just a corner for weird thoughts and a cup of tea….
Oh boy where to i begin i got lazy, lost sight of the goal, saw less films compared to the first year and already a month behind start of the 3rd. dark clouds loom over this task but you know what they say about clouds the (clique) lining, i will be finding it hopefully, probably.
well got to go watch write and publish…380 yesh
see you soon
adios
1 1/2 years back i started the mammoth task to complete 500 films in a year……………………….
looking back i was way way way (add few more way) over my head, still i haven’t given up and finally reached a mile stone of 100 films yeah fifth of the way there………
well since i reached this much thought i should look back at the journey and make a list (a guilty pleasure) of the films starting with
the five bad-bad films that had crying by the end….
the cinq films that truly surprised me, some just slip right under ur radar
and finally the pancha films that i loved enough to remember even now.
well that’s it, nothing special many better films may have been omitted but well my list so muhahahahahaha
see you soon
god 400 still left……
there few things that are just dope, cool plain exciting………2 giant kaijus fighting each other is one in that list.
think about it for past few years the tread of the final big bad guy is just the same concept like that kaiju fights invented, films like Avengers and Avatar have their own similar diluted kaiju to hype up action, films like Pacific Rim goes all-in into the idea and Anime adores this format. so no wonder people think of this as cool. yet the OG of this genre is obviously GODZILLA.
i know this film is bad, writing, tone concept all seems a bit forced and dry to a point it’s obvious to even people that just went to watch big beast fight just for the heck of it. the human element of this film though a good attempt seems a bit lacking. also the same point about big cgi fights that have become such a common place that it has diluted the excitement such scenes now muster and this film is just kinda filled with them………some were really cool and some were there to pad the time. the intention of the series was obvious from the beginning something everyone whats to do create a connected universe, monster verse and i am really spilt on it ya i will watch it but when their eyes are so far ahead i fear they gonna miss whats right in front and in front is unhappy or unexcited people that what more from these kaijus.
now points i liked…..Ken Watanabe seriously the only person i was enjoying in the movie (except the kaijus), when ever the two Godzilla and King Ghidorah fought basically what i sat down to watch anyway.
I would be lying as hell if I don’t acknowledge that I enjoyed this film just for the fact I never had an ounce of expectation from this film, I wanted a monster fight I got a monster fight. I was a happy camper.
94 movies down……………….406 to go.
see you soon
goodbye
i have been suffering from random stretches of insomnia for many years at this point and one thing that i have realised is that the wackiest dreams always conjure out of thin air after or near the ends of my insomnia spells, and would you know it last week was one such day where i had 2 dreams in successive nights and i felt like sharing…
i have a lot of fears and my fears then to take part in my dreams in a way makes them memorable not eggactly in a good way . one such theme in my dreams since childhood was the fear of falling from heights. i do have a fear of heights but it isn’t as acute as others that i know, i would say about above average amount of fear. yet during the dream sequences i nearly shit myself whever it remotely close to the concept of falling the 2 dreams last week weren’t any different.
lets start with the simpler one, a bright sunny day perfect for a round on the bicycle i was cycling around my neighbourhood only to get bored feeling something off i go to the garage and pick-out a bigger cycle, ride it around and still suffer the lack of excitement, again back to the garage pick another bigger cycle alas only to repeat the loop, to a point i was now on a cycle bigger that a mountain towering over the city lines, (dont ask me how it made sense it was a dream), but as i was enjoying this monster cycle, my lack of concentration caused the cycle to trip now i was in free fall on my way down the only thing i was thinking oddly was i didn’t get to ride a bigger cycle.
as i woke up i realised what i had to do lock my cycle.
the 2nd one is odd in the sense i was exercising, yes thats a odd scene anyways as i was i felt myself getting lighter which i totally bought as the exercise working, to my astonishment the exercise seemed to effective as i started to float, at first it was so much fun looking at the houses and the city growing smaller much the same as looking down from a plane but as soon as i hit the clouds boy oh boy i remembered planes know how to land and i dont, and at this peak of paranoia and altitude my dream controller felt its right time to negate my weightlessness and i stared terminal velocity decent.
unlike last dream i had a lot of time to myself in this fall and i wasted them to trying the same exercise routine in misjudged attempt to have same effect as last, flapping my arms to fly, trying to think of something clever as my last words…….and baam too late
i woke up regretting not having thought something clever, need to type it down or tattoo it in case of emergency now.
well now just have to wait for the next insomnia spell for a new installment into my weird dreams.
good night
we all suffer adversities but what truly separates the great people from the herd is the simple fact how it is handled, do we cower, face it head on, simply avoid or ignore for these great individuals show us ways to deal that we the normies dont think of at first which we think is impossible hard to do, yet their presence and stories live on to show their peers and the future generation how to truly go about it.
being nearly a 50 year old well acclaimed film, i was obviously aware of the premise and story of the film even before i sat down to watch it, generally that doesn’t generate confidence in me for liking the film, yet Anand manages that for a very simple reason. it makes you love the character.
it is a testament to Rajesh Khanna to have portrayed a character that just makes us fell in love with his antic his character his innate charm. even when you know what the film is so blatantly trying to do. you can not look away or control your feeling to be similar to him have the same mentality to the hurdles of our life.
the film is a story of the titular character Anand who is suffering from a rare cancer and has few months to live, yet knowing this he demeanour that exudes happiness and excitement to the life, captivates and attracts the people he encounters. Such one encounter is with a doctor Bhaskar and the friendship that develops and how Anand influences the lives of those he meets in the few months of his remaining years.
my favourite scene of the film was when Anand after so many tries finally meets a unique personality like him, Anand always tries to mingle with random people by acting as a distant friend and referring to them as Murarilal even though he has never once meet the person before as an ice breaker. one day he sees a gentlemen walking down the street he bumps into him and uses his usual dialogue only for the person to play along with his dialogues, this out of nowhere friendship evolves in to true emotional bond between the two, showing us viewers the same charm that we as adults have forgotten, how easy it is to make friends something we as child always took for granted.
the film has a heart that is transparent to everyone that watches it and speaks to its viewers so clearly that it would be hard to say it didn’t impart or invoke any emotion within you upon experiencing it.
Anand will forever will the film that charmed into liking it, charmed me into loving it.
