A Wednesday

This film is an uncharacteristic bollywood flick and definitely one of the best movies that I’ve watched in recent times. I’ve seen so many movies in the past which have real good theme and start off well, but will have so many unwanted additions in the screenplay just for the sake of increasing the run time and ultimately fail to create an impression. Thanks to the debutant director Neeraj Pandey for making this movie a 90 minute package of intense thriller, with no songs and no unwanted additions.

A cat and rat race between an anonymous mastermind, planning for bomb attacks in five different locations in the city and the police department - This is the plot of the movie and it wouldn’t be fair to even discuss the outline of the movie in detail as I watched the movie without knowing a bit and enjoyed every bit of it. Truly, this movie’s charm lies in its unraveling.

There is no doubt that the superlative performances of Nasseerudeen Shah and Anupam Kher have helped this film a lot, but we should give the credits to the director for the brilliant screenplay. I have seen a lot of movies which are based on terrorism, like “Mumbai Meri Jaan”, but this is way too good for the impact it creates and its thought provoking nature. The climax was too damn good. The common man’s sufferings have been well conceived and depicted in a radical manner, which makes it a must-watch movie.

Please do yourselves a favor by watching this movie...!

Chillax!

Osama - An emotional stir

Shocking and Stunning – Probably I got hold of two perfect words to describe this movie. My first ever Afghan movie experience (ofcourse with subtitles) turned out to be a perfect stunner. No heavy pathos background scores, no 'stuffed' sentiment scenes, but yet this movie shakes you up with its emotion packed visual. The title appears to be very misleading as one would easily think that this movie is about Osama-bin-laden. But, it is not. A very simple story with beautiful narration – A 12 year old Afghan girl and her mother loses their jobs when Talibans take over the rule since it’s forbidden for women to work according to the Taliban regime.

Since there is no male in the family, the little girl is forcefully disguised as a boy to find a job and help the family’s survival. The girl is also named ‘Osama’ and made to work in a small store before she was called for a compulsory military training by the Talibans. The whole movie is about this little girl’s efforts to try and keep away from the Talibans, as once caught, death is the going to be the only verdict. The movie’s length is less than 90 minutes and it’s really very occupying. There was never a moment where you can detach yourselves from the movie. The movie showcases the brutal treatment of the Talibans, especially against women.

Inspired by a true incident, this movie is the first complete Afghan movie ever shot. Thanks to Siddiq Barmak for the wonderful direction and since other characters don’t really have much screen space, it is Osama (Marina Golbahari) and Espandi (Arif Herati) who score full marks. I strongly recommend this movie for all movie buffs as well as non-movie buffs

I mean, it’s a must-watch for everyone ;)

Chill !

Bye,

I recommend - The Last Temptation of Christ

A sudden thought popped up after I completed watching the movie “The last temptation of Christ", which prompted this post and I’ve decided to share my experience everytime I watch an interesting Hollywood movie. I am not a movie buff and when it comes to English movies, I am always very picky and choosy. I don’t have any preferences in terms of the genre, but I love to watch any kind of controversial flicks. The one I watched was a movie of such kind, which was released in 1988.

“The Last temptation of Christ” is based on a novel, written by Nikos Kazantzakis and directed by Martin Scorsese. The movie speaks about the alternate history which says that Jesus was subjected to all human temptations like fear, reluctance, lust, doubt, depression, etc., The movie is totally filmed based on Jesus’ perspective, who was born and lived like a normal man. The main reason why most Christians shunned away from this movie was the portrayal of Jesus. They just couldn’t accept that Jesus had all the temptations, especially with Mary Magdaline. Female nudity and scenes like Jesus having sex with Mary Magdaline are too much for deeply religious people, which understandably created lot of controversy.

I felt that William Dafoe was a perfect fit for playing Jesus and his performance was the highlight. He has brilliantly expressed the fear and uncertainty of Jesus when he was sentenced to death. The movie is certainly not filmed the Bible way as it says that Jesus had a family with a lot of kids. The movie is made to raise eye brows and apparently succeeded. I disliked “The Da Vinci code” as it was boring and not riveting, but this one is certainly not like that.

The length of the movie is of course painful, but yet you can definitely watch it. I personally feel that all Christians, before they denounce the movie, should watch it once. Because, some Christians feel that there is nothing blasphemous about the movie.

Catch you next time with another interesting movie...

Cheers