Avatar in 5D

Avatar (2009) which released on December 19th worldwide, is directed by James Cameron, the man behind Aliens, Terminator, Terminator 2 and Titanic. Looking at this line up you would be knowing the prowess of this show maker and why he is known to be one of the best Hollywood film directors. This movie is a master piece in visual effects and surely something all the film technicians around the globe. Just imagine how sharp and innovative his thoughts are. The movie takes place in a distant planet, Pandora. The word ‘Pandora’ is derived from the term ‘Pandora box’ which we all should have heard in our childhood. And Pandora just like the Pandora box is a lushy place filled with nature’s wonders like a infinite variety of plant and animal species. Literally James Cameron has played God in imagining this planet and its species. I mean, you can’t imagine different species with a variety of features and so beautiful with a million colours to achieve that gloss and shine. After watching this movie, just as James Cameron said, I am dying to live in that planet. People are so much bonded with nature. They love nature and nature loves them. But it’s totally different here. People love money and money loves people. So comparing Pandora to Earth, the present Earth is shit. Reason : Us. But anyways I’m not getting too deep into this.

Acting

Earth
Sam Worthington has done a neat job. He has no scope for any exceptional acting. Sigourney Weaver is exceptional. I think she is the kind of actress who does any role exceptionally well, making even a small cameo well registered in the audience mind. She still has that cute smile at the age of 60. Wow…. Michelle Rodriguez is so hot. So good for this tom boyish adventurous-pilot kinda character. It seems Cameron was so impressed with her performance in her first movie, Girl Fight.

Pandora
Zoe Saldana as the Neytiri is awesome due to two reasons. One, her cute expressions and two, the mix of reality and graphics making her one of the most beautiful heroines in Hollywood. (I didn’t mean the real Zoe Saldana (Vantage point). I meant Neytiri, her graphic counterpart). Other than her, all the others, who I have no idea of have done their jobs.

Music
Music is good. Another James, I mean James Horner (Titanic) has done a good job. I liked it. But it’s not great, maybe because I expected a lot out of a 10 year old movie in the making. But it’s good for the movie. Suited the visuals and gave goose bumps in several scenes which were awe inspiring.

Cinematography
This is the department that has made filming this movie a possibility. Initially when Cameron wrote the script about 15 years ago, he decided not to film it, because there was not enough technology to support this imagination. It was some kind of a camera wherein the graphic environment could be simultaneously viewed with the actors’ virtual characters which was easier for the director to shoot by watching the scenes as though it was shot live in a real Pandora. You would have seen scenes been shot in green rooms wherein later the graphics was added. But this technology has set the benchmark for directors all over the world. Interesting !! But apart from this, there were shots that were zoomed in at moments giving a closer look for the audiences. This was a visual treat. I was waiting for this after each appearance.

Direction
James Cameron has scripted an unbelievably imaginative story in the 90’s which still looks awesome in 2009. It’s a truly inspiring tale of unity and brotherhood. 5 stars for Cameron to everything he has done. Hail Cameron !!


Overall experience
The movie is awesome. I am proud to have seen it in 2D and 3D. It is truly an honor in my life to have seen this movie in theatres. It’s a 160 minute vacation in Pandora. However good this movie is, Terminator 2 still stands out to be his best in my perspective. But I am not eligible enough to comment negatively about Avatar.

It is the best of the best of the best of the best.

Oscars should be priveleged to get this kind of a nominee. Minimum 1 Oscar guaranteed.

Rating:

10/5

Trivia:

1.) Avatar is one of the most expensive movies ever made.

2.) Sigourney Weaver has appeared in a James Cameron movie after 23 years.

Batman 3 : Who would direct the sequel to the cult classic "Dark Knight" ?

Hey Folks. In recent times there has been a lot of discussion as to who would direct the third installment of the most successful superhero movie saga, The Batman. Each person has a different perception as to who should direct. I think Nolan is the best. But just for fun, let’s look how Batman 3 (tentatively titled : The Caped Crusader) would look if other directors direct it.

Sam Raimi (Spiderman) – A typical take of a children’s comic book hero. Nothing dark or thrilling.

Ethan & J.Coen ( No country for old men) - Movie will be a dark thriller

Guillermo Del Toro (Hellboy) - Movie will be a fantasy thriller

Peter Jackson (Lord of the Rings) - Some part of Batman would be shot in the exotic locales of New Zealand. Batman is a descendent of the Hobbits.

Jason Reitman (JUNO) - The movie would look simple like a light romantic comedy.