87 movies down…………..413 to go
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Allvida Babu Moshai
yes, boy yes i like me some Keanu Reeves, now granted i am late to the party but i am here lets talk about the “Baba Yaga” which i recently got to know and if you dont know check out the link, the movie translates it as Russian for boogeyman, but in actuality it is a term for the Slavic folklore supernatural being who appears as a deformed or ferocious-looking old woman.
now i am not saying an old supernatural old women is not scary, believe me i wet my pants whenever one jumps scare the shit out in all the horror movies, but its funny to me how they missed this detail in the movie. or maybe it was intentional.
well all that aside. how was the film…..cool fun and fantastic. Its not my favourite of the series 1st one was perfectly satisfactory i my mind, but they have done a really good job taking the story from there. i say this because generally film that were never meant to have a sequel gets made a sequel they tend to make a mess of the story and the world they created. yes their are exceptions best would be dark knight. but generally look at fast and furious series and tell me how they hold up in sense of continuity now i ant saying everything needs to be connected and interconnected (not every thing is marvel you know) but my point how hard it is to do so.
and this series has played by its own set rules so i say good job. Now the hyped reason i have for liking this film this one has most of my favourite action sequences from the whole series. for this film takes of from the directly from the last film where we see John on run for his life from the whole organisation. now you can understand why i as hype for it before i released because it was obvious that this would result in relentless action set and i wasn’t wrong. so i am thinking rather than talk about the film which is goood and if not seen go see. i will talk about the set i loved.
lets keep it to 3 so that its not a guss-fest, boy i could
3.the fan boy assassin fight – this sequence is greatly choreographed and extremely fun but what made me have fun about it was that it showed a new light professional killer guys that really admired wick and getting chance to trade blows or kill him fills them with excitement.
2. here i am cheating and adding two separate sequences because they themselves never felt too long but their execution had me up my seat and ecstatic as a fanboy can be. the Book kill and Horse Kills, man after the famous pencil kills i was always think what next household item is my man wick choice to kill and the director doesn’t disappoint choosing book of all things and man is that fight fun. Now the horse kill i specifically talking about the one where he makes the horse kill back and nearly decapitate the henchmen, seriously i re-winded that scene number of time while viewing because it hilarious and dope at the same time.
1.the best scene hands down for me is the weapon museum scene, man i dont have words to describe its just such a great scene. it all seems so obvious to do hired killers facing each other they need weapons ok let them fight in the weapon museum. and what follows is action gold in my eyez.
well i gussed enough…………..i guess
78 movies down…………422 to go
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goodbye
wwhat mesmerises the most about this film is that when i watched it and later read about it being made, the fact that this was written by Sylvester Stallone, it was his breakout film, it was the film that won best picture in Academy Awards, got him nominations and many more……you could say in the truest sense of the word that this film was his child, and such is it feels like the whole movie from the way he acts and how the movie feels.
i had heard about rocky well who probably hasn’t before i sat down to watch, i knew it was about boxing, it had Stallone he was in Rambo so my initial expectations are probably guessable to you. so imagine my confusion when there was no explosions and high octane action in the story, but a somber laid back feel to the movie, the film doesn’t feel like a sport movie or atleast like one i imagined but it was more of a character driven tale of a small time boxer Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) and his once in a lifetime chance to win the heavyweight belt.
though the premise of the movie is what you would expect from a sport movie, but the way they limit the action the match to the very end and make the story more about the characters their situation their relationships, it makes us as viewers connect with the characters, i guess this in one of the main reasons why this series existed for so long as to all those who watched had connected to Rocky and were invested in his story that spanned 40 years.
this was also among the movies were the characters seem natural at ease, as if its a true life story they are sharing to us. it helps massively sell the story. to those who arent aware of the story already, the current world champion Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers)(important name is worth remembering for future context in series) chooses Rocky for a fight as a last minute replacement, as initial challenger withdraws. sensing a huge chance of his lifetime Rocky trains (though this movie that popularised training montages in films does it for only a short time and also towards the end only, but still its an epic montage) all along rather than this fight the main story seems to be that of the relationship being built between rocky and his love interest Adrian Pennino (Talia Shire). in the fight itself Apollo never expected much from rocky and thus was overconfidence which comes to bite him in the ass, as rocky knocks him down leading him to take this fight seriously, going for the full 15 rounds and ending in decision with both of the participants broken and drained promising to each other there will be no rematch (yah right!!!!). the decision goes for Apollo even though the audience seem spilt but rocky doesn’t care for the outcome as he expresses his love to Adrian to end the story.
but not the saga.
well i also thought i will rank the movies in this series (obviously its subjective)
since only one watched yet, Rocky I takes the top spot.
70 movies down………………430 to go.
see you soon
goodbye
when think of iconic movie series a lot of the great come to mind instantaneously like Star wars, LOTR, the Dark knight……but i had watched all of them, even still there was one that i never watched yet i knew about it it gets reference and parodied even imitated to an extent that its most definitely a iconic movie the Rocky series.
spanning 40+ yrs having 6 films and 2 spin off, i thought i know the gist of the movie but i haven’t watched them not in order not with interest so why not use that excess pandemic time on my hand to this semi grand journey, a mini task inside the mammoth task. and talk about my views on this famous series. (which i know i am 40+ yrs late to)
I have never been much of a dreamer, yet every blue moon i seem to get some real wired one to experience that just makes be dazed and bonkers when i wake up.
this is such an incident 2 days back it was a busy day and after having my family tradition before sleep black coffee i was tucked in the bed ready to depart to the sleepy lands, little was i aware this was gonna be like nothing i ever experienced.
as i was laying down on my bed like any Sunday morning i heard a sudden opening of the front door and a familiar sound of my brother was heard. it seemed he had returned home from his hostel during this pandemic time and i could clearly hear the chatter between him and my parents as i lay and kept hearing this i felt sleepy and slept facing my back towards the door. suddenly there was a shift in weight on the bed i could feel someone else on the bed along with me now. before i guessed who it was the same familiar sound of my brother came but it wasn’t a language i understood. thinking i can get a better hear if i just turn and face him i turn……and i wake up
i was still in the same position i was in as i fell asleep yesterday after having the black coffee, with my back towards the door with the drying rack in front…….i come upon the conclusion that i was just in a dream, with a smirk on my face i think what a odd dream to have…..just then the cold sweat on my back……brings me back to the realisation there was someone on the bed with me. i was sure i slept alone yesterday noway it was someone in the house, eliminating my parents and grandma from the list i was thinking if it all is just a feeling perhaps…….and then i hear it the language i that i heard in my dream but this time its not the familiar sound it is nothing remotely close in fact it was terrifying enough to froze me. i was scared afraid for whatever it was even if a prank i just couldn’t move. it took me all my courage i could muster and literally read ,my self for the worst i turned around and came face with……………
the cloth drying rack, i was still in the same position as i slept yesterday my back towards the door. but my mind was no longer the same i was confused before i even calmed myself my body jumped held the rack and just crouched down, frantically searching the room for anything or anyone that was the source of the voice but all i saw was the room just like it was before i slept nothing out of place. i rushed to my phone after i calmed myself and reassured myself that i was the only inhabitant of the room. looking at the time 3 30 am, it hadn’t not been even a hour since i slept yet as my senses came back to me i realised i was in my first dream within a dream experience and a damn terrifying one at that.
