Some drama is expected. But movie just ended up being illogical. Felt like different people wrote the movie in parts and didn't tell each other what the story is going to be.
Initial plots that were added but not explored:
Since it's based on a true story, can't help but add that they've made so many unnecessary complications that they just didn't deal with in the plot.
Example: Weather is bad, fuel is less, pilot choosing a different runway with unfavorable wind patterns.
It was a technical investigation with everyone from the industry. Bachchan's character focused on the alcohol aspect, partying, drinking on flight (All anticlimactic)
But they failed to question him on major faulty decisions like why he made multiple attempts at kochi and didn't divert to Bangalore. Not to mention the whole him remembering the runway aspect even though the plane he flew was nowhere close to this size.
Also, even as a layman it's obvious that choosing and knowing a runway is not as important as wind directions. The runway he chose had strong wings in the same direction as the plane, so the plane obviously overshot the runway.
Some things were sooo damn unbearable. The "Jalaya toh nahi" dialogue. The "photographic memory" and the investigator using unnecessarily complex Hindi words and then translating or just translating simple sentences.
Worse aspect was them making the pilot female and just make it such a weak character. No pilot in that position will have that type of personality. They just showed her as weak, crying, and freezing at important parts. (co-pilot in original fligh was male). That's just typical Bollywood misogyny though.
Lost opportunities : The airline's lawyer, the owner, the owner of another airline. All shown to be strong characters without any impact on the plot.
So...overall a wasted opportunity that fails to be anything. Not entertaining. Not informative. And not mysterious.
Initial plots that were added but not explored:
- Pounds vs kg fiasco while fuelling the plane.
- Pilot looking into the alcohol section and going to the restroom immediately
- Amitabh bachchan's character being hyped up as being detail oriented and not missing anything
Since it's based on a true story, can't help but add that they've made so many unnecessary complications that they just didn't deal with in the plot.
Example: Weather is bad, fuel is less, pilot choosing a different runway with unfavorable wind patterns.
It was a technical investigation with everyone from the industry. Bachchan's character focused on the alcohol aspect, partying, drinking on flight (All anticlimactic)
But they failed to question him on major faulty decisions like why he made multiple attempts at kochi and didn't divert to Bangalore. Not to mention the whole him remembering the runway aspect even though the plane he flew was nowhere close to this size.
Also, even as a layman it's obvious that choosing and knowing a runway is not as important as wind directions. The runway he chose had strong wings in the same direction as the plane, so the plane obviously overshot the runway.
Some things were sooo damn unbearable. The "Jalaya toh nahi" dialogue. The "photographic memory" and the investigator using unnecessarily complex Hindi words and then translating or just translating simple sentences.
Worse aspect was them making the pilot female and just make it such a weak character. No pilot in that position will have that type of personality. They just showed her as weak, crying, and freezing at important parts. (co-pilot in original fligh was male). That's just typical Bollywood misogyny though.
Lost opportunities : The airline's lawyer, the owner, the owner of another airline. All shown to be strong characters without any impact on the plot.
So...overall a wasted opportunity that fails to be anything. Not entertaining. Not informative. And not mysterious.