Movie and lots of them
Feb 2,
I have seeing a lot of movies of late. I know that some of you are real busy. But then being a bit sadistic once a while is quite a pleasure.
I have seen three bond movies since my eulogy of Mr Bond. I saw Golden eye, Moonraker and "The spy who loved me". The last two were very big disappointments and my passion for the bond movies have come down by a few notches. Before these ones I had only seen the Brosnan starrers and read the Ian fleming books. The movies don't capture the essence of the character as I see it.
Then I saw "Philadelphia". The most amazing part of the movie is the cross examination of tom hanks where he expresses his passion for law. I quote from his dialogues
"every now and again not often but occasionally you get to be a part of justice being done that really is quite a thrill when that happens."
Then I saw another movie which fell from the high pedestal I had placed it on. Quoting something interesting from the movie whose name cannot be described.
"pyaar jaan chuki hoon, is liye dariya ki tarah bahti jati hoon. hawa ki tarah chanchal, aur jo bhi meri rah mein aaye use maan se apnati chalu, jaise rasa kahti, "jo bhi ho, zindagi kabhi galat nahi hoti". mera man khule aakash se bhi vishal hai".
The next quotes are from "American Beauty". It's a touching story of a forty something adman Lester Burnham. He is hated by his wife and his daughter regards him with contempt. It's a story of how he tries to breaks free and his attempts to let his identity blossom. Two quotes that capture of import of the movie
"I have lost something i am not exactly sure what it is but i know i didnt alwyas feel this sedated. But you know what its never too late to get it back."
"Its a great thing when you realise that you have still have the ability to surprise yourself. Makes you wonder what else you could do that you forgoten about."
There are other characters each representing some emotion at its extreme. An interesting character is Burnham's daughters boyfriend. This chap is druggie with a flair for capturing life on video. The following is a description of a video which has a poly pack circling in a swirl of wind.
"its one of those days when its a minute away from snowing. when there was this electricity in the air you could almost hear. right!
"This bag was just dancing with me. Like a little kid begging me to to play with it. for fifteen minutes . thats the day i realised that there is this entire life behind things and this incredibly benevolent force that wanted me to know that there is no reason to be afraid ever. yeh it was a poor excuse i know but it helps me remember. i need to remember. Sometimes there is so much beauty in the world. if i can take it in my heart its just gonna cave in."
The last scene is perhaps the most dramatic of them all. This is when Burnham dies.
"remember those posters which say that today is the first day of the rest of your life. Well thats true of all days except one. the day when you die."
"i had always heard that your entire life flashes in front of your eyes the second you die. First of all that one second isnt a second at all. it stretches on for ever like an ocean of time. for me it was lying on my back watching falling stars and yellow leaves from maple trees that lined our street or my grandmother hands and the way her skin seemed like paper and the first time i say my cousin tony's brand new firebird. and jeane and carolyn"
"i guessed i could be pretty pissed off about what happened to me but its hard to stay mad when there is so much beauty in the world.. Sometime i feel like i am seeing it all at once and its too much. My heart fills up like a balloon that is about to burst and then i remember to relax and stop trying to hold on to it and then it flows through me like rain and i cant feel anything but gratitude for every single moment of my stupid little life. You have no idea of what i am talking about i am sure but dont worry you will some day."
The next and the last movie to be covered today is "My Greek Fat Wedding". We saw it today. The we were my colleagues from HCL. I know these guys since the last four months and ever since I joined the BEA weblogic project I have been meeting them about once or twice every month. Yet there is this camaraderie. I feel cared and pleasantly refreshed after spending time with them. It was the same feeling that I got when I was in "time". The movie also talks about connections. It's a sweet little tale of second generation greeko-american female "Tula" who's not pretty proud of her greek connections. Its about how she dislikes everything greek and how she falls for "Ian", a non greek. And then in process of marrying Ian, she understands the value of an embarrassingly huge family who will stand by her in her hour of need.
I always prided myself as one whose mail size could not be matched. Today i stand corrected. First i got a 17k mail from Shipi which was more double the size of this currant one. As if that was not enough my ego took a further beating from Rahul who send me a mega mail with 8553 words. That roughly six times the size of this current mail. I read that all a few times and let me say that i now fully empathise with whoever has reached this far:)
Before I end I have a great news to share with all you guys. I have got an interview call from IIM Bangalore. I got the call letter on saturday. My interview is on the 29th of march and I have to fill up the forms and send it to bangalore by the 28th of this month. I have filled up my essays. But before I send it I need some help from all you guys. I need a mail from you all telling me about what you think of me. You could send me my strengths and weakness as you perceive it. Further if you could mention specific instances I would be even more pleased. And you could add in a few bad things :)
Take care
Shijo
I have seeing a lot of movies of late. I know that some of you are real busy. But then being a bit sadistic once a while is quite a pleasure.
