Review of the film DeAr: A clumsy romantic story with shallow writing
All of the penalties from infancy become immediate aspirations in life as an adult. We try very hard to fit everything into our everyday life, from eating healthily to going to bed early. A light sleeper who wakes up even at the drop of a pin, GV Prakash’s Arjun in ‘DeAr’ is one such adult who protects his eight hours of sleep like a newborn. Deepika, played by Aishwarya Rajesh, is very different. After they get married and move in together, chaos ensues.
Immediately upon learning that DeAr is about how a wedge between newlyweds is caused by persistent snoring, analogies to last year’s Good Night were made. Here, however, there’s a difference—the snorer is the wife. Despite having a fantastic idea that may solve a number of concerns, the movie utterly squanders this chance. Instead of delving further into the main idea, we are treated to a film that is ill-focused and clings to an excessive amount of emotion. The majority of the movie avoids “wife jokes,” but at the very end, the creators include the pointlessly annoying song “Thalavali.” In another example, Arjun makes the point that if it is acceptable for women to petition for divorce due to a man’s baldness, he is also free to do so due to his wife’s snoring problems. He continues by labeling them “fake feminists.” All of these discussions diminish the definition of feminism. Regretfully, most of the gags also fall flat.
The movie makes an effort to illustrate why it’s critical for partners to compromise. Although it seems like the ideal answer, we don’t really see the two moving toward it—aside from an unsuccessful effort to establish a sleeping regimen. Arjun hurries the divorce process before they can come to an agreement. Deepika apologizes to Arjun many times, even after it is determined that his snoring is not a “problem.” In addition, other from a few clues about her career, we never find out who Deepika is. Arjun’s work as a journalist is well-known to us, while Deepika’s personal life is barely hinted at. But I was pleasantly delighted by Ilavarasu’s portrayal of Deepika’s loving father.
If “DeAr” had focused more on Deepika and Arjun rather than following the difficult path to examine the other characters in the narrative, it would have performed far better. We have two storylines: one concerning Saravanan (Kaali Venkat), the family patriarch, and how he treats his wife like a servant; the other concerns Lakshmi (Rohini), a single mother who longs to be with her husband again. At that point, the snoring problem has long since been forgotten, and the narrative stagnates—just as Deepika does when Arjun attempts to rouse her up.