even as i understood what had happened and slept back into the bed, it took me a while to fall asleep for the fear of hearing the sound again was still fresh in my mind, i might have stared endlessly at the ceiling fan to drowse myself to sleep, i dont know when it happened i fell asleep but what i know this time by back was not towards the door.
375 days back I had a crazy idea, i had embarked on a task, a Mammoth task to cover 500 movies in one year, a audacious task, a ludicrous task………………………………………………………………………..and after 375 days after 61 movies, i have come in front of you readers to regretfully let you know i have failed.
but i am not here to make excuses i am not here to give up, this mammoth will be tamed by me even if i have failed the time limit…..i will finish the remaining 438 movies (yes i published one move movie before this one).
A year back i had not written a single post, now i have written 62, so why retreat
see you soon
adios
a while back i sat down with my dinner to watch a movie, it had the cast that showed promise, it had the genre i like, but it lacked the execution i wanted.
but oh boy oh boy…………the movie is so bland its so hard to put it in words, but i will try to do some justice to it (i guess).
movie starts with some promise with its intense scene and atmosphere you think you are in a treat for a thriller action movie with a revenge plot as its basis. As we are shown the antagonist gang members controlling the city being killed by an unknown assailant. I swallowed my first bite by this point. after about 30 mins the title is shown, to me the last good mins of the movie for as the title sequence which was a animated sequence started i had premonition movie is gonna suck.
from here on we are introduced to the main protagonist who was revealed to be the mystery assailant Dr. Mikhael John (Nivin Pauly) a kind hearted man, a karate expert and unlucky romantic. then the back story of how he caused his dads death when he was a child by underage driving is shown this is the first bad scene in my eyes though its not a bad plot it goes nowhere and is shot so oddly that i honestly was laughing how it played out.
bad scene 2 – the catalyst to the whole story, is the suicide of a don’s (Siddique) son because of being humiliated by Mikhael’s sister (Navani Devanand). and the don wanting to act out revenge. again just like earlier scene this also feels so fake and inorganic. i had finished one roti and was wondering why i sat down for this.
i dont think i should go on continuing listing all bad scene for me that list would be too long for this movie is one bad scene after another. one thing i noticed after counting so many of odd scene is that the actors sometimes themselves realised how crappy this movie they are in is as the lifelessness seen in their eyes when the act the scene was becoming more and more evident.
there is this one scene i just have to mention it was so odd to me in its placement and way enacted that i had to pause my dinner and the movie and think for a few minutes why it was so, Marco Jr. (Unni Mukundan) the final bad guy of the movie even though he literally serves no function expect the final action fight, Is in serach of Mikhael and tracks down his house then goes in and takes a bath while waiting for him to arrive, and leaves after the bath as mikhael doesnt arrive. this is when i shut down my brain and concentrated on the food.
i finished my dinner, thanked the gods for the meal and cursed the existence of this movie and went to sleep.
now i am not saying this movie is a shipwreck, who am i kidding its a shipwreck on a train wreck during a traffic jam. did it make sense ,NO just like this movie. please don’t watch it
60 movies down……………….440 to go
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Pinne kaanam (malayali goodbye)
i know i am late to the party, but hot damn i was blown away rating it 9/10 right of the bat, you don’t need to read what i am about to right because the movie is worth all the praise it gets for everyone.
the movie is a pure visual treat, the pop-ing colours and effects, ever moving and changing makes you just remain immersed in the medium. they way they handled the opening scene, no even before the production house logos gave a hint i am in for a wild ride, and what a ride it was. i cant state this enough but i enjoyed this movie way too much, this movie gives the feel of a movie made by geeks for geeks all the while appealing to everyone and that is the beauty of this film. i cant even begin to explain how great a choice it was to keep the comic book feel to the animations.
no matter how much live action marvel or DC movies get hype, in my opinion only animation is a medium that can truly present the comic booky feeling in its at most glory to a motion picture, just the way a the cartoonish proportion of Kingpin feels nature and comic like makes my day. these little things just add up from noir spiderman’s interest to Rubik’s cube to final end credit scene the movie knows what it is and owns it perfectly.
lets talk about voice acting, man oh man that amazing performance from everyone not for a second i ever feel distracted from them, gripped to my seat for the next line of joke or comment they make, it felt as the voice actors truly had fun voicing their characters and that brings the best in them. the ensemble cast of different spider-man from various universes just made the movie so much cool.
the best scene that had me laughing for me was the Stan lee scene where his line felt so genuine just what you expect a uplifting line to be like, After death of Parker, miles goes to buy a spider-man outfit when he asked the owner Stan lee if he could return the suit if it doesn’t fit him to which he replies – it always fits, ‘eventually’.
until you see the why he says that as the store behind him says no refund.
if this is the future for the superhero movie genre then sign me up.
50 movies down………..450 to go
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for 19 years there existed a character from comic book in real life portrayed to such an amazing extent that we cant even think of someone doing it other than him. ya i am talking about Hugh Jackman as the wolverine.
the story begins with us getting to see the old man Logan (Hugh Jackman) the worn out tired a husk of his former self, The wolverine in name only. fight of some random car tire Smugglers and still taking beating from them. this a a year far in future and the age of mutants is supposed to be long gone with no new ones being born since 25 years, there are only 3 known mutants left and 2 among them plan to kill themselves as living has become a hassle. these 2 mutants are Professor X (Patrick Stewart) and wolverine. it is during this time that they come across a new age mutant Lara (Dafne Keen) and decide to save her from people who want to capture her and make her into a weapon. only to realise there are more mutants like her, many kids who have been modified to become mutants. wolverine even though reluctant to help decides because of his good heart helps them anyway. All the while the organisation is after them to capture and terminate Wolverine.
the grittiness of this movie is its charm, it was a very good decision to make this movie a R rated one as to convey the intensity and raw emotions the movie needed to shed its much more kid friendly atmosphere that previous films had, not saying that it lacks such moments no, yet it capitalises of its bloody conflicts to convey the inner turmoil our protagonist suffers and why his decisions that he makes makes sense to us.
there is a sense of realism that Hugh has in this movie that could be that as the manner the movie ends and him having played this character in multiple movies in that past 17 years (till the time of the release of this movie). we see the effort he takes to play him again and it feels truly heart warming and tear inducing. i wont be lying if i say i weld up in the last scene of this movie as i knew and some corner of my heart this was coming though inevitable it still is a sad feel-full moment.
a movie i recommend thus for that fact it marks the sup-possible end of a 17 year old character being portrayed beautifully.
