Parliament has fallen: My quick take on John Abraham’s “Attack-Part 1”
This simply slick action drama is a fitting response to the makers of "Olympus Has Fallen," "London Has Fallen," and "Angel Has Fallen." Take a bow, John Abraham, for creating and directing a fantastic action drama. For me, it is a watershed moment that Bollywood has entered a completely new genre of sci-fi films and created our desi cyborg. The concept is not new; we've seen it in Avatar, where a paraplegic marine is brought back to life, and in Robocop and Universal Soldiers, where semi-human machines are put to use. In Attack, our most decorated commando (played by John) is crippled for life and is brought back to life by a revolutionary chip transplant, transforming him into a super commando.
Isn't it natural to have a major conflict to resolve when you have a superhero at your disposal? As a result, similar to how Olympus fell when the White House was attacked, we now have a situation in which the Indian parliament has been attacked and all 300 MPs, including the Prime Minister of India, have been taken, hostage. Then our desi prototype of a cyborg, which is still in the pre-production stage, is put to action due to "Desh ki pukar," and the rest is a 2 hour long of awesome entertainment with slick action, impressive CGI, racy screenplay, and takkar ka villain.
The title says that it is “Part 1”, hence anybody can guess that a Part 2 must be on the anvil, or an entire Cyborg series must be on the card. I loved this movie, which in my view is ahead of its time in Bollywood. Hence, I am a bit surprised to see not many have liked the movie because this concept is a bit alien to them (probably), or is it due to the wrong release date as it is pitted against the Roaring rage of Rajamouli’s RRR, whatever it is in my view we should encourage this movie so that makers would dare to think out of the box and surprise us again and again.
Macho excels in terms of performance. John Abraham is a natural fit for this role; he excels in action scenes. Prakash Raj, Rakul Preet Singh, and Ratna Pathak Shah assist him admirably. Ahlam Ehsas' performance as the antagonist is outstanding. Jaquelin Fernandes appears to have made a habit of giving a "kiss n miss" type of guest appearance, as she does in her Bacchan Pandey avatar, and she has a brief role here as well (thank God!!). The romantic track of John should have been cut because it slows down the tempo of the action drama.
It has a unique concept, excellent visual and audio quality, and a "Jara Hatke" storyline.
Watch it.
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