I have seen three bond movies since my eulogy of Mr Bond. I saw Golden eye, Moonraker and "The spy who loved me". The last two were very big disappointments and my passion for the bond movies have come down by a few notches. Before these ones I had only seen the Brosnan starrers and read the Ian fleming books. The movies don't capture the essence of the character as I see it.
Then I saw "Philadelphia". The most amazing part of the movie is the cross examination of tom hanks where he expresses his passion for law. I quote from his dialogues
"every now and again not often but occasionally you get to be a part of justice being done that really is quite a thrill when that happens."
Then I saw another movie which fell from the high pedestal I had placed it on. Quoting something interesting from the movie whose name cannot be described.
"pyaar jaan chuki hoon, is liye dariya ki tarah bahti jati hoon. hawa ki tarah chanchal, aur jo bhi meri rah mein aaye use maan se apnati chalu, jaise rasa kahti, "jo bhi ho, zindagi kabhi galat nahi hoti". mera man khule aakash se bhi vishal hai".
The next quotes are from "American Beauty". It's a touching story of a forty something adman Lester Burnham. He is hated by his wife and his daughter regards him with contempt. It's a story of how he tries to breaks free and his attempts to let his identity blossom. Two quotes that capture of import of the movie
"I have lost something i am not exactly sure what it is but i know i didnt alwyas feel this sedated. But you know what its never too late to get it back."
"Its a great thing when you realise that you have still have the ability to surprise yourself. Makes you wonder what else you could do that you forgoten about."
There are other characters each representing some emotion at its extreme. An interesting character is Burnham's daughters boyfriend. This chap is druggie with a flair for capturing life on video. The following is a description of a video which has a poly pack circling in a swirl of wind.
"its one of those days when its a minute away from snowing. when there was this electricity in the air you could almost hear. right!
"This bag was just dancing with me. Like a little kid begging me to to play with it. for fifteen minutes . thats the day i realised that there is this entire life behind things and this incredibly benevolent force that wanted me to know that there is no reason to be afraid ever. yeh it was a poor excuse i know but it helps me remember. i need to remember. Sometimes there is so much beauty in the world. if i can take it in my heart its just gonna cave in."
The last scene is perhaps the most dramatic of them all. This is when Burnham dies.
"remember those posters which say that today is the first day of the rest of your life. Well thats true of all days except one. the day when you die."
"i had always heard that your entire life flashes in front of your eyes the second you die. First of all that one second isnt a second at all. it stretches on for ever like an ocean of time. for me it was lying on my back watching falling stars and yellow leaves from maple trees that lined our street or my grandmother hands and the way her skin seemed like paper and the first time i say my cousin tony's brand new firebird. and jeane and carolyn"
"i guessed i could be pretty pissed off about what happened to me but its hard to stay mad when there is so much beauty in the world.. Sometime i feel like i am seeing it all at once and its too much. My heart fills up like a balloon that is about to burst and then i remember to relax and stop trying to hold on to it and then it flows through me like rain and i cant feel anything but gratitude for every single moment of my stupid little life. You have no idea of what i am talking about i am sure but dont worry you will some day."
The next and the last movie to be covered today is "My Greek Fat Wedding". We saw it today. The we were my colleagues from HCL. I know these guys since the last four months and ever since I joined the BEA weblogic project I have been meeting them about once or twice every month. Yet there is this camaraderie. I feel cared and pleasantly refreshed after spending time with them. It was the same feeling that I got when I was in "time". The movie also talks about connections. It's a sweet little tale of second generation greeko-american female "Tula" who's not pretty proud of her greek connections. Its about how she dislikes everything greek and how she falls for "Ian", a non greek. And then in process of marrying Ian, she understands the value of an embarrassingly huge family who will stand by her in her hour of need.
I always prided myself as one whose mail size could not be matched. Today i stand corrected. First i got a 17k mail from Shipi which was more double the size of this currant one. As if that was not enough my ego took a further beating from Rahul who send me a mega mail with 8553 words. That roughly six times the size of this current mail. I read that all a few times and let me say that i now fully empathise with whoever has reached this far:)
Before I end I have a great news to share with all you guys. I have got an interview call from IIM Bangalore. I got the call letter on saturday. My interview is on the 29th of march and I have to fill up the forms and send it to bangalore by the 28th of this month. I have filled up my essays. But before I send it I need some help from all you guys. I need a mail from you all telling me about what you think of me. You could send me my strengths and weakness as you perceive it. Further if you could mention specific instances I would be even more pleased. And you could add in a few bad things :)
Take care
Shijo
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