It was 10:30 mid night, when I returned to home on the Saturday night after hectic work, all my roommates were set to see a movie at Cupertino AMC theaters, I was also roped into to see, though my condition was not supporting me to see a movie, but my mental condition motivated me to go with them and not to miss great fun watching a movie at mid night, a bunch of people started on a Toyota SUV to see a movie, we entered in the theater around 11:15, movie started at 11:30 pm.
I recognized Dev patel, until then I don’t know which movie I came to see, I thought as there are more than 12 screens some or the other movie we are going to watch, then I realized it was a movie of Indian who produced and written and directed it, then my curiosity levels increased to see what thought process made him to produce such a movie, Most of the scenes you find many Indians in the movie, the concept of spirits is what I liked the most, but the way it was been projected is not really impressive.
“The last air bender” there is no question It’s a great movie concept, but the way it was projected is amateurish, I could see those small kids really worked hard to bend themselves to unique poses, but capturing those styles were completely sucked, but one could definitely see this movie for the concept, I’m sure for the next series he will take necessary steps to ensure to deliver better one than this, as we can’t underestimate him according to his past movies (Sixth Sense and Signs).
So let’s say Good Luck to our dear Manjoj Night. Shamalan for his next movies.
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Varudu battle for Vaduvu..
It was all unplanned, heard so much rubbish about Varudu movie, but few people positive comments made me to go and see what is it all about and the new concept of marriage also made me curious to see this movie.
Then after Sunday class at mission, me and my business partners, decided to sit somewhere in a cool place to hide ourselves from the scorching sun. So finally we got tickets at PVR to see the movie called Varudu.
First half was too bore, I really don’t want to write so much on it, but some times I felt to come out from the theater, One can see how a typical south Andhra marriage happens, Arjun tried to act naturally, but even after all his efforts it looks very artificial, for some reason we can’t blame anyone here for the fault of this movie.
Story is simple and strait with no innovativeness, but one thing is it has good traditional values and get to gather on a happy marriage occasion, performance wise I felt Arya the villan of movie was dam good, he dominated the Arjun. Then coming to Heroine no great looks, plus movie was spoiled by so many cooks, I’m sure with so many ideas from different people movie had lost it’s charm.
Overall, one can go for to see this movie to know traditional way of doing Hindu marriages, this generation we won’t see the same happening in real life, at least in movie we can enjoy seeing it. Since it has delivered a nice message to society it’s worth watching it once.
Then after Sunday class at mission, me and my business partners, decided to sit somewhere in a cool place to hide ourselves from the scorching sun. So finally we got tickets at PVR to see the movie called Varudu.
First half was too bore, I really don’t want to write so much on it, but some times I felt to come out from the theater, One can see how a typical south Andhra marriage happens, Arjun tried to act naturally, but even after all his efforts it looks very artificial, for some reason we can’t blame anyone here for the fault of this movie.
Story is simple and strait with no innovativeness, but one thing is it has good traditional values and get to gather on a happy marriage occasion, performance wise I felt Arya the villan of movie was dam good, he dominated the Arjun. Then coming to Heroine no great looks, plus movie was spoiled by so many cooks, I’m sure with so many ideas from different people movie had lost it’s charm.
Overall, one can go for to see this movie to know traditional way of doing Hindu marriages, this generation we won’t see the same happening in real life, at least in movie we can enjoy seeing it. Since it has delivered a nice message to society it’s worth watching it once.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
"Ye Maaya Chesave"
There is some kind of disturbance in mind about the two important tasks that I’ve set for this month, Some times mind tremble with fear, what if I’m not going to make it? Because of my past experiences making me to NOT stay positive, and it always cautioning me to think what I’m going to do if worst happens in life? So I simply don’t want to think about tomorrow and feel pain now, whatever happens is happens so lets not think about it, and stop put our effort, I’m sure best people always get best things. So simply focus on whatever you are doing, and this motivated me to go to a movie called Ye Maya Chesava”
Evening sun set time, long drive to kompally all alone, dam good road covered with so many green trees, I always loved to drive on this road, and my bike slowly started picking up the speed, mind poped up new ideas for achieving my goals, and that’s giving me positive feelings inside, those beautiful villas and apartments on the road side making me more active and feel good inside, I reached to the cine planet, being it’s a week day no crowd at all, I had options to see “leader” or “YMC”, perhaps, I choose to see YMC to learn few things.
