Unnecessary violence

I am on a movie watching spree lately. I  have been watching a lot of movies without being censored before. That is, earlier it was a habit of mine that my brother used to watch movies and tell me which are suitable for my weak heart. Violent movies have an adverse effect on me. A very strong adverse effect. I get very moved by music, literature and visual media I believe.

 

I was recently watching a movie, thinking that it was horror then I finally realized it was not. It was horrible. A young pair of lovers being chased by a group of mentally deranged persons through out the night in their summer house and finally getting butchered. Now, being a normal human being that’s not exactly the type of movie I will love to watch. Its okay if ghosts kill one or two human beings after chasing them all night but the same thing becomes repulsive when human beings do that without any reason but “fun” or cannibalism -  I watched a movie in that a family was lost in desert and eaten up by a gang of cannibals I fell sick after watching that movie it was so gory and violent.

 

What is the purpose of making these movies? To trigger violence or make people like me fall sick if they accidentally watch it?

Cacophony

I believe every horror or suspense movie addict will share my misery. The hero/heroine is walking through dangerous alleys, darkness surrounds her, our breath stops… suddenly our heart leaps sky high, just misses the ceiling by an inch. Not because a horrible thing leapt out of darkness, but because of a shrill background music of horrible composition.

You will feel that your heart will simply explode. Then you will scramble for the mouse to turn down the volume before angry neighbours start to curse you in their heart because it’s late at night and you love to watch horror movies late at night.

 

I love a good horror, thriller, sci-fi and suspense movie that is why I notice this thing so keenly. Fortunately I watch them from home, in computer so I keep my hand on the mouse to choke that sudden blare of cacophony. I pity those who have to go through that blast in auditoriums.

 

Horror or suspense works best without background music. Because then you are completely in dark about what is in the director’s mind.

Rain man

Its one of the cutest movies I have ever seen. A spoilt young man comes to know from his father’s will that he has given away all his money to a trust. He finds out that the whole money is given to his autistic elder brother through that trust.

 

He goes there, plots a plan that he will either win his custody or force the lawyers to pay him half  his father’s property. He coaxes Raymond, his elder brother to go away with him. Thus starts a journey, ending in Raymond’s winning love of his brother.

 

In the end Raymond had to return to the asylum because he was too sensitive to live in real world but he transforms his brother completely. He becomes a loving and caring person from a self centered, sometimes mean guy.

 

It’s a worth watching movie, a truly heart warming movie full of beauty of human soul.

To kill a mocking bird

This is another movie which recently moved me. Its an old movie starring Gregory Peck. I really admire this guy. Have been his fan since long, well I guess most of the women of my generation are big fans of this guy. I have rarely seen such a combination of sophistication, good acting and dazzling looks.

This story really stirred my soul. Reminded me how sometimes we hate others without any reason at all. It’s the story of a black farm labourer who was falsely accused by a white woman, and even the law took her side…. Knowing all the while that she was lying.

We all have done it, but its better to get rid of this feeling of hating fellow human beings as soon as possible, unless they have performed something really heinous, and are caught red handed doing so..

We should try not to occupy the judge’s throne unless its must.

Rang de basanti

I am not much of a hindi movie viewer. I very humbly admit it. for two reasons mainly, number one mushy love stories in various packages bore me to death and second reason is boring story lines, bad acting, direction and editing acts as sleeping pill for me.

Since time immemorial all my indian, hindi speaking friends have been bugging me to watch this movie, I ignored them. then the only critic I believe told me to watch it (must) and I did.

I have rarely seen such a powerful movie by an Indian. I have always liked Amir Khan’s new avatar since lagaan and have loved his taare zameen pe. There are some bolly actors I sometimes watch he, ajay devgan and rahul bose are top among them.

This movie was really something. It reminded me (very strongly) of all the sacrifices made by the freedom fighters for us, which we are reaping now

And it subtly told me another thing.. just saying that the world is corrupted doesnot works.. get up and pick up the broom.

The direction of this movie was fabulous so were all the actors..