Baraka
Baraka-an ancient Sufi word translates as a blessing, or the breath/essence of life
This
documentary shot in 70mm takes you on a voyage to the ends of the world...exotic locales across the globe. (24 countries in 6 continents) Amazing photography and Mother Nature is photogenic as always. The images absorb you as the camera stays still to capture the movement in front of the lens. The cascade of the clouds and the waves in the mid air, there is a harmony uniting the elements of nature. A lot of the images just transport you...to be one with the One as Nature embraces you.
Ron Fricke spent 14 moths photographing for the film and 5 years working on the concept. The final work says it all! Words can't always describe...you got to watch it to experience it!
The waves crashing on the rocks, the cascade of clouds in mid air, the intensity of the monuments in the dark of the night, the volcanoes, these are a few of those scenes I would never want to forget...perhaps I've got enough inspiration to stroke the canvas!
a whole bunch...
Ok, its been a while and didn't find time to write, although did find time to watch a few more movies...so here we go
Spiderman2:
Well, it was quite interesting a watch...hadn't watched the first one, so can't compare them though. I guess Spidy's charm and mystery is sort of lost when he reveals his identity. But overall it was a good show!
The Color of Paradise:
Another Farsi movie by Majid Majidi. Pretty beautiful...has his signature style. Its a story of a blind kid who returns to his village for the summer vacation. The whole of nature talks to him in his dialect...the textures he feels translate themselves to a language he can read, if not see... It is also about the bond that develops in a strange way between the father and the kid...the best cast is Mother Nature ofcourse...you would just get lost in the woods!
Together:
A Chinese movie...Its about the violin prodigy (kid) who goes to the city with his 'dad' to attend classes officially. When it is day to be in the spotlight, he makes a decision...the spotlight that he found for himself means a lot more than the cheer of the crowd in any theater.
Blue Planet series:
This is a documentary series by Discovery Channel and BBC. I haven't watched all the 4 DVDs yet...but the segments I watched, it was spellbinding...the more you plunge deeper into the Deep Blue, the more amazed you are at the wonder of life, its myraid creatures, the beauty that's hidden in the deeps of the ocean...creatures that are truly amazing...(i know I'm using a lot of adjectives, but every word means what i say)...I was just startled at the way nature carefully choses her color palette to skin/dress every creature up. Inspiration unlimited...infact I tried to paint something after having watched it. The strangest creatures, the most amazing color combinations and the most beautiful ballets, the strangest pyrotechnics and bioluminescence I ever saw, all these residing in the depths of the deeps!
Thanks to the explorers who dedicate their lives to bringing these creatures to the light of the world, who otherwise would have stayed beautiful as they always have been, in their darkness. The makers have done a great job, as there is a story telling, a drama in the narrative. You will simply fall in love and get lost in their world if you love water and its deep realms.
Phir Milenge:
Ok, I happen to watch this hindi movie, as a friend happened to have the DVD and I had the time. But, guess what, it was a movie of a different kind, unlike the bollywood flicks I've seen. A strong storyline and the casts have done a good job. The music is good! And of course the place reminded me a lot of SAP and NASA meets...
M.Night Shyamalan's
Sixth Sense:
I did watch this earlier, then it was on HBO long time ago...so watched it again.
The concept was quite new and interestingly built upon... although I didn't see that there was much to the movie than what was evident...of course it was an interesting thriller. but it didn't have the depth beyond the visible, like other movies of MNS.
Signs:
Ok, here I did see the depth of the thought and this movie was sure not just about aliens...so there was something to take back at the end of it.
Are there no coincidences? Do you believe in miracles? Faith? Does belief help us look beyond our fears? Is there someone out there watching over us or is life just a happening of chance and coincidence?
so this left me wondering... like the other movies of MNS!
Disney's Beauty and the Beast:
Well, I did enjoy it...as any other disney animation. It didn't drown me in fantasy though. It definitely is a great animation of its times, no wonder it was the first animation film to be nominated for the Oscars!
