“ Cargo is not your regular space sci-fi film where
you see an incessant number of time travel moments or some ambitious space
mission. It's rather about the oppressive silence of the space that an
astronaut often has to deal with.”
At a
time when the Indian cinema which is mostly dominated by drama, romance and
comedies, all chances of viewing an original Hindi space sci-fi movie are so
rare. But thanks to India's two of the finest filmmakers Anurag Kashyap and
Vikramaditya Motwane who made it possible by backing director Arati Kadav's
Cargo.
The story follows Prahastha (Vikrant Massey), a
lonely astronaut who works for Post Death Transition Services – a company that
stores, heals and recycles dead people for rebirth. Every morning, he gets
cargos delivered on his spaceship. These cargos are basically people who have
just died on the Earth. He is soon joined by another astronaut Yuvishka (Shweta
Tripathi), a brilliant mind with an amazing superpower, and together they
embark on a journey of self-discovery.
Cargo makes no scientific sense. But its bizarre concept
is what makes it one of the most authentic and innovative films of recent
times. There is plenty of interesting sci-fi touches to the film, including the
introduction of cargos that bring some deep and heart-wrenching questions about
the nature of humanity with them.
Meanwhile,
a vulnerable Vikrant Massey will crack your emotional armour with his stellar
performance as Prahastha. He astutely depicts the alienation and frustration of
an astronaut in space. On the other hand, Shweta Tripathi's easy-breezy persona
turns out to be a nice counter to Vikrant's no-nonsense, closed-door astronaut.
Her character brings certain lightness and optimism to the film.
# Not a review : Proudly ORIGINAL /
unjoy.
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