I am a big fan of movies which have atleast some kind of story. My rule: “No Story. No Goddamn Movie”. It doesn’t have to be a complex whodunit or some convoluted artsy plot with multi-layered characters not getting anything they want in life. But if you ask me, a decent story is a bare minimum - Just one of those boy-meets-girl fairytales or the classic coming-of-age themes will do. Now, you have the story. Right? Here’s what you do:
Step 1: You take that perfectly pleasant 2 hr movie with all the twists, drama, comedy elements and shorten the script to fit it to just 30 minutes.
Step 2: Slowly add the following one-by-one and keep stirring gently:
- 1 hero - unshaven with cooling glasses on gay-looking flashy bike
- 1 heroine who falls for the hero
- 1 drunk scene in which no one wants to act
- 7 fight scenes
- 5 item numbers
- 1 sentiment secular scene involving God and other related people
- 3 scenes with average sound level of 160 dB (Some guidelines: Jet Engine - 168 dB; Threshold of Pain - 130dB)
- 2 happy endings (one will be finalized in Step 3)
Step 3: Film and Edit creatively while paying attention to Step 2
Notice that a decent story doesn’t require the Step 2 at all, but a decent telugu movie must "have it all".
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