Trapped (2016)

This is a survival film. The entire movie is within a single house where he is trapped with no water, food, electricity. Strategy to survive is appreciable. Acting is excellent. Movie with least dialogues, but gets you involved into the character. Rajkumar Rao acting is excellent. You even have sentiment added in the end, which is heartbreaking., that touches your heart.

Though people are so closer to him (in distance), he literally can not communicate or seek help. How dangerous that could be. Even it is better to stay on a stranded island where you can get energy to survive because you know you can get closer to reality and sustain. But, this movie is a special case, where though you have people in your vicinity, the life still can be challenging to survive.

Now, this is what is depicted nicely. Go and watch it. This movie is better than CAST AWAY(2000). I should not have compared as CAST AWAY was a very old movie. But I just wanted to let you guys know that Trapped is one of those fine thrillers which could have taken inspiration from a very raw "CAST AWAY" and fine tuned the survival genre.

Fmovies: If there is one thing that still makes intelligent people go to the movies, it is the little bit of realism that today's independent movies adopt. While Neeraj Ghaywan's Masaan (2015) is one such film that comes to my mind right now, this emotional thriller here is going to be on my mind when I review a next similar-kinda film.

Shaurya (Rajkummar Rao) is a young working-class man who has finally found his purpose through his lady-love Noorie (Geetanjali Thapa), a coworker who is about to get married to someone else. He succeeds in cajoling her to marry and move in with him, but she only has one condition: get an apartment (rented will do) for himself and then they can start complementing each other. Shaurya agrees, pulls up his socks, and gets on with room hunting, only to be the victim of one hasty, badly-made decision.

Starting from the first scene, Rao keeps you hooked with his nuanced performance, as writers Amit Joshi and Hardik Mehta slowly introduce him as this desolate youngster trying to woo one of his coworkers. The tiny amount of playful romance the film uses to kick-start what quickly becomes an ordeal for the relatable protagonist is what essentially works for the film. With shades of subtle humor and realism in every few scenes as the story slowly inches forward, the film tries to address a handful of issues. The primary one being isolation (from the outside life) and its acknowledgment. It is the central theme of the film, which it then goes to explore and come to the point that fear breeds isolation, which can only be overcome by courage.

Other causes it faintly touches are real estate issues, religion, vegetarianism, and self-reliance. While it may be easy to eschew these delicate samples in the film, what you cannot ignore is the sheer simplicity of the plot-line. The film is inherently about Shaurya and his experience as a guy who gets locked up in a flat in a high-rise without food, water, or electricity, which robs him of more than just few days' life. But, what the film tries to say between the lines is something extremely relevant in this time of a connected world where people are moving away from each other.

Motwane's actors are brilliant in their collective act, and are real pleasure to watch. Rao is phenomenal as the taciturn, unlucky guy whereas National Award-winning Thapa mesmerizes me in this short role that she does with finesse and loveliness. Rao has always done roles that demand a great effort, and in here, his efforts have paid off. Of course, many people could have done this, but I cannot think of anyone else who would have done such a great job. The supporting cast are well directed, and support the film in its quest to convey a message or two without inducing ennui. Of course, there are long sequences where the central character just stares into the moonlit sky, but branding them as boring is like disrespecting the art of realistic cinema. Realism, surprisingly, comes with its fair share of bitterness, and Trapped balances it perfectly.

It's an emotional thriller that should be lauded for its experimental nature, minimalistic storytelling, and brilliant overall filmmaking. It wouldn't have been what it is without the arresting music by Alokananda Dasgupta, crisp editing, and fine photography. The sequences and score are going to play with your mood and your emotions as you try to pointlessly help Shaurya get out of the flat. Furthermore, it is obvious that this is a thinking man's film and not a typical Bollywood thriller.

#Trapped is Indian bollywood path breaking film that holds us from the start to the end. We saw Cast Away,127 hours, Life Of Pi and The Revenant Movie.We were thinking that when our bollywood filmmakers make this kind of survival film? This one is for those people.The best part of this movie is sharp screenplay by Amit Joshi and Hardik Mehta.They covered all little little detail of human nature and psychopaths.Rajkumar Rao takes us alive through all his acts.The background score and elements they have used are just amazing and eye catching.Throwing cardboards,Write by blood,The Chat with rat,eating pigeon and the abstract scenes that affects rajkumar's character are captivating.The one liner message is truly conveyed."Freedom lies beyond fear".Hats off to Vikramaditya Motwane for directing something that was not presented in our cinema and for not giving disturbance interval in the movie.Must watch for alive feeling....

Trapped fmovies.

• when I am trapped I don't break my phone
• when water flows from the tap mouse shouldn't stop me
• how the hell the city didn't see the fire he made
• he should removed the door of the kitchen and the toilet and throw it out of balcony
• at the end he should kill the guy who works as a security down the building :)

Each generation of movie-buffs has a favourite actor who becomes a part of their lives. Sense of relativity strikes perpetually and you start sharing their moments of emotions like successes and failures. To me this actor is Rajkumar rao . #Trapped left me with a sense of pride to have seen him grow as an actor since LSD. #Shahid #Newton are the nuggets to cherish for decades to come, I am sure #Omerta would be a delightful watch too . India has found its very own Daniel Day-Lewis with simmering layers of excellence, standing on the cusp of becoming a legend. Its exhilarating to see him climbing the ladder of success in today's shallow showbiz, where the number of social media followers decide the popularity of the celebrity. #Bravo

SPOILER: Victim - Shaurya (Rajkummar Rao)

Killer - An apartment, devoid of basic needs such as electricity or water

Potential Murder Weapon - Hunger, Thirst, Boredom, isolation

Accomplice - A mouse??

Trapped has all the elements to put it alongside the best thrillers we have seen so far.

Trapped is about Shaurya, played by Rajkummar Rao, who works in an IT firm. One fateful day, he shifted into a new apartment and got trapped inside. Nobody knows that he is in this high-rise apartment in a building, from where nobody can even listen him shouting for help. The movie is about his struggle to stay alive with limited resources and try to get out of there somehow.

Vikramaditya Motwane never seizes to amaze me. All three of his directed features are so refreshing to watch. Trapped is something new altogether. Great attention has been given to even smallest of the details. The movie has the potential to make you feel claustrophobic. From the start, you can see how efficiently the movie unfolds. First, you meet the protagonist, know about him a little bit. Then, you will get acquainted with the apartment where hell will break loose as we go on. The background score is minimal in the first half to let the movie breathe a little bit, get the audience face to face with the fact that yes, the problem is so much bigger than what we anticipated. Then it picks pace. Last I remember I saw such a setting in 'Kaun' starring Urmila.

No one can review Trapped without praising Rajkummar Rao. He has given a marvelous performance. He brought the perfect amount of hysteria in his voice when needed. It will make you pity the character and pray that he makes it out safely. Personally, I would say that it was even better than what we saw in 'Shahid', those of us who have seen 'Shahid' know that Rao set a high bar in that one.

In just 1 hour 45 minutes, the movie boldly presents before us what a person will do when something like this happens, without actually caring if some of the scenes can be too much for some of the audience.

Trapped is certainly worth a watch. You will feel like you are watching a film which is no way lesser in any aspects than any Hollywood survival movie, which we always say, "are so much better than Bollywood movies" Well, maybe not anymore!