Blink review: This brilliant narrative is akin to a Greek tragedy told on LSD

Movies By Sunayana Suresh Mar 09, 2024 Read the article

Blink is a science fiction thriller that has elements of time travel with Dheekshith Shetty playing the protagonist.

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The film, if it were to be summarised in a line, is a brilliant narrative that is akin to a “Greek tragedy told on LSD”.

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The Greek tragedy in question here is obvious as the mention of Oedipus is brought to notice multiple times through conversations.

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This film delivers something that can only be compared to Pawan Kumar’s Lucia which affected the audience suspending their disbelief and buying into an outrageous plot.

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Of course, there are not any other similarities but for the fact that both the films tried to do something outrageous.

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In addition to this, Blink also has a script that is extremely cerebral and yet at the same time is not too hard to comprehend.

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Dheekshith Shetty’s range of acting and emotions keep you invested and you cannot but empathise with his character Apoorva throughout the film.

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Blink is a film that will definitely have you going what the hell did happen as you reach the climax, there is something bolder and audacious lying in store for everyone.

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