47 movies down……….453 to go.
see you soon.
goodbye
have you ever had a addiction, it doesn’t need to be anything bad, it could be as simple as a addiction to games, books, movies (ya i have this). then this movie could resonate with you. A Malayalam movie about a satirical representation of politics and addtiction to cigarettes.
Theevandi in Malayalam refers to Train engine of old that used to run on coal, and thus produces smoke and fire, therefore Thee = fire and Vandi = vehicle. this is the nickname of our protagonist Bineesh (Tovino Thomas) who is a smoker, a name he got because he got caught by police by mistake as a robber only because he snuck out of his house to smoke a cigg. when he and his girlfriend since childhood Devi (Samyuktha Menon) finally decided to marry she puts a condition to him that he should stop smoking. which he accepts early on but he could control his vice. So much so at on incident he forgot the engagement necklace so the brought it later but this time so that he doesn’t forget he kept it inside his cigarette packet, this was the last straw for and her family who ask for the engagement to be broken and that he shouldn’t even think of coming back until he stops smoking. this leads to him taking on the challenge only after he himself realises his own inability to stop, his friends and colleagues help him as a bet is place on the next seat of the constituency in the next election to brother in law if he stops smoking till then, and the one to stand in his way is his girlfriends father Madhu (Suraaj Venjarammoodu)
the movie is a good representation of addiction, the fact that we see our characters demise and indulgence because of that on vice is nicely portrayed, we see him in his highs and lows of addiction and can relate to the emotions whether or not you are a fellow smoker that feeling of inability to let go of your weakness is a natural trait we humans bare, and it takes a huge awaking for us to allows that to happen.
there is this one scene i really admired is that after the ultimatum is given to Bineesh by Devi about his smoking that he is sitting in his room on a desk trying to light a cigarette and being unable to do so because of is love for her and throwing the cigarette out of the window only to feel the vice kick in and he frantically searches for used buds in ash tray to get any one that is even bit left and lights it and takes a deep puff, the audience and he himself realises his own condition has passed no return and with every puff he takes the look of guilt falls on him.
a movie i would recommend just of its simple concept and laughs rating of 6/10
41 movies down………….459 to go
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Pinne kaanam (malayali goodbye)
boy oh boy, an American western anthology film which just gets better and better. man what a ride.
there are 6 stories in this movies each of them is a Gem, just a while back i had scene a Malayalam Anthology movie, but in that i could decide on my favourite but here its so tough all had there own charm so much so that i could for the life in chose one thus i say all are the winners, and i am not even saying this to oversell the stories they are just that good.
Story 1 – “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs” showcases the adventure of a fast shooting sweet singing Cowboy outlaw Buster Scruggs (Tim Blake Nelson).
Story 2 – “Near Algodones” tells the story of a robber (James Franco) and his luck with a Noose.
Story 3 – “Meal Ticket” and limbless artist (Harry Melling) and his caretaker (Liam Neeson) who go around towns to earn money for their meals.
Story 4 – “All Gold Canyon” an old man (Tom Waits) trying to find gold in a deep valleys that never had seen a human before.
Story 5 – “The Gal Who Got Rattled” story of a Gal (Zoe Kazan) going on the Oregon trail to find a better life there while finding someone better on the trail a life partner (Bill Heck).
Story 6 – “The Mortal Remains” 3 suspicious passengers (Chelcie Ross, Tyne Daly, Saul Rubinek)and 2 bounty hunters (Brendan Gleeson, Jonjo O’Neill) in a never stopping horse carriage.
i haven’t gone into the detail for the sake of the viewer enjoying it as less spoiled as possible.
just the way the stories are put forth and climaxed makes its so fascinating making us want to know more, all the stories start with a drawn sketch of a scene from within the story and with a line below it that makes us curious how it plays into the story, and as the story ends it shows us a last page of the story book that contents these stories, leaving us with only our imagination to fill the future events.
each and every one of the actors give a incredible performance, having the charm that is so necessary to captivate the audience to them in such a movie that lacks much screen time for its actors compared to the usual movies. mostly the performance of
Tim Blake Nelson, Tom Waits, Harry Melling were really something. and so many good supporting roles are there that cant mention them all.
to all meme fans out the ever wonder where this meme came from…..you have the ans now.
so do i recommend it, most definitely no doubt it s tag must watch by me and rate of 8/10.
37 movies down……….463 movies to go
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goodbye.
First off all NOT the Starwars film, but a Malayalam 2017 film, which is an anthology film Consisting of 4 separate stories that focus on the natural elements….Water, Air, Fire and Earth.
the first story revolves around theme water, protagonist shekar (Dulquer Salmaan) who is a stutter falls in love with a blind Dancer Radhika (Dhansika) and the troubles they face because of it. life is like a river and we are just humble travellers on it, no matter how the tides change we have to be strong and endure for our loved ones.
the Second story revolves around the theme of Air, protagonist Trilok (Dulquer Salmaan) saves a man who caused the death of his wife 4 years prior in a road accident. the story follows just like a cool breeze suddenly turning into a hurricane.
the Third Story revolves around the theme of fire, the Protagonist Shiva (Dulquer Salmaan) a gangster sets out on revenge for the death of his fathers death by an unknown assailant. The movie showcases just like the uncontrollable nature of the deadly fire or anger burning and destroying everything in its path.