Marc Forster (Stranger than fiction) - Slow and steady

Clint Eastwood (Million Dollar Baby) - Hillary Swank is the new Bat girl. Eastwood is the new Batman. Eastwood replaces Hans Zimmer for the original score.

Shekar Kapur (Elizabeth) - Batman costumes are altered

Michael Bay (Transformers) - Destructions unlimited. You are sure to see an awesome car chase scene. Movie would travel to multiple locations. There would be a scene showing Batman walking in slow motion and a voice over depicting him to be the hero for the people of the United States of America.

James Cameron (Terminator : Judgement day) - Sure to be cool. Comic tale becomes sci-fi tale.

Akira Kurosawa (Rashomon) – Batman is a Samurai.

Roland Emmerich (2012) - The Villain is set to destroy the world. The story revolves around how Batman saves the people from the artificial, earthquakes, volcanoes, Tsunamis and twisters artificially created by the villain.

Quentin Tarantino (Kill Bill) - Yellow subtitles. Story divided into chapters. Old music. Zoom out and Zoom in of the characters’ eyes during fights. Batman and the Villain would have a sword fight with a lot of blood shed.

Gus Van Sant (Milk) - Batman is Gay.

Joel Schumacher (Batman Forever) - Oh, shit. No more Batman from him.

Martin Scorcese (Departed) – Batman is the 1960s. Di Caprio is the new Batman.

Robert Zemeckis (Beowulf) - Batman animated in 3D.

Wachowski Bros. (Matrix) - Death defying graphic stunts.

Luc Besson (The Fifth Element) – Death defying real life stunts.

Tony Scott (Deja Vu) - Denzel Washington is the new Batman.

Dennis Dugan (I now pronounce you Chuck & Larry) - Rom com revolving around how Batman and the Joker pose to be gay and win over cat girl.

Tim Burton (Sleepy Hollow) - Batman Vs. Jack the Ripper. Johnny Depp is the new Batman.

Robert Rodriguez (Once upon a time in Mexico) – “Once upon a time in Gotham”.

Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire) - Batman comes to Bombay. Falls in love with Latika. The rest of the movie is how he wins her over Jamal, who is currently contesting for "Who wants to be a Trillionaire".

Christopher Nolan (Batman Begins, The Dark Knight) - The perfect dark Batman Movie.

Nolan, You Rock !!!! We want you to continue the successful trend created by you. But we also want you to do other subjects as well. So take a break ; make other movies as well. Long live Nolan. Long live Christopher Nolan !!

2012 movie : HD (high definition)

Right from the first poster to the latest trailer, 2012 has raised all expectations by a great deal. And more higher after I did my research and wrote on this about a year ago in this blog. I have been counting days to watch this true-to-become disaster movie. Every department has excelled. I think the movie starts of on a different note. I thought it would start showing the Mayans, just like in Transformers 2. But Roland wanted to do something innovative. Many people who know enough of this theory, would have been unhappy due to the minimal references on the Mayans. But I think I have to congratulate Roland for that. Mayans theory is a belief, but not convincingly proved yet. Of course I have high respect for the Mayans and their theories, but to convince 6 billion people is a not an easy task. So Roland has safely banked on the proved scientific theories. Because people are ready believe something told by scientists rather than history. John Cusack has done a very commendable performance. Amanda Peet, my sweetheart is ravishing. Infact all the actors have done their parts to excellence. It was nice to see Danny Glover don the role of the U.S President, which was repeatedly played by Jon Voight. Oliver Platt and Woody Harrelson have done memorable characters, that won’t fade from our memories very soon. The cutest actress I have ever seen is Morgan Lily, who plays daughter to Amanda Peet and John Cusack. Not only is she cute, her character too is cute. Liam James, who plays her brother is really lucky to do such a great role. It is rare to see such good characterizations. Again, Zlatko Buric, Beatrice Rosen and Thomas Mc Carthy have landed themselves in good roles. I completely loved the finishing scene. You’ve got to see it. I am not breaking the suspense. The graphics is out of the world. Man ! What software is that???? It has been long since I have seen an edge of the seat thriller in theatres. I think I must be one of the very few people, other than the film crew to see it back to back continuously. Infact I didn’t sleep a bit, when I watched it again in a 30 min gap. Music is good. Suits the occasion. Its rare to see the Producer to be a Music director and as well the writer. Great juggling of roles man !!. Music is not Oscar material, but sets the mood for the film. On the whole it is 160 minutes of wholesome entertainment. Disasters can’t get better than this. If you liked the effects in “The Day After Tomorrow”, you’ll love “2012”. The only cons were that Roland could’ve given a better and lengthier sentimental touch, which Michael Bay excels in. But anyways, the movie is stunning. Though the visual effects are Oscar material, it will only be secondary to “Avatar”. Wish “2012” was released when “Avatar” wasn’t.

