With
theatricality and a superficial facial reaction, an underdog of the movie says “I
have never
seen anything
like that”, stressing on the words never
and anything with a slight tension in
the epiglottis. Now, does that sound
familiar? Talk about clichés!
OK.
Tell me one thing folks, how does it so happen that in movies, moms are being
portrayed as careless freaks? I am talking about that scene where a mother with a
baby in a stroller is trying to cross a highway and this happens just about the
same time as the hero’s quintessential action sequence of speeding comes into
picture. What happens next is sheer insanity. In an almost ethereal instinct,
the hero skids away with his car/bike missing the baby stroller only by an
iota and lands perfectly on the other side of the road. Happy mom, happy baby,
happy hero and trolled audience!
I
started noticing such stereotypes lately due to the lack of interest in the
stories the movies these days tell. On the other hand, I am a great fan of World
movies, especially German. There is a certain exulted belief of reality in
their movies. The emotions portrayed are simple and yet makes a banging effect.
Talking of emotions, I should definitely mention “My mother, the mermaid”, a
Korean movie which can be conveniently compared to a mellifluous rhythm. It is a time-travel love story about how an adolescent girl gets transported to the early years of
her mother’s adolescent days and how she gets to see her parents’ love coming
about and in the end she gets transported back to her present day. It is so
beautiful that it makes you fall in love with your parents all over again.
Turn that World Movies Channel ON guys! :)
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Park Hae Il - It is pure bliss to watch him act! Picture source - Google Images |
Turn that World Movies Channel ON guys! :)
And wait, I have a diwali release - my new photo blog - Check it out too - Rewind and Play
Happy Diwali folks! :)
Happy Deepavali to you and your family.
ReplyDeleteThank you, SG! Wish you the same.
DeleteI am sure you had a wonderful Deepavali at Chennai :)
Celebrated Deepavali in true Chennai fashion after many many years. When I was younger, Amma used to make sweets and kaaram at home. Now we bought at A2B (Adyar Ananda Bhavan.)
DeleteThat is lovely to hear, SG :)
DeleteI too miss amma-made sweet kaarams, home and busvasnam, kambi mathaapu :)
A2B - good choice :) :D