Tuesday, July 25, 2006

deeply depp

Films I caught.
Water: Brilliant cinematography. Lisa Ray was superb, so was Seema Biswas. It was a chilling tale of widows in the pre-independence era. And it was done unpretentiously, with no holds barred. The child widow (i don't know her name) deserves an award for her sensitive portrayal of a girl child banished from the external world on the death of her aged "husband". Simply unforgettable.

Pirates of the Caribbean-Part 2
I have always wondered why Hollywood never gives Johnny Depp his due. He was flawless in Finding Neverland and he is once again flawless in Pirates- Part 2. In fact, I preferred this to the first part. Depp had various emotions running across his face, and so did Keira Knightley. Clever scripting!! Also, the villians of the piece were tres extraordinaire, in fact, the entire package was completely spectacular. Some of the fight sequences and action scenes were outstanding, and very very creative. I really liked!!

Blue
This is a part of a French trilogy. There's also White and Red. The latter has won countless awards. They are all stories of liberty, equality, and fraternity. Told through the eyes of ordinary people, and everyday dilemmas. Blue is about a woman who has to deal with the sudden death of her child and husband. How she shuts out the world is cleverly scripted and executed. It's the little things that stay with you, stark symbolisms, that foreign films love to explore! Bollywood should try it someday -- less talking, more acting!

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