Whoever is criticizing this movie, you gotta be kidding !!!!

Rating:
3.75/5

Trivia:
1.) Director Roland Emmerich has stated "2012" to be his last disaster movie, which is why he wanted to include all disasters.
2.) Roland was initially interested to direct "Transformers", but was later given to Michael Bay.

My Pennings | the poignant tale

Earth is one among the paradises created by God (or whatever you believe). Then Man was a creation of God. Everything from the animals to plants were a creation of God. But sorrowness and happiness was not created by Him. It was created by Man based on what kind of situation he has faced and how he has tackled them. Mankind has been thriving over billion of years through several cultures and traditions that had been set for those regions (countries). There is so much to talk about every country in terms of how rich it is and how nice the people are, how good the food is, how scenic the country is. But I believe at some point or the other, there is a need to talk when things are not going normal, when things have changed from past, when you really have something to share about what you know, about what you’ve seen / heard. This is one such writing of mine, wherein I’ve shared some of my views accumulated over the years.

There is a popular saying that is usually related to the country India – “Unity in Diversity”, which means that despite the innumerable cultures and traditions thriving in India, the people here stay united always. This might’ve been the case when this saying was first quoted for India, but I don’t see even 1 % of this saying suited to the present occasion. Just like the Indian Premier League, states are competing with each other, but not in the right spirits to make India a better nation. Its always a good practice to ‘compare’ with something or someone better than you, from where you can learn things for self-improvement. Not only India, each and every country in this planet has something to learn from another. But the main reason I’m writing this topic, is because till date, children are thought in schools that India is a country with unity in diversity, which is not the case now. This is in no offence to the country as whatever written is what I feel from the bottom of my heart. When people pin point or identify your mistakes, you try taking it in the right spirit and better yourself, right?. The same applies when one talks in a nation’s level. Lot of things are attributed to this ranging from Leaders to the very common man. The main fact that India is a diversified country is true, but the main part of unity is missing. India should be really proud that over 1500 languages are being spoken in this 3,000,000 sq. km land of varied cultures and traditions. With demarcations on all four sides, India is still viewed as North and South India. More often, people living in both these directions don’t even realize that they belong to the same land. The percentage of people in North India having a feeling of discrimination towards the South Indians has been steadily increasing. Take for example, more often Tamil (a south Indian language) movies that are remade or released in the North bomb at the box-office. This maybe attributed due to two possible reasons. Either due to the feeling of inferiority towards Southies or due to the differences in cultures which causes a lack of nativity for the audience.

On the other hand, there were recent protests in Mumbai, claiming people from other states were sidelining the native Marathis (of Mumbai)

[P.S : Mumbai (Bombay) is a metropolitan city in the state of Maharashtra, which is one of the 28 states in India) ]

See, finally people among the states are considering people from other states as foreigners. And where do you think unity still lies in this country? Take, U.S.A for example, the name itself transcends the message of being united. And moreover, I don’t think people from Texas would prohibit the entry of people from Washington or people from Eastern American States like California would show any distinct discrimination towards people from Western American States like Florida or New York. There are 50 states in U.S.A, but the common language uniting all is one – English. But ironically though there are just 28 states in India, there are over 1500 languages being spoken. But what’s the use? There is not one language that all can speak. Each and every language will have one culture here. There are people thinking that their culture is the superior, compared to all others, without even knowing about other cultures. Of course, discrimination among cultures exists in all religions. But the main question is, whether it is prevalent to this extent?

Religion is something that some are ready to give or take life. The 2002 Gujarat Riots is the best example for this worst practice. People’s torcher went to the extent of pulling out the baby from a mother’s womb, because they were of the opposite religion. If they could’ve had 1% of humanity more that their craze for religion, that baby could’ve seen the world in a better way.

“India is no more a country with Unity in Diversity.
It is a country with Mutiny in Diversity. ”

Marriage is another humorous topic to be discussed. Of course, many people all over the world don’t like marrying their son/daughter to someone from the opposite religion. But due to the abundance of cultures and religions it is more strictly followed. There are so many people here, who think that only by marrying someone of their caste / creed / language, they can lead a happy life. What nonsense? What has caste / religion to do with leading every day in your life with the one that you love, who is there to give that cute smile when you return home from work ; whom you can see first thing in the morning after getting up to get that fresh and boosted feeling ; whom you can fight with anytime and smile back the next moment ; whom you can see all through your life, always getting the feel of having seen the whole world in his/her eyes. Does religion have any miniscule connection with any of these ???? Absolutely No ….