Few years ago, I use to think why real life won’t be like they show in movies, but when I see YMC, I realized movies are build on real life, and this is one special movie to my heart, especially, heroine Samantha, her expressions in certain scenes was brilliant, she gave life to that character, her walking style, navi nava natuu petta ame moham, especially one of her green colour Saree took me to old memories, one could learn so much from this movie, a true love never runs smooth, every true love have so many obstacles, the one who stays calm and composed, and be honest will win in the love, plus we often think that every thing is in our hands but it’s not in our hands, love chooses people for it’s life and it put us in miseries to make us strong, that’s the magic of love, and it’s a great pleasure to be in love, but it’s hard to bear that pain being apart.
Naku 72, niku 70 vachina, I still love you, because you were my first love, I never felt such pain in my life, prapanchamulo entha mandi unna, enduku na manasu eppudu ni gurinchee alochistu untundee, my insecurities might made me to act coward at certain situations, but every pain that I had in the recent past made me strong, It made me to realize what is all about life, see one day you will also realize it.
Gautham Vasudev Menon direction gave romantic treat and given the depth of feelings, It touches the hearts of people who had similar experience in life, ye maaya chesave, Great chemistry between the young star couple, especially heroine Samantha mind blowing performance. This movie’s sensitive and simple dialogue tugs at your heart strings. I watched it once, and I don’t mind watching it again and again with a special person.
Evening sun set time, long drive to kompally all alone, dam good road covered with so many green trees, I always loved to drive on this road, and my bike slowly started picking up the speed, mind poped up new ideas for achieving my goals, and that’s giving me positive feelings inside, those beautiful villas and apartments on the road side making me more active and feel good inside, I reached to the cine planet, being it’s a week day no crowd at all, I had options to see “leader” or “YMC”, perhaps, I choose to see YMC to learn few things.
Few years ago, I use to think why real life won’t be like they show in movies, but when I see YMC, I realized movies are build on real life, and this is one special movie to my heart, especially, heroine Samantha, her expressions in certain scenes was brilliant, she gave life to that character, her walking style, navi nava natuu petta ame moham, especially one of her green colour Saree took me to old memories, one could learn so much from this movie, a true love never runs smooth, every true love have so many obstacles, the one who stays calm and composed, and be honest will win in the love, plus we often think that every thing is in our hands but it’s not in our hands, love chooses people for it’s life and it put us in miseries to make us strong, that’s the magic of love, and it’s a great pleasure to be in love, but it’s hard to bear that pain being apart.
Naku 72, niku 70 vachina, I still love you, because you were my first love, I never felt such pain in my life, prapanchamulo entha mandi unna, enduku na manasu eppudu ni gurinchee alochistu untundee, my insecurities might made me to act coward at certain situations, but every pain that I had in the recent past made me strong, It made me to realize what is all about life, see one day you will also realize it.
Gautham Vasudev Menon direction gave romantic treat and given the depth of feelings, It touches the hearts of people who had similar experience in life, ye maaya chesave, Great chemistry between the young star couple, especially heroine Samantha mind blowing performance. This movie’s sensitive and simple dialogue tugs at your heart strings. I watched it once, and I don’t mind watching it again and again with a special person.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Avtar bY James Cameron
A dozen years later, James Cameron has proven his point: He is king of the world.
As commander-in-chief of an army of visual-effects technicians, creature designers, motion-capture mavens, stunt performers, dancers, actors and music and sound magicians, he brings science-fiction movies into the 21st century with the jaw-dropping wonder that is "Avatar." And he did it almost from scratch.
There is no underlying novel or myth to generate his story. He certainly draws deeply on Westerns, going back to "The Vanishing American" and, in particular, "Dances With Wolves." And the American tragedy in Vietnam informs much of his story. But then all great stories build on the past.
After writing this story many years ago, he discovered that the technology he needed to make it happen did not exist. So, he went out and created it in collaboration with the best effects minds in the business. This is motion capture brought to a new high where every detail of the actors' performances gets preserved in the final CG character as they appear on the screen. Yes, those eyes are no longer dead holes but big and expressive, almost dominating the wide and long alien faces.
The movie is 161 minutes and flies by in a rush. Repeat business? You bet. "Titanic"-level business? That level may never be reached again, but Fox will see more than enough grosses worldwide to cover its bet on Cameron.
But let's cut to the chase: A fully believable, flesh-and-blood (albeit not human flesh and blood) romance is the beating heart of "Avatar." Cameron has never made a movie just to show off visual pyrotechnics: Every bit of technology in "Avatar" serves the greater purpose of a deeply felt love story (watch the trailer here).