The Fourth story revolves arounf theme Earth, the Protagonist Rudra (Dulquer Salmaan) who is a army officer falls in love with Daughter of a brigadier (Neha Sharma) who love each other deeply until one day She suddenly runs away and leaves him. Just a earth shaking reveal is left of the audience.
if you noticed the star in all the stories is Dulquer as he is doing a quadruple role in this film. and he delivers this is amongst his best performances i would say. the actresses that play a key role in all the other stories also did a great job.
the 4 protagonists name are the alternative names of the lord Shiva (A Hindu Deity), and each story follows its themes and showcases it with its relative element again and again in its scenes. like how the significance of beaches(water) was to Radhika, how much anger(fire) Shiva was in always, how turbulent/calm (air) Trilok was or how a Rudra or any army soldiers train in earth and terrains. the movie also has a colour pallet for the respective stories that expresses it with a special color tone. In Shekhar – Blue (Water) In Trilok – White (Air) In Shiva – Red (Fire) In Rudra – Green(Earth)
among the movies Shiva’s Fire was my favourite, with air and water coming close but the earth story is just a bit empty for me as it just doesn’t have the same closure to it, especially it being the climax, and it was a complain that was felt by most who watched it. nonetheless all are good stories on the own right but i really felt fire had a scope to be a feature length in itself. the best thing in this movie is the art work that introduces the new story and its corresponding theme in various forms of lord Shiva with the elements, they were just so stunning to look at.
this is not a movie for everyone as someone looking for a masala film this one wouldn’t work out. i thoroughly enjoyed this movie sure it has its problems but i will look past them, as i say if you like it then what else matters, i would rate this movie a 7/10 and a tag of good watch.
31 movies down……..469 to go.
see you soon.
Pinne kaanam (malayali goodbye)
‘Shabdo’ is the word in Bengali language for the word sound, which is apt for this movie as it deals primarily with Sounds and its effect for people who deal with it.
Sound is all around us, some which alert us like an alarm clock some which we just ignore nor never pay attention too like a rotating of the fan on the ceiling. humans are very selective about the sounds we give attention to. some are ignore instinctively while some deliberately.
the Movie follows the life of a Foley Artist, Tarak Dutta (Ritwick Chakraborty) who has become obsessed with sounds as his profession is so closely related to it. for those who don’t know what Foley is, in movies lot of noises you hear are not captured when the film itself is being shot, thus someone has to add these sounds into the film once the film is shot. this people are called Foley artist, for eg. sounds like someone walking or falling down are not necessarily captured while shooting so these sounds get recreated in a studio so that us audience get a better audio for such actions. the movie follows Tarak’s growing obsession to sounds and him getting distracted to various sounds around him even when people are talking to him. this causes his wife (Raima Sen) to consult a Doctor (Churni Ganguly) for him, who tries her hardest to relay the gravity of the situation to Tarak, he stays in denial. this only worsen his as time progresses his mind is tuning out human noises and concentrating more on the generally ignored ones. at one point unable to cope with the sounds Tarak even attempts suicide, luckily gets saved. this makes him come to a realisation that he is unwell and in put into rehabilitation, where he is made to hear recorded human sounds to bring him back to reality.
the movie is a masterpiece, touching onto a subject so closely related to the movie industry and portraying the life of such artists. The way the movie is Directed is values every little sounds made to allow the audience to understand and connect to the protagonist on how he views the sound and how he tunes human voices out. Ritwick Chakraborty does such a fantastic job of portraying the character obsessed with sounds that at points even us try to understand his views on sounds and its intoxicating effects. thus it wasn’t surprising to know this film won the 60th National Film Awards for Best Feature Film in Bengali.
my favourite or most interesting scene was, at one point tarak notices a difference in sounds made by cup when its kept on a table when full, and empty. he then tell this information to his colleague who checks it out by himself and gets fascinated, later in movie we get to see his fascination to sounds evolving into something kinda like obsession as we see him staring into a washing machine that is working and being immersed in its sound while his phone keeps ringing. we get to see that this condition isnt something only Tarak can have but something that can effect anybody and that part of the movie is what is fascinating to me.
i would recommend this movie surely but its not a movie that will sit well to everyone but even then i would say give it a watch who know it might fascinate you too. a tag of masterpiece and rating of 8/10.
29 movies down…….471 to go.
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Bidāẏa (Bengali for goodbye)
there are over millions of people around the world that suffer from different forms of mental illness. these illnesses don’t only effect the person themselves but also those around them especially their family. but a strong family not only endures it but also helps the individual to get better and be better that is what a family is.
this is a story about a manic-depressive Father Cam Stuart (Mark Ruffalo) of two daughters. Who after a psychotic break, which has caused him to be fired from his job this erratic breakdown made his wife Maggie Stuart (Zoe Saldana) and partly himself to decide to get hospitalised. during this time Maggie was having hard time to make ends meet due to her having difficulty getting good job that would allow her kids to study in a good school. Finally she decided to take a course in business school to be able to get a better job but who would take care of the kids. here is where Cam comes in, he is given the task to look after the kids, though its not the best choice it was the only one at the time and Cam accepts the challenge. The family holds up strong at first but then Cam’s conditions once in a while comes out and causes some issues but the Girls know their father and stick with him so does Cam for his girls. Over time we get to see even though his Conditions cause problems along the way it was also one of his strengths.
The Girls Imogene Wolodarsky and Ashley Aufderheide did a good job as their characters helping the movie keeps its lighthearted tone with their kiddish charm. Mark Ruffalo is a very good actor, but its not only that he acts out this character nicely its that he seems to be having fun doing so that adds another layer to the personality of Cam, making his behaviours and breakdown seem genuine and tangible.
seeing the adventure the family goes though when Cam takes care of his daughters is a fun watch. a movie i would recommend to anyone who is a fan of drama comedy genre. a tag of fun watch and rating of 6/10.
26 movies down………474 to go.
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goodbye.
The India Pakistan Fight is as old as the origin of the countries themselves, they both have fought against themselves multiple times and minor skirmishes are near common place but a new terror as crept up in to his conflict, one that both would not like to harbour. Terrorism people who for their ideology are ready to bleed the innocent.
Such was one incident that pushed India over its limit and this passive nation that before let itself get hit repeatedly decided it high time that we show that we can and will retaliate if need be and can go it just as good as them.
this incident was the Uri attack. in which 4 militants entered the army camp and killed nearly 17 soldiers in their sleep. this lead to a national uproar for some action just like usual it seemed government was quiet. unaware India was ready and eager to strike back this time for it had endured enough now its their moment to show the militant groups. unaware to the general public Indian army laughed surgical strikes on the militant laugh pads i.e. headquarters across the LoC (line of control that divides India and Pakistan). This movies is a dramatised rendition of this retaliation.
the movie is divided into 5 Chapters each parts showcasing the incidents that lead to the strikes.
