Sunday 19 August 2012

ETERNAL WATCH

Revisited "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" - Watching Jim Carrey is always a pleasure but the adulation increases for him in this film considering the non-madcap, non-bizarre character he has performed. Kate winslet has tried her best as a hip, wasted lady trying to figure out about her emotions and she is successful, immensely attractive in her performance while Jim provides equal justice to the pairing. Mark ruffalo, Kirsten dunst, Tom wilkinson, Elijah Wood perform their bit very well the only thing is - why this seemingly popular actors accepted such inconsequential roles. The answer to it might be flawless script or concept. The direction requires special consideration with equal importance to camera work. If this was considered a sci-fi movie and was given to some action oriented brat he would have scrapped the loveliness out-of it (thanks to Michael bay otherwise the fate would have being like "the Island"). But director Charlie Kaufman pulls this off with subtle superiority that otherwise could have achieved by CGI. It is beautiful to understand how can attraction, pain, separation, can be bundled together and presented in front of us in such manner. Great watch...Feels kind of proud when the couple is hearing to Kishore Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar in one of the scenes.

Friday 3 August 2012

STANLEY's SHINE

Watched "The Shining"(1980) - Camera work is amazing and reminds of Jonathan Demme's take on full frontal facing of actors in "The silence of lambs". It might have being the most horrifying movies of its time but fails to impress me, for instance the Overlook doesnt establish the spookiness required. The fact the lights are always on and electricity full fledged during the storm, hinders you at some point. Jack nicholson is superb as neurotic father & husband. Escpecially the continous scene on the staircase...he is at his best. It is best for its direction which was achieved rarely at that time and with minimalistic props or horrid make-up effects which was generally the trend of 80s horror movies. Nevertheless "The shining" laid foundation for a different kind of horror genre for sure....but reading stephen king's novel will be a added advantage or supportive enough to experience the horror...