The story takes place in 2154, three decades after a multinational corporation has established a mining colony on Pandora, a planet light years from Earth. A toxic environment and hostile natives -- one corporate apparatchik calls the locals "blue monkeys" -- forces the conglom to engage with Pandora by proxy. Humans dwell in oxygen-drenched cocoons but move out into mines or to confront the planet's hostile creatures in hugely fortified armor and robotics or -- as avatars.
The protagonist, Jake Sully (Sam Worthington), is a disabled former Marine who takes his late twin brother's place in the avatar program, a sort of bone thrown to the scientific community by the corporation in hopes that the study of Pandora and its population might create a more peaceful planet.
Without any training, Jake suddenly must learn how to link his consciousness to an avatar, a remotely controlled biological body that mixes human DNA with that of the native population, the Na'vi. Since he is incautious and overly curious, he immediately rushes into the fresh air -- to a native -- to throw open Pandora's many boxes.
What a glory Cameron has created for Jake to romp in, all in a crisp 3D realism. It's every fairy tale about flying dragons, magic plants, weirdly hypnotic creepy-crawlies and feral dogs rolled up into a rain forest with a highly advanced spiritual design. It seems -- although the scientists led by Sigourney Weaver's top doc have barely scratched the surface -- a flow of energy ripples through the roots of trees and the spores of the plants, which the Na'vi know how to tap into.
The center of life is a holy tree where tribal memories and the wisdom of their ancestors is theirs for the asking. This is what the humans want to strip mine.
Jake manages to get taken in by one tribe where a powerful, Amazonian named Neytiri (Zoe Saldana) takes him under her wing to teach him how to live in the forest, speak the language and honor the traditions of nature. Yes, they fall in love but Cameron has never been a sentimentalist: He makes it tough on his love birds.
They must overcome obstacles and learn each other's heart. The Na'vi have a saying, "I see you," which goes beyond the visual. It means I see into you and know your heart.
In his months with the Na'vi, Jake experiences their life as the "true world" and that inside his crippled body locked in a coffin-like transponding device, where he can control his avatar, is as the "dream." The switch to the other side is gradual for his body remains with the human colony while his consciousness is sometimes elsewhere.
He provides solid intelligence about the Na'vi defensive capabilities to Col. Miles Quaritch (Stephen Lang), the ramrod head of security for the mining consortium and the movie's villain. But as Jake comes to see things through Neytiri's eyes, he hopes to establish enough trust between the humans and the natives to negotiate a peace. But the corporation wants the land the Na'vi occupy for its valuable raw material so the Colonel sees no purpose in this.
The battle for Pandora occupies much of the final third of the film. The planet's animal life -- the creatures of the ground and air -- give battle along with the Na'vi, but they come up against projectiles, bombs and armor that seemingly will be their ruin.
As with everything in "Avatar," Cameron has coolly thought things through. With every visual tool he can muster, he takes viewers through the battle like a master tactician, demonstrating how every turn in the fight, every valiant death or cowardly act, changes its course. The screen is alive with more action and the soundtrack pops with more robust music than any dozen sci-fi shoot-'em-ups you care to mention (watch the "Avatar" video game trailer here).
In years of development and four years of production no detail in the pic is unimportant. Cameron's collaborators excel beginning with the actors. Whether in human shape or as natives, they all bring terrific vitality to their roles.
Mauro Fiore's cinematography is dazzling as it melts all the visual elements into a science-fiction whole. You believe in Pandora. Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg's design brings Cameron's screenplay to life with disarming ease.
James Horner's score never intrudes but subtly eggs the action on while the editing attributed to Cameron, Stephen Rivkin and John Refoua maintains a breathless pace that exhilarates rather than fatigues. Not a minute is wasted; there is no down time.
As commander-in-chief of an army of visual-effects technicians, creature designers, motion-capture mavens, stunt performers, dancers, actors and music and sound magicians, he brings science-fiction movies into the 21st century with the jaw-dropping wonder that is "Avatar." And he did it almost from scratch.
There is no underlying novel or myth to generate his story. He certainly draws deeply on Westerns, going back to "The Vanishing American" and, in particular, "Dances With Wolves." And the American tragedy in Vietnam informs much of his story. But then all great stories build on the past.