Chapter 1 – The Seven Sisters, shows us to the characters and their abilities during a strike on a militant group in the northeastern states of India. after a army convoy was targeted by these militants.
Chapter 2 – An Unsettling Peace, shows us the inner turmoil all the soldiers face once they are removed from their post and sent back to their homes. Like our protagonist
Major Vihan Singh Shergill (Vicky Kaushal), who asked to get transferred as to take care of his mother who suffers from Alzheimer. Also the Surveillance by Indian intelligence on the soldiers to prevent any retaliation from the northeaster militant groups.
Chapter 3 – Bleed India with a Thousand Cuts, shows us the Uri attack that was done by the 4 militants and the aftermath the families had to endure due to such an attack.
Chapter 4 – Naya Hindustan (New India), shows us like the title the new India that is not gonna sit still, now its getting ready to strike back using new innovations and force if need be.
Chapter 5 – The Surgical Strike, this is the climax the final showdown the moment when all the information gathering and preparations come full circle. the moment When India goes ahead on the mission to hit the militant laugh pad fast and hard.
the movie is a military action Bollywood film that is brilliantly told. To a Indian Audience this film will hold a special significance as it brings forth a hope of a new India that is ready for change ready to show the world what it means to
Actors Paresh Rawal and Yami Gautam portrayed their roles very nicely but the star
Vicky Kaushal stole the show with his charisma he has in this film. whenever he was riling up his soldiers you could fell your blood getting in the action too. His emotions feels so raw that you cant help getting swayed by them.
a movie i recommend to all especially who like military movies but that is not the only group that need to watch this. a tag of must watch and rating of 8/10.
25 movies down…….475 to go.
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alvida.
Every-time i hear the word transformers i get transported to the innocent childhood of mine when all i used to do after come home after a long school was the cartoons and animations airing on T.V.. among which transformers always stood in a special place as it is one of my oldest and strongest childhood memories i associate with.
As such i was one of the first in line to the transformer live action movie when it first came out and seeing the characters in animations and in our world and interacting was such a amazing experience. now as the years went by and i grew up i felt the charm the series initially had was being lost with each new instalment, and at this point it just became evident squeals are being made only for the money it would generate back.
thus when the trailer and news about the new spin off movie titled Bumblebee when on my ears, i wasn’t as ecstatic as i once would have been few years ago, and so the existence of this movie just faded away. until today when i got my hands on the film and one of my friends said it isn’t as bad as i think that i decided to give it a shot, and i pleasantly surprised that i end up enjoying it.
the story follows the early part of the journey of bumblebee on earth, when he was sent to earth by Optimus prime to form a base and how he befriends a girl (Hailee Steinfeld) who helps fix his voice that was destroyed in an early encounter with decepticons. this story has emotional beats, comedy, a hint of romance and action definitely action.
now i really need to mention this, it ant anything major but i loved the bumblebee’s design in this movie. it just has the right feel and tone for this movie. his mannerism and actions were really fun to watch. the fact that he was out sized by nearly every other bot we meet gave him a underdog feel and increased the fight tension.
one advantage this movie has over others in its franchise is that the run time of this movie is about 40 min less than the other movies and that plays a critical role in not making this movie drag on for too long, thus keeping everything much simpler and to point.
a movie i would really recommend if you like me loved this franchise but had started to lose interest with the way the series has been going, and want a lighthearted much simpler take on the concept this movie is for you.
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Goodbye
I really don’t know where to start……
I have been a DC fanboy since I was well a boy, I grew up on the tv shows comics and stories of these heroes and getting a chance to watch them come to life was like a dream come true but nope of the live action movies seem to let me have that dream turn to reality.
the story of Aquaman is a very generic hero story where the main character Author curry (Jason Momoa) is the son of an Atlantian queen and a human. who has to come face to face with his destiny to be the king of Atlantis, for which he has to find the scared trident. but believe me, even this simple storyline gets messed up in this movie at no point did the story allow me to get attached to the characters or their decisions it’s just felt as if that it and I have to take it so. I know it’s just a superhero movie no need to take it so seriously but no matter the number of chances given to the DC it just never seems to get it right.
now I do need to give the movie credit where it is due, the director
James Wan did a great job in this movie, the actions sequences, camera movement and transitions were one of the most fun things about the movie. my favourite scene from this movie is the time black manta (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) fights against Aquaman and Mera (Amber Heard) fights against the henchmen.
honestly, this movie could have done so much better if the script was better or at least focused on one main antagonist rather than having multiple villains of Aquaman in the movie to hype the movie up.
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goodbye.
now I need to get this out of my chest I have never been a fan of musicals, I don’t have anything per se against them but I just don’t particularly like this genre. that being said the song My Favorite Things is one of the songs I really enjoy.
the story revolves around a woman a free-spirited song loving lass (Julie Andrews), who is trying to become a nun in an Austrian convent, but due to her hard to control behaviour she is asked to act as a governess to the seven children of a Naval officer widower. her pleasant demeanour and jolly attitude charmed the children who had a habit of scaring away the previous governesses. seeing the happy children their father (Christopher Plummer) has a change of heart about the governess who he wasn’t so fond of and finally, him falling in love with her.
in very blurred hindsight, I would call this film so similar to the masala movies of Indian cinema as this movies also has songs, dance, comedy, romance, drama, suspense, and villains in form of Nazi. now don’t get me wrong comparing them like that isn’t any regards trying to say little about this film as its one of the great films of the medium. they were just my humble observations.
now the film is based on real life as the last part of the film show the escape of the family from the Nazi occupation f Austria. which was the only time this movie took me off guard as I wasn’t expecting a development in a movie which I guessed as only being a simple musical.
I did enjoy the movie and would recommend it, mainly as its a classic of the film industry but I am not sure if it would be to everyone’s liking.
5th movie………495 to go
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Auf Wiedersehen
to those who are no well versed in Hindi,
The term “Sarkar” (pronounced “sur-kaar”) is a title, used in Hindi, to address someone of authority. It is also the Hindi word for government.
