they hear Ajith come back to the house. Hari covers up Jithin’s body with a mask and tells the others to be normal.
When Ajith comes to the terrace, we see that he has brought a girl with him, Leena. They've eloped and are going to get married the coming day. It looks like a typical scene, with Jithin just peacefully sleeping. Hari is incontinently chatty with Leena and is sometimes a little rude. She's from a lower estate than Ajith, and that's the reason for their parents ’ opposition to the marriage. This particular content, especially a lyric recited by Leena, seems to bring Hari dangerously close to the edge. After a while, Ajith and Hari decide to go down to get some stuff. Before leaving, Hari asks for Leena’s phone and tells her that he'll give it to Ajith once he's done. As soon as they're gone, Hamil and Yadhu tell Leena that Jithin is dead, and they're each in peril. But before they can do anything about it, Hari comes back. He takes the alternate phone that Leena had, with which they were going to call the police. Ajith isn't with him, and the three people are spooked that he might be dead. Hari refuses to say what has happened to Ajith and continues with his stories. He touches upon his nonage and addresses how he has always been the one left out of everything because he's from a lower estate. He speaks about how he got made fun of for his skin color as well as his name. Hari also touches upon how nothing talks about estate directly but makes their demarcation clear through their geste. He asks Leena whether she believed that Ajith’s parents would ever accept her. Hari mentions how, in his house, he's constantly told that he's not good enough and how this is reflective of a larger mindset that doesn’t consider people from the so-called “ lower gentries ” as good of success and gifts.
‘ Attention Please ’ Ending Explained What Happens To Ajith And The Others?
Hari starts telling them one final story, and towards the end of it, Jithin’s phone thresholds ringing. It's Hari’s mama. Hari picks up the phone and starts talking to her. It's like any other mama and son catching up, and one wouldn’t be suitable to understand that he's holding 3 people hostage and has killed 2 others. He takes the call downward. The screen cuts to him writing at his table, the way he was at the film's morning. His roommate calls him to eat, and Jithin, alive and well, tell him about an incident that had happened to him. commodity clicks in Hari’s mind, and he smiles. That look of confusion on Hari’s face was that of someone passing Deja Vu. The entire events of the film were Hari’s new script. And it was playing out in real life, just like how he'd written it. That smile of his could mean two effects. One is how he impeccably caught the habits and erraticism of his roommates upon whom the story is grounded. And second, he's happy that the events are repeating, meaning that he has no problem bringing them to life. Our bet is on the ultimate.
Conclusion What Works For ‘ Attention Please ’ Film?
“ Attention Please ” at no point implies that Hari is a good pen. A lot of the review he gets is fair. Hari, at best, is someone medium who doesn’t retain sufficient creativity. But the makers were trying to convey that in a larger societal structure, “ upper gentries ” get a pass on their mediocrity while the “ lower gentries ” don’t. Technically, neither should, but the rampant gatekeeping of cultural acceptance creates an exploitative playing field. The commentary on this was rather consummately executed. To look at it one way, “ Attention Please ” is each about a joe talking and everybody differently harkening. But indeed that comes with its meter and punches and has its cutlet on the palpitation of the bystander. Malayalam cinema is out there, giving us a serve later serve. We love this movie, and it just goes to show that content is king. Our eyes will stay fused towards the South for further similar groundbreaking content while gently nudging Bollywood to take some further notes.
“ Attention Please ” is a 2022 Drama Thriller film directed by Jithin Issac Thomas.