After writing this story many years ago, he discovered that the technology he needed to make it happen did not exist. So, he went out and created it in collaboration with the best effects minds in the business. This is motion capture brought to a new high where every detail of the actors' performances gets preserved in the final CG character as they appear on the screen. Yes, those eyes are no longer dead holes but big and expressive, almost dominating the wide and long alien faces.
The movie is 161 minutes and flies by in a rush. Repeat business? You bet. "Titanic"-level business? That level may never be reached again, but Fox will see more than enough grosses worldwide to cover its bet on Cameron.
But let's cut to the chase: A fully believable, flesh-and-blood (albeit not human flesh and blood) romance is the beating heart of "Avatar." Cameron has never made a movie just to show off visual pyrotechnics: Every bit of technology in "Avatar" serves the greater purpose of a deeply felt love story (watch the trailer here).
The story takes place in 2154, three decades after a multinational corporation has established a mining colony on Pandora, a planet light years from Earth. A toxic environment and hostile natives -- one corporate apparatchik calls the locals "blue monkeys" -- forces the conglom to engage with Pandora by proxy. Humans dwell in oxygen-drenched cocoons but move out into mines or to confront the planet's hostile creatures in hugely fortified armor and robotics or -- as avatars.
The protagonist, Jake Sully (Sam Worthington), is a disabled former Marine who takes his late twin brother's place in the avatar program, a sort of bone thrown to the scientific community by the corporation in hopes that the study of Pandora and its population might create a more peaceful planet.
Without any training, Jake suddenly must learn how to link his consciousness to an avatar, a remotely controlled biological body that mixes human DNA with that of the native population, the Na'vi. Since he is incautious and overly curious, he immediately rushes into the fresh air -- to a native -- to throw open Pandora's many boxes.
What a glory Cameron has created for Jake to romp in, all in a crisp 3D realism. It's every fairy tale about flying dragons, magic plants, weirdly hypnotic creepy-crawlies and feral dogs rolled up into a rain forest with a highly advanced spiritual design. It seems -- although the scientists led by Sigourney Weaver's top doc have barely scratched the surface -- a flow of energy ripples through the roots of trees and the spores of the plants, which the Na'vi know how to tap into.
The center of life is a holy tree where tribal memories and the wisdom of their ancestors is theirs for the asking. This is what the humans want to strip mine.
Jake manages to get taken in by one tribe where a powerful, Amazonian named Neytiri (Zoe Saldana) takes him under her wing to teach him how to live in the forest, speak the language and honor the traditions of nature. Yes, they fall in love but Cameron has never been a sentimentalist: He makes it tough on his love birds.
They must overcome obstacles and learn each other's heart. The Na'vi have a saying, "I see you," which goes beyond the visual. It means I see into you and know your heart.
In his months with the Na'vi, Jake experiences their life as the "true world" and that inside his crippled body locked in a coffin-like transponding device, where he can control his avatar, is as the "dream." The switch to the other side is gradual for his body remains with the human colony while his consciousness is sometimes elsewhere.
He provides solid intelligence about the Na'vi defensive capabilities to Col. Miles Quaritch (Stephen Lang), the ramrod head of security for the mining consortium and the movie's villain. But as Jake comes to see things through Neytiri's eyes, he hopes to establish enough trust between the humans and the natives to negotiate a peace. But the corporation wants the land the Na'vi occupy for its valuable raw material so the Colonel sees no purpose in this.
The battle for Pandora occupies much of the final third of the film. The planet's animal life -- the creatures of the ground and air -- give battle along with the Na'vi, but they come up against projectiles, bombs and armor that seemingly will be their ruin.
As with everything in "Avatar," Cameron has coolly thought things through. With every visual tool he can muster, he takes viewers through the battle like a master tactician, demonstrating how every turn in the fight, every valiant death or cowardly act, changes its course. The screen is alive with more action and the soundtrack pops with more robust music than any dozen sci-fi shoot-'em-ups you care to mention (watch the "Avatar" video game trailer here).
In years of development and four years of production no detail in the pic is unimportant. Cameron's collaborators excel beginning with the actors. Whether in human shape or as natives, they all bring terrific vitality to their roles.
Mauro Fiore's cinematography is dazzling as it melts all the visual elements into a science-fiction whole. You believe in Pandora. Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg's design brings Cameron's screenplay to life with disarming ease.
James Horner's score never intrudes but subtly eggs the action on while the editing attributed to Cameron, Stephen Rivkin and John Refoua maintains a breathless pace that exhilarates rather than fatigues. Not a minute is wasted; there is no down time.
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