This is the stupidest thing that I have ever heard and will ever hear in my life. If a donkey / horse proposes to you for marriage, then there is a logic that you both can’t lead a happy life. But, lol what is the problem if it is a human just like you who loves you so much asks you to marry? Looking at all this, it really seems to me, that maybe if animals had castes / religions, then these people would surely prefer the-same-religion donkey for a different-religion human. Lol.

Language might be a small barrier for mode of communication initially, but that is just a lame excuse people who think religion is God, give. People fall in love just with a distant eye contact. That split second is enough to love a person. There is no propehcy that humans can love only those who know their language. Language is also something that we invented. But falling in love is something that is destined to happen.

What if there was no religion or caste? Won't she marry the one who loves her the most? Of course she will. Or won’t the parents marry their girl to someone who loves her so much? Religion is something should only be taken to your mind. Once you take it to your heart, problems arise. God is one. God is the single force behind life on earth. God has no religion. God has no caste. God has no language. It is we who give different names for God and worship according to our religion / culture. People going to temples need not have an odd feeling towards people going to church or a mosque. Ultimately all are going to seek blessings from that single Force attired and idolized differently.

“Religion is not God. God is religion.”

And finally people blame politicians for the present condition of the country. Poor politicians. What will they do? Except a handful all the others' only motive in politics is to earn 100000 times more than they are actually worth. They do not care about the country. It’s just about their families ; how much money they save for their family ; but finally they do not realize that they can’t take anything with them when they go to hell. The body of a person who lived as a beggar and a person who lived as a king is buried in the same sand and not some golden sand for the rich poeple. There is no value for it. All of us need not become saints or great sages devoting all your lives to the betterment of mankind. Atleast live your lives peacefully and happily with no harm to anyone. Give more critical importance to human values more than anything in this earth. Henceforth, happiness will prevail not only in India, but among people in all man-marked territories on E-a-r-t-h.

Words that swept me away......................................................

"Kaise Mujhe" - Ghajini

It is to-date the best romantic hindi lyric ever from what I’ve heard all through my life. Each and every word here is so poetic. And the best part is, both “Kaise Mujhe” and “Lukka Chuppi” (mentioned in my earlier post) was written by Prasoon Joshi, who is one of the best in the business and is also the regular lyricist for Academy award winner A.R Rahman. Now let’s go those b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l words of love.


Male:
How did we unite ?
I thank my destiny
You descended on the darkness
So gently and gracefully as the moon

You caressed me like the crooning sunlight
With your rhyming pulse
Do I witness your beauty or
listen to your sacred words?
You are my peace
My passion
Why didn’t you arrive earlier?

I used to despair at the Lord
for ignoring me.
But now I worship him
For having created you.

Female:
The Lands might part
The rivers might part
The dunes might part.
Life might spark new desires
As raindrops hum a different tune.
Though times shall alter their course
I will remain with you forever.
In your sweet embrace.
For every moment.
Always.

Male:
Life is now become like a sitar.
Like a melodious song of rain.
I can’t believe our destinies united us....................................................................................................

Happy Women's day

A woman is the calm of a hurricane's eye
where a man finds transquility
as the storm passes by

A woman is the softness inside the shell
when the shell is bonbarded
by man's creation of hell

A woman is the pillar of a temple foundation
where a man comes and goes
with renewed inspirations

A woman is the cloud that carries the rain
giving life to man's soul
parched from anxieties and pain

A woman is the bank of the river flow
shelping man's direction
by being the woman she knows

A woman is the sound of a Lark's song in the morning
when mist covers life
and man feels forlorn

A woman is the emotions
shared with a man
the climax of giving
by the touch of a hand

A woman is the flesh that holds the seed
the miracle of birth
fullfilling human need

A woman is the mother of a new generation
a man is the direction
of that aspiration

___________________________________________________________________________(source: luvbluez)

Wishing on behalf of all we good hearted men, Happy Women's day, to all the women wherever life exists, for your unmatched support and dedication without which we Men wouldn't exist.
Lets not just celebrate one single day in the future, in return for their love and affection towards us, but respect them and love them in return, every minute and every second.

Hello to all my dear and lovely people reading this site. I've been stuck up with work for some time. Due to which i was unable to write frequently. This is to inform you that i will write in a more frequent basis from now. Thank you for visiting. Enjoy your visit. Take care..ByBye... :)