Apur Sansar (The World of Apu)

I saw Apur Sansar, the final installment in the Apu Trilogy, and what did I think of it? Well, let's start with the things I liked. I liked the story. This story was the best story out of all the Apu films. In the movie, Apu is a struggling writer who must give up his writing degree to support his family. After this, he struggles with taking care of himself alone. Apu gets married, and then his wife dies giving birth, causing him to travel across India to learn how to accept reality. Like the previous two films, the film is episodic. Some individual episodes include Apurna's marriage and Apu's traveling across India.

The film's theme is that even though loss and death are part of reality, people have to accept them. This theme is characterized by Apu's journey across India, during which he learns to accept Aparna's death and his son's birth. Apu grows significantly in the film as he learns to acknowledge reality. While some may see this as redundant because he already accepted it with his mother and Durga's death, it is not redundant because he must learn to acknowledge his truths instead of others.

As for the technical elements, the cinematography wasn't as impressive as it was in the previous films; it lacked the Dutch angles. These flawed camera angles made the film feel less dynamic and whimsical than the last two, as they presented everything in a dull and uninteresting light. The film's runtime was way too long, as it wasted time with unnecessarily long takes. They didn't add to the story or have any impact. I'm okay with movies taking time to slow down, but this film slowed down way too much, wasting runtime and slowing the pacing.

In conclusion, Apur Sansar is the best film in the Apu Trilogy, but it is also the most disappointing technically.