Sarkar (2018)

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.

see you soon 

अलविदा (alavida)

BlacKkKlansman

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.

see you soon.

goodbye.

Johnny English Strikes Again

To see Rowan Atkinson (or I and the world likes to call him Mr Bean) back at in one of his avatar, that of a British spy by the name Jonny English.

I have been a fan of this franchise, for being a parody of the spy or more like James bond genre and for the fun quirky portrayal of the main character by Mr Bean. this movie didn’t disappoint, but that being said it is definitely a far cry for the 1st part but in my opinion better than the 2nd.

there isn’t a very deep plot for the movie in honesty, it does have a very clique premise of old agents being reinstated as the villain has hacked the server and gotten info on all active agents. and just as clique villain troupe of a billionaire techie who wants to control the internet. which fine and all as its a parody first and foremost. now if you plan to watch this film for its plot oh boy good luck, but if u are in for the comedy you should know Mr Bean doesn’t disappoint.

now the aspect of technology’s importance in today’s society and our main characters inability to utilize is a theme in the film. and the merge of this theme comes at my favourite scene for this movie and that was the VR (Virtual Reality) Training scene. especially the scene where Mr Bean enters a bakery and start attacking a granny and pushing her away and beating the employee with Baguettes (French bread). all the while thinking he is in a VR training to get ready to fight the bad guy in his house.

whether you are a Mr bean fan or not (but seriously how are you not?) it a fun movie to watch to chill and have some fun time with friends. and thus two movies down…498 to tackle.

see you soon.

Au revoir

The Green Book

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.

The Mammoth Task

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.