Sarkar (2018) is a Tamil movie (Kollywood), which has a story revolving around successful businessman (Joseph Vijay) coming back to India to cast his vote in the election only to realise his vote has been illegally cast by someone else. seeing the corruption of his homeland he embarks on a quest to get rid of this party that has been causing the problems, and form a Sarkar truly of the people, by the people, for the people.
now like most Tamil movies this one also is a masala movie at its core with songs, dance, action, drama, romance all in one package that the industry always sends out. but at its core, it tries to send a message especially to the concept of democracy that all vote matter, as one of my fav quotes from this movie summarises.
elected politisian hold power for 5 years, but the individuals voting only hold it for that one day.
by
Sundar Ramasamy (Joseph Vijay)
waking up in the morning on a holiday and watching my guilty pleasure, the masala movies is one of the joys of life. and would rate this movie at 6/10 and recommend it to all the masala movie lovers.
this was my 4th movie……496 to go.
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अलविदा (alavida)
one fine Saturday late night or Sunday early morning, whichever you would refer 4 a.m. as I found myself at a random youtube video I never remember opening the tab for. there I saw the various unknown facts about the KKK ( Ku Klux Klan ) and among them, the one that popped up to me the most was the one about a Black Cop going undercover in a KKK (mind you like the movie poster says its a crazy outrageously incredible true story).
the movie BlacKkKlansman (2018) is the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay of this year. though I haven’t seen the other nominees, that being said the movie sure did a good job to be deserving the award. like mentioned above the story is about a rookie black cop (John David Washington) who infiltrates into the KKK by talking to them on phone and using another cop (obviously a white cop)(Adam Driver) to impersonate him when he had to attend the meetings, and the drama that ensues.
the movie was a fun ride, but not list topper in my opinion. there weren’t many scenes that stuck out to me in this film and to some part, the ending of the film felt a bit out of place as the transition between felt a bit off not that is an issue. that all being said the film tries to compare and connect the time the film is based to the current scenario in the USA with regards to issues like KKK and racism
if I had to rate it I would give it a 6/10, not for everyone but if the plot intrigued you check this movie out.
that’s 3 movies …..497 to go.
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goodbye.
Finally, I have embarked on this mammoth task head first, so might as well start with something grand and what would be grander than the Oscar best picture winner to start with. The Green Book …. 1st movie.
I woke up early in the morning and got myself armed with a plate of Vadi and a cup of tea too sweet for my taste buds and got cosy to start watching this movie. A story which I was eager to watch since the time I had watched its trailer last year. its a story about a street smart Italian-American who gets a job to drive a talented black pianist for his tour in the southern states of USA (which are known for their hate for the black community).
now I did genuinely like this movie it has a simple premise, is based on true story and has a budding friendship in its plot, exactly the type of story I enjoy on a cosy Saturday like today. the portrayal of the actors in the movie was very good. well that all the critiquing for now.
the best scene for me in this movie, hands down the Kentucky fried chicken scene, that was the scene that hooked me in the trailer and it didn’t disappoint in the movie too. The way they enjoyed the chicken and how throwing the bones out was fun to them and when Tony (the driver) thrown the cold drink cup out of the window in the moment, how Don (the pianist) makes him stop the car turn back and pick it up.
if u haven’t seen the movie yet I would recommend it to you, it’s a light movie that is an easy and fun watch.
this was definitely a good choice for the 1st movie, and with 499 left to go, I should better get moving.
see you soon
Adios.
So I have had a crazy idea one fine day, why not watch 500 movies in a year with a minimum a movie a day and just to make this task even more ambitious than it already is as I will be writing a review of sorts on them. I know what craziness.
I have never written a blog before this so, this article is the 1st one (and hopefully not the last one). so keeping it short. good luck to me for the 500 reviews that are gonna be coming this way in the next 365 days, and other silly content, just to amuse you and me.
See you soon.
Adios.
to any movie viewer there might have come a time that a singular talent of an individual, never heard or seen before mesmerises you that you instinctively know he is good and will be great in future. to me one such case was the film Raanjhanaa (2013) that introduced me to that Actor Dhanush, i knew not who he was and what was instore for him in future but there was this sense optimism that i will enjoy his film for sure.
I had chosen this film through seeing its poster and his face on it, thinking its doesn’t seem like a masala film and knowing him might be worth it, I was right. Asuran (2019), meaning the Demon is a Tamil revenge drama film that showcases the fight of an underprivileged class against the rich (classic David vs Goliath) done with a analogy of inner demons.
now it is still a commercial film it has its hero moments yet the realism that is presented counterbalances the film to hinder criticism. what makes this film work are soundtrack that keeps the dread perceptible and the dynamic acting of the cast having the likes of Manju Warrier, Prakash Raj. yet to me its a Dhanush film a film where his range as an actor comes into play where he portrays the character in different times.
this is a film i enjoyed added by the fact it pertains to my premonitions years back is just an added bonus.
127 movies down……..373 to go
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Piriyavitai (Tamil goodbye)
their are various objects, smells phases and many more that have the ability to transport a person to an era where worries boiled down to the simpler things. A term i read in a article long back Objects of Innocence one of my favourite phases.
Jumanji is one such phase, i fondly remember the film. as a child i oh so dreamed about having a chance to play the game have fun with real life adventure, a world of fantasy and wildlife that was just out there.
I have always been spilt on the concepts of sequels or spin offs that in many ways are trying to capitalise on the nostalgia market, i don’t condemn them yet they just never sit well. As such any critic or value of the film I see tends to coated by a layer of biases. The film is over all a fun ride the charisma of Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black and Karen Gillan along with the chemistry they generate can be called the true core of the film. As for the story i am not really on board with it, it just does the bare minimum to save the Jumanji name and give itself a reason to use it.
Now all in all if someone asks me was it fun I will say Yes, if someone asks me to recommend a game like film would I, Yes, and was it better than the first NO (imo).
126 movies down……..374 to go
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goodbye
way before this virus extravaganza started, the state of Kerala in India had suffered through a Nipah virus outbreak. and you know it if anything interesting happens it will become a film given enough time.
thus Virus (2019) is born, a Malayalam language medical thriller on the virus outbreak dramatising the various actions and individual scenarios the the state and its authority faced while facing an invisible enemy. the movie basically boils down to 2 elements finding the patient zero and containing the outbreak.
this film had a surprisingly compact pacing which was something i was not expecting as many a times films like these allowing the films narrative to never break and flow through seamlessly. the film boost a huge star cast from veterans to up and coming actors and actresses. weaving the various streamlines and backstories just enough to engage the viewers and provide depth to characters. As this is a story of how a RNA wrapped in protein affects the lives of those that come in contact with it.
the best thing about this film from my perspective was the lack of glorifying any particular individual, grounding the film to a realistic manner where is the collaborations and decisions of individuals that shape the narrative rather than one man doing everything.
one thing that kept going through my mind as i watched the film end was i wish the current virus bonanza was handled by the nation like the Nipah virus was done.
