Jawan and the visual object of desire
Rewatched Jawan last night, and it was just as much fun as the first time.
One thing I noticed in particular on the rewatch: the way the "beauty" shots are handled is fascinating. You know the kind of thing -- an extreme close-up of a smouldering eye, an earlobe with an earring, slightly opened lips, the camera lingering on the décolletage.
Do you know who didn't get those close-ups in Jawan?
Any of the women.
Do you know who got those close-ups multiple times?
Both Azad and Vikram.
You might think that isn't remarkable - the male body often is an object of desire in action films, with all the gleaming muscles and whatnot, but it's usually paired with an overt objectification of the women too. In Jawan, they said fuck it, and just decided to make SRK play both.
I know Atlee said that the movie was a love letter to Shah Rukh Khan, but when he said it I thought it was one of those respectful semi-jokes that people spout during PR. It really wasn't though. The camera basically makes love to SRK non-stop.
I can't actually think of another movie that positions the male lead as both the masculine ideal and the object of feminine beauty in the same frame that way. It's really quite something, but it certainly explains some of the response, I think. It's very effective.
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Thinking about his rights but more importantly….his wrongs
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Kyunki Main Jab Villian Banta Ho Koi Bhi Hero Mere Samne Nahi Tik Sakta
dedicating this basic-ass set to @chameli because I saw jawan's prevue and the eye close up reminded me of our conversations
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Atlee if you're hearing my prayers, start working on that movie with Vijay and SRK. You flunked on your extended cut promise and I'll even excuse no jawan 2, but do not flunk the vijay-srk movie.
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Yep, Happy Birthday to my comfort person who isn't aware that I exist. Also, to all the other fangirlies/fanbois- Jawan is out.
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"Jab mein villian banta hun na, to mere samne koi bhi hero tik nahin sakta." (When I becomes villian, no hero can stand in front me)
Jawan
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the fortress doesn't always feel like home for kara - so over the years she's lived across america under different identies
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