Letters from Iwo Jima

After watching Flags of our Fathers I was not very keen on watching Letter from Iwo Jima (LIJ). The main reason I didnt like Flags of our Fathers (FooF) was I didnt understand the movie. Though I know the theme of the movie I didnt understand it scene by scene. I also felt the movie was just going on and on. The movie was going back and forth in narration. So I assumed LIJ would be the same and postponed watching the movie.

Finally today I gave the movie a shot and was pleasantly surprised. The movie is way better than FooF. It was easy to follow the narration though the movie was in Japanese. The movie is a masterpiece. The movie had the same impact as We were soldiers.

It will be very difficult to see such a movie and support War. You can empathise with each and every character. Whether it is American, Japanese or Indian everywhere the feelings are same, human being is the same. There is no point in hurting another human in the name of war.

Clint Eastwood excels as a Director as well as the music director. The music has so much life.

This is one movie which you shouldn't miss.

This is it

Watched This is it today. The movie once again proves Michael Jackson is the King. The movie showcases the enormous amount of effort that has gone into this what would have been a show like never before.

The movie shows Michael rehearsing with other dancers. We can see how cool he is and how effortlessly he does those complex movements. We can see him very cheerful and happy. His death must have been very shocking to those people who worked with him for this show day and night.

The movie shows the side of Michael we have never seen. We can see him composing, practising and being one among them.

The Earth song was awesome. The numbers They dont really care about us, Thriller would have come with extrodinary works if the shows had gone live. The world just missed an excellent show.

We will miss the excellent showman, King of pop, forever.

Outside India

In the west the vehicles respect the pedestrian. It will stop for one to cross the road. A pedestrian will respect the vehicle and doesn't come in its path except to cross at designated spots.

Here in our desh it doesn't matter if it is red signal or zebra crossing people drive like maniacs and pedestrians walk like zombies in all directions. If you try to wait for a pedestrian to cross the guy behind you honks the horn such that you will feel you are in front of an ambulance.

If you follow a car at a normal speed and the car in front of you is going smooth and cool be cautious. The B****d might abruptly stop to take a left or right without caring for the vehicle behind.

Almost 90% of the Tata Sumos, Toyota Innovas and Mahindra Scorpios sport a flag in front. Now this gives them license to go at double the speed limit and scare any one else who happens to be on the road at that time.

The only other B****d who is licensed to take on such vehicles sporting the flag is Metropolitan Transport Corporation buses, IT company buses and College buses.

Though we have such deadly vehicles on road which makes us run like scared rabbits into a hole there are vehicles who doesn't care even if a elephant drives past them in a water tanker. They are the TVS 50 walas and three wheelers such as ape, Piaggio etc.They drive at a leisurely speed of 20 km/hr. I salute their bravery.

A river runs through it

Third consecutive post which is a review of a movie which tells a lot about what I have been doing these days.

This movie again came with some strong recommendation from IMDB. When I took this movie and Big Fish I was expecting something on the lines of our own Thavamai Thavamirunthu but except for very few similarities in the plot line nothing much is same.

This movie is about an American family and the bonding between the family members expecially the two brothers. Its starts with the time when their dad takes them out for fly fishing. They grow on to become a professor and a journalist.

It shows how the people bond with each other. The fly fishing plays major role.

The movie has some spectacular cinematography. The movies does sometimes feel like its going nowhere. The movie doesnt have a extrodinary plot as well. The movie is simply about a family.

The movie didnt trigger any emotions inside me like some movies did but it is not bad as well. If you have time and would like to see some beautiful sceneries with a soft theme then you can go ahead for this one.