{"id":14461,"date":"2023-11-24T10:32:17","date_gmt":"2023-11-24T10:32:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/24\/the-village-review-arya-starrer-sloppy-horror-thriller-movie-needs-a-better-screenplay-and-better-concept-n-f-times\/"},"modified":"2023-11-24T10:32:20","modified_gmt":"2023-11-24T10:32:20","slug":"the-village-review-arya-starrer-sloppy-horror-thriller-movie-needs-a-better-screenplay-and-better-concept-n-f-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/24\/the-village-review-arya-starrer-sloppy-horror-thriller-movie-needs-a-better-screenplay-and-better-concept-n-f-times\/","title":{"rendered":"The Village Review: Arya-starrer sloppy horror-thriller movie needs a better screenplay and better concept &#8211; N.F Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\">\n<p>New Delhi: As her first foray into OTT series, Arya stars in The Village, a series based on the same-named graphic novel. Touted as the first online series in India based on a graphic book, The Village has now debuted on Amazon Prime Video with all six episodes included.<\/p>\n<p>Director Milind Rau\u2019s The Village captivated viewers with its trailer. It gave the impression that the show was a societal critique of environmental protection and folk beliefs.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Village \u2013 Season 1<\/p>\n<p>The first Six episodes of Amazon Prime India original \u2018The Village\u2019 is streaming now.<br \/>Are they going to release in parts just like Jubilee?<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheVillage?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TheVillage<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ThevillageonPrime?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ThevillageonPrime<\/a><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PrimeVideoIN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PrimeVideoIN<\/a><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/arya_offl?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@arya_offl<\/a><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmazonStudios?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AmazonStudios<\/a><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PrimeVideo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PrimeVideo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gintoki \u2013 The Silver Soul (@GintokiJP) <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GintokiJP\/status\/1727703818312241231?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 23, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Storyline<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Arya plays Dr. Gautham Subramanian, who is on a road trip with his family: wife Neha, daughter Maya, and their beloved pet dog. A family is tangled up in traffic because an accident they were trying to avoid on the highway has completely blocked their route. In the Thoothukudi area of Tamil Nadu, a made-up village named Kattiyal is situated on a service road that Neha discovers while searching for a different route on her GPS.<\/p>\n<p>A flat tyre leaves the family trapped in a ghost town, and Gautham is compelled to leave his family behind while he explores the area in search of help. At that point, the land\u2019s horrors begin to unfold, setting the stage for the series\u2019 plot, which weaves together events from the past and present. An additional storyline in the show follows a mercenary gang as they attempt to gather samples from the community.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"Ei2DpC_E-kA\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Village - Official Trailer | Arya, Milind Rau, Divya Pillai | Prime Video India\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ei2DpC_E-kA?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Review<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The plot is just too obvious to predict. How industrial and medical waste impact the lifestyle of a certain demographic is explored redundantly throughout the series. The show gets boring to watch when you add in the hackneyed situations, bad script, and uninspired language.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/thevillage?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#thevillage<\/a><br \/>The Village Review: Arya\u2019s badly-made horror thriller needs proper script, budget <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oV7GVTJIqU\">pic.twitter.com\/oV7GVTJIqU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 mode-cafe (@mode_cafe_) <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mode_cafe_\/status\/1727988300613669117?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 24, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>There was a lot of shoddy set design throughout the show, particularly for the parts featuring mutant animals and plants. It was inadvertently uncomfortable to watch since every scene that used a digital character or visual effects was so poorly placed and done that it seemed like a last-minute rendering.<\/p>\n<p>There wasn\u2019t a single redeeming quality to the characters that would have made this show watchable. The show tries to have a message via its premise, but the weak characters and language make it come off as preachy and out of place in the story.<\/p>\n<p>Arya doesn\u2019t seem like he belongs in the series, and he has a hard time pulling off dramatic moments. The performances of Muthukumar (Karunagam) and Aadukalam Naren (Shakthivel) are the show-stoppers. The portrayal by Arjun Chidambaram, who plays a sly businessman, is passable.<\/p>\n<p>At times, the series\u2019 action scenes and graphic violence were entertaining to watch and gave viewers exciting, unexpected shocks. The story\u2019s terrifying undercurrent was largely due to the shocking jump scares it delivered periodically.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, The Village failed miserably in almost every other area it attempted. Putting aside the opening minutes of the pilot, the show began to dredge out every last bit of creativity it had.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The Village\u2019 has a storyline that seems stale and obsolete. You won\u2019t feel the need to watch all six episodes in one sitting. Even though it starts well, the tale drags on and on and doesn\u2019t provide anything meaningful in the second half.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheVillage?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TheVillage<\/a> ends up disappointingly brandishing its pulpy storytelling and cheap thrills that barely compensate for fleshy story arcs and a coherent screenplay<\/p>\n<p>Review <\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Anusha Sundar (@anusha16_) <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/anusha16_\/status\/1727957390929318239?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 24, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheVillage?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TheVillage<\/a> ends up disappointingly brandishing its pulpy storytelling and cheap thrills that barely compensate for fleshy story arcs and a coherent screenplay,\u201d writes <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/anusha16_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@anusha16_<\/a> in her review of the series<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cinema Express (@XpressCinema) <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/XpressCinema\/status\/1727937592627519493?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 24, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cThe Village\u201d 2023 on Amazon Prime tries horror but stumbles in clich\u00e9s &amp; a tangled plot. Lackluster scares, scattered storylines, &amp; weak characters make it a disappointing watch, missing the mark in the evolving horror genre. <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheVillage?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TheVillage<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AmazonPrime?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AmazonPrime<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cinephile Review (@WandererUser) <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WandererUser\/status\/1727876368556577204?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 24, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cArya\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheVillage?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TheVillage<\/a> is a delightfully gory series that hardly runs out of imagination. But what it does run out of is tension,\u201d writes <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sruthigraman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@sruthigraman<\/a> in her review of the Amazon Prime Video series.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Film Companion South (@FCompanionSouth) <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FCompanionSouth\/status\/1727968417926484163?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 24, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The village review: (starring \u2013 Arya)<br \/>Poor writing, dialogues and execution. A total waste of time.<\/p>\n<p>Pros: Art direction is top notch and good CG<\/p>\n<p>Cons: Direction, Writing, screenplay and dialogues<\/p>\n<p>Milind Rau should focus on his writing and having a strong team of ADs.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Portgas D Ace\u2620\ufe0f (@Jackedafboi) <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jackedafboi\/status\/1727833264826745020?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 23, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] New Delhi: As her first foray into OTT series, Arya stars in The Village, a series based on the same-named graphic novel. Touted as the first online series in India based on a graphic book, The Village has now debuted on Amazon Prime Video with all six episodes included. 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