Been watching movies of late. The local CD guy doesn't have a fancy collection, but still I do get enough for consumption.
Water
This a Deepa Mehta movie, the last of the Fire, Earth & Water trilogy, met with controversy right from the word 'Lights'. An attempt to portray the plight of widows in the holy town of Benaras, this movie was banned in the country and Mehta had to shoot on location in SriLanka. Well, the movie is just about Ok. Like any other Indian filmmaker, the movie has stereotypes. There is the wicked Indian family, the nasty old hag, a wise eununch and the goodhearted Hero (ably played by John Abraham). The movie is a visual treat with some good cinematography and editing. Rahman's music delivers too and the little girl has really acted well. All in all, worth one see.
The Motorcycle Diaries
Ah, this is a movie worth writing tons about. But I won't. It's got to be experienced. A bio of the Cuban revolutionary Che Guevera, pre-revolution days though, it's about two guys, a budding doctor and a bio-chemist who take a bike trip across the South American continent. Each day is an experience, with no idea where the food for tomorrow is coming from, or where they're going to lodge their asses for the night. It's a movie of an experience that changes people. Stiking. And those bastard Americans had him killed.
Lost in Translation
A different movie. Two people, a 25 year woman and a 50 something Hollywood star happen to be in the same hotel in Tokyo. One is feeling lost and confused and the other is having a mid-life crisis. A wonderful friendship develops with much less words and it's not adulterated with sex and betrayal. A touching portrayal, good sense of humour and some good music.
Water
This a Deepa Mehta movie, the last of the Fire, Earth & Water trilogy, met with controversy right from the word 'Lights'. An attempt to portray the plight of widows in the holy town of Benaras, this movie was banned in the country and Mehta had to shoot on location in SriLanka. Well, the movie is just about Ok. Like any other Indian filmmaker, the movie has stereotypes. There is the wicked Indian family, the nasty old hag, a wise eununch and the goodhearted Hero (ably played by John Abraham). The movie is a visual treat with some good cinematography and editing. Rahman's music delivers too and the little girl has really acted well. All in all, worth one see.
The Motorcycle Diaries
Ah, this is a movie worth writing tons about. But I won't. It's got to be experienced. A bio of the Cuban revolutionary Che Guevera, pre-revolution days though, it's about two guys, a budding doctor and a bio-chemist who take a bike trip across the South American continent. Each day is an experience, with no idea where the food for tomorrow is coming from, or where they're going to lodge their asses for the night. It's a movie of an experience that changes people. Stiking. And those bastard Americans had him killed.
Lost in Translation
A different movie. Two people, a 25 year woman and a 50 something Hollywood star happen to be in the same hotel in Tokyo. One is feeling lost and confused and the other is having a mid-life crisis. A wonderful friendship develops with much less words and it's not adulterated with sex and betrayal. A touching portrayal, good sense of humour and some good music.
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