125 movies down……..375 to go
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Pinne kaanam (malayali goodbye)
When i first watched Kick ass (2010) i was in high school and super heroes where things of comics and cartoons, thus seeing a movie about superhero origins along with being subversive and Bloodier than norm pushed it to ranks of films i greatly enjoyed.
i wasn’t aware of a sequel to it until i saw the movie poster during a visit to the cinemas for some other random film, and i distinctly remember feel this is not gonna turn out to be good. I don’t know what psychic powers i unlocked for a moment there but after so many years i was RIGHT.
Kick-Ass 2 all in all feels like a fan made film about the first one than an actual sequel. there is this tonal dissonance the film has that always just persists. the first film felt more linearly amping up the stakes to the eventually climax of bazooka to the main boss, without truly feeling jarring yet the sequel doesn’t understand this lesson and adds divergent plot points to make you question the movie genre itself. over the multiple characters, limp humour, cringe and a serious lack of finding the flow it would be really hard to say i enjoyed this film.
all this could be me being cynical and remembering the first film in rose tinted glasses. yet for my money Kick Ass 2 is another victim of the sequel curse.
124 movies down……..376 to go
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Goodbye
the term masala film that i am guilty of using more that usual to refer to mass family entertainer films mostly coming from the southern film industry, is broad term encompassing films that tend to have various elements of Action Drama Comedy Romance Musical etc….
Race Gurram which is translated to Race Horse, is a Telugu Film that is such a prototypical Masala film that me even after watching am having difficulties write down an accurate synopsis. the films has a lot of stuff in it eccentric villains, brotherly conflict, comedic side characters, Love interest…. in jist the films about two polar opposite brothers uniting after long time due to common enemy.
the film was a hit when it was released, i can see why as its a crowd pleaser but not for me it could be today wasn’t a good day to watch a masala film like this. This film has no proper rhythm to its masalaness (if that’s a word) with the tone and genre shifting gears often, having stationary female characters. this is not a break the mold film in any regard yet the way the film feels just like any commercial film makes it very hard for me to say anything substantial about it. if there is one thing to wards the climax i was enjoying myself but it could be because i knew the film was ending.
would i recommend it NO, but unlike me if u come across it and watch it remember to switch off the brain
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veedkolu (telugu goodbye)
Even before i had seen the movie i heard its songs being played everywhere, it becoming meme, people praising the film. yet ever since i heard of its synopsis i remained sceptical on how good it truly could be. then i heard this film was Indian entry for the 92nd Academy Awards, i placed the film onto my watch list (that i finally gotto) if not for anything just clear away or validate my notions.
Gully Boy, An Indian musical drama film about the Indian Street Rap scene, inspired by the life’s and struggles of real Indian Rappers Divine and Naezy. I am never been much of a music guy thus i never heard of them but even without me wanting after the release of the film most my friends become pseudo encyclopedias about it all and imparted then knowledge onto me. The film mainly focuses on the life and struggles of Murad Ahmed (Ranveer Singh) the aspiring rapper going by the name Gully boy. A coming of age story in finding and pursuing his passion.
the film does have many memorable performances Alia Bhatt as Murad’s girlfriend, Siddhant Chaturvedi as MC Sher, Vijay Raaz as Murad’s disapproving and abusive father and many more. yet the one that truly sucks you in the one that makes the character his own, Ranveer Singh from expressions to demeanor will feel flawless. The films also is beautifully shot rustic nature the film showcases makes it realistic yet grandiose when required.
coming to my main notion of it being an Indian Oscar entry i feel really spilt since i cant definitely say there were better film in that year as i am far behind my watch list of films yet i surely think film might make many feel the similarities it has to other such film like 8Mile (2002) many more of such genre. something i felt strongly even before i watched the film and just read the synopsis. As of now i will say that it would have been my choice too for entry but only by a thread which will break oneday if i find a better film to topple its rank.
the film is definitely worthy of all praises it got and is really a great film which i would recommend to those looking for a indie feel film but not on a budget of one.
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Allvida
After watching the film and researching about it i got to know i watched the directors cut of the film, unknowingly though in the hindsight that was the better choice as most people agree for it to be the definite version.
the epic historical film was my jam, watching this film right around the time i am reading about Saladin is a cherry on top. the film feels truly epic as there always felt more to the story than being shown yet never incomplete.
what was lovely about the film is its cast who all played their roles as to make them believable entitles of history books, yet the protagonist Balian of Ibelin (Orlando Bloom) seemed missing some elements just enough to never draw me in, though its possible i was more fascinated by Saladin (Ghassan Massoud) than Balian of Ibelin.
just of the mask i felt this guy (Baldwin IV) to be the coolest
to anyone who is on the same boat to watch an epic with historical content this film is a definite recommendation
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goodbye
a 2019 bollywood film about the first Mars orbital mission done by the ISRO. A mission to mars that was cheaper than many blockbuster movies made.
the films best strength would be the film never becoming too preachy as the story involves various topics of public interest. it manages to show light to them but if being a bit nit picky i will say the films pace gets a bit clogged towards the middle as the various personal lifes of the scientist get shown as it cuts the momentum of the mission. well i can look over it as its a small bump in pace and was used to ground the characters and endear them to us. the film also has an pseudo antagonist in form of an NASA scientist of indian origin who keeps hampering the progresses stating the lack of possiblity and how NASA goes about its missions. the requirement of a foil to the main cast is understandable is done well my issues stems form the way this character plays into the film and his interactions felt bit generic and scripted.
its rare Indian space themed film that is tackled with the sincerity and the conviction to tell a good story and help the audience with the technical aspects with easy to understand bits.
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Allvida
Bharat is a Hindi film from 2019 and is based on a South korean film Ode to My father (2014), which i have not seen but i guess was better that this film.
this is a masala film and it never presented it as anything else, with Salman Khan in the lead the film is bound to go towards the mass appeal, and that by itself isn’t bad the film being based on an existing work along with a masala film suffers the pothole having guessable twist and progression. the film does impose its grand scale onto you and glimpses the epic it wants to be
the one proper criticism i can muster about this film is the fact that this film suffers from pacing even though through out the film stuff keep happening the film feels draggy, and i reckon a crisper edit could solve the issue.
if you sitting down with the intention for a masala film you will be entertained.
119 movies down……..381 to go
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Allvida
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