He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight.
- Art of War by Sun Tzu
Who is an actor?
The website backstage.com has a clear answer. As it puts, "Actors are storytellers who use their body and voice as tools to transport the audience into a different world. At its core, the word “actor” indicates someone who portrays a character in a performance. This could be for film, television, theater, or even voice work for animations and video games. An actor’s main responsibility is to bring a character to life by embodying their emotions, behavior, and perspective to an audience."
In Aaryan, this very essence of actor is missing. Acting too follows Sun Tzu's wisdom: knowing when to express, when to hold back, when to explode, and when to stay still. Great performers choose their battles with emotion.
In this film, however, the performers seem unaware of this discipline. They neither fight for the character nor choose restraint. The result is a cast that appears present on screen but absent in spirit, as if everyone is in the film but no one is acting. Nothing more than to say.
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