Upstarts

I hardly ever watch a title without reading reviews first but this was an exception... and now that I am reviewing the ratings, I am glad that I gave this movie a chance. It doesn't deserve the low ratings. I live in the bay area amidst startups that have become household names across the globe and this movie does an incredible job in highlighting the highs, couples with many low lows, of chasing that elusive dream and playing that game. The story weaved through those topics effortlessly without sacrificing on character development. I dont know why anyone is complaining about acting. Most of the key characters were very believable. After I saw the movie, I called many of my friends and recommended the movie to the them. I really hope Netflix invests further in such movies from the subcontinent.

It's a great film with a brilliant performance by Priyanshu, a film that most youngsters with an entrepreneurial vision can relate to...... It's so great that Netflix is providing young talented actors n directors a platform

The storyline, acting, direction everything was so real and funtastic. Its a real story of current start-ups...

I always like startup based movies or series. Upstarts starts quite well and narrates the lives of startup enthusiasts. It's not simple and straight. Upstarts depicts all that. How emotionally set business changes the lives of their founders. The characters are justifying their characters.

Light good watch, especially for those on the verge of starting up, or going through a turning phase in their startup because of the gloomy year of 2020.

So here is my honest review :

1. Everything about the movie is understated, CLOSER TO REAL LIFE. It follows the journeys of various protagonists - the three friends, two of their friends, the first investor. But mainly the CEO. A journey in which we are all out to make our mark in the world while going through life's questions, hopes, struggles, pressures, ego fights, challenges, fears, and opportunities. This story could very be the story of thousands of young men and women in the country at this point in time. Tests of time, of our own internal moral compass vis-a-vis our passions and desires.

2. There is NO LOVE STORY, Which is refreshing. The movie also gives a glimpse of how things work with investors in an app based service/product.

3. It is mildly MOTIVATING and you find yourself constantly wishing for the right decisions on the part of protagonists and so for me it simultaneously opened up a door of reflection into my own decisions. Somehow, if you let it, i The movie can give you a subconscious entry into looking at our own situations as observers as against being the ones actually in it.

4. These are tough times we are living in and for a lot of reasons we have become more isolated than ever before in spite of being so very connected online. This movie has some SUBTLE MESSAGES useful in such times. Like it reminds us of how the process of bouncing back involves us having a good support system of positive energies, by friends we trust, and family to keep our mental strength intact.

Life goes on. Our decisions make ripples that intersect with ripples.of other's decisions. Eventually, everyone finds what they want or need. All that the characters exemplified was the ability to look into themsleves, make decisions, and DO.

At one point it is also a reminder to always keep some fallback option to reach out to for when you feel the lowest in life and cannot think straight.

5. The movie felt DISJOINTED in some places. Flow was not smooth. The passage of time or the pace of the movie was not anywhere close to constant - fast and slow - so that was slightly uncomfortable. Hence the slightly lower rating.

Overall, Good watch.