Starring : Adia Al-Khashef,Neeraj Kabi,
Sohum Shah
Directed by: Anand Gandhi
Language : English, Hindi, Arabic, Swedish
Ship Of Theseus Movie Reviews ( Recommended 78 %)
Ship Of Theseus Movie Reviews Recommended By Glamsham - Martin D'Souza
Viewed part by part, it is intelligent. Viewed as a whole, it gives you the larger picture. This is subtle art. A film targeted for a niche audience who understand the intricacies of film-making and the efforts that go behind this art.
Ship Of Theseus Movie Reviews Recommended By Koimoi - Mohar Basu
Anand Gandhi brings up to us a very fascinating idea that intricately sews different stories with a common philosophical thread. Harping on the debatable concept of the Ship of Theseus, the film flaunts its intellectualism with élan. Of all the stories, it is the conscientious Maitreya whose sensibilities penetrate the deepest in our minds. The story has its fair share of humor and wit but despite its drooping pace, the film never loses on its lucidity.
Ship Of Theseus Movie Reviews Recommended By The Times Of India - Madhureeta Mukherjee
The film refers to an ancient paradox in which the Athenians replaced each rotting plank in the ship of Theseus until none of the original planks were left. It sparked an intellectually stimulating debate: Does it still remain fundamentally the same ship? It's shot mostly in documentary style, delving over similar philosophical queries - 'Who we are, how our thoughts can impact the universe, and how we tackle self-transformation and battle internal conflicts'.
Ship Of Theseus Movie Reviews Recommended By Bollywood Life - Reza Noorani
The movie’s brilliance, however, lies in the questions it asks through the conversations the characters have, the dilemmas they face and how they overcome them. And the power of its images and photography shows the thought put into every frame. SOT also has one of the most authentic filmi portrayals of Mumbai in recent times.
Ship Of Theseus Movie Reviews Recommended By NDTVMovies - Saibal Chatterjee
Written and directed by debutant Anand Gandhi, Ship Of Theseus is at once introspective, provocative and intriguing. It is as assured a first film as any that we might have seen in the history of Indian cinema.
Ship Of Theseus Movie Reviews Recommended By Rediff - Aseem Chhabra
For one there is Pankaj Kumar’s mesmerizing cinematography -- long shots of monks dressed in white, walking in sparse countryside, to a haunting and a beautifully composed image of the same monks sitting on a rock as they stare at the ocean and Mumbai’s skyline in a distance.
Ship Of Theseus Movie Reviews Recommended By Deccan Chronicle - Khalid Mohamed
Call that factor self-rediscovery or self-redefinition, the trio is portrayed at turning points of their private and professional lives. And their three stories are interwoven by first-time feature film director Anand Gandhi with such originality, compassion and playful humour in Ship of Theseus, that you’re thoroughly exhilarated.
Ship Of Theseus Movie Reviews Recommended By Nowrunning - Mansha Rastogi
But the drawback of SOT comes when you know that the filmmaker has only used the stories to conveniently put his points across. Except for the focus on passing the message, there's barely any effort done to establish the characters or the setting even.
Ship Of Theseus Movie Reviews Recommended By Indian Express - Shubhra Gupta
The big reveal at the end draws the characters and the strands together in the most surprising but the most apt way. We see the parts and the whole. Once you finish, you know that there could have been no other ending. There are a few moments which feel stretched, and sometimes the wordiness distracts from the business of seeing. But these are minor niggles. There is both terror and beauty in these intertwined tales: they are deep without being heavy, captivatingly capturing Mumbai and the other landscapes.
Ship Of Theseus Movie Reviews Recommended By Zeenews - Resham Sengar
To put it straight, ‘Ship of Theseus’ is a film that has no one meaning attached to it; several conclusions can be drawn from it. It preaches and debates highly via the monk’s tale. It does not attempt to give answer to the centuries old debate on the paradox. It rather aims to explore it even more in a storytelling manner.
Ship Of Theseus Movie Reviews Recommended By IBNLive - Rajeev Masand
Languidly paced and lushly filmed, 'Ship of Theseus' is just as rich cinematically, and benefits from terrific performances by each of the protagonists, particularly Kabi whose physical transformation as the ailing monk is a sight to behold. Gandhi gives us a fine supporting cast too, who occasionally infuse humor in a film that otherwise stings from its brutal honesty.
Ship Of Theseus Movie Reviews Recommended By Hindustan Times - Sarit Ray
Yet the film truly impresses, as much for its assured direction as for its ability to make you think. Ship of Theseus is perhaps too far removed from the Bollywood mainstream to make a splash at the box office.
Ship Of Theseus Movie Reviews Recommended By Bollyspice - Katherine Matthews
This is an incredibly ambitious film, a film that demands that its viewers remain present and thoughtful at all times. Anand Gandhi offers a magical, mystical voyage. At times, viewers might feel, well, all at sea, wondering where Gandhi is taking them, but the director ties his stories together in a way that is surprising and satisfying. Ship of Theseus is one of those rare things: an elegant film that demands that its audience be engaged at every moment.
