What is life without challenges? What meaning has a life that is spent in junk browsing of the nth review of favorite movie? What can one start fixing if everything around is a problem?
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Plagiarism and Pride
Posted by Sri
On 10:12 AM
Not very long ago, read the interview of director Murugadoss (of Ramana, Ghajini fame), sho was talking so confidently about his upcoming hindi remake - Ghajini, starring Aamir Khan and Asin. The guy was literally boasting about his movie. Though it is a known fact that the short-term memory loss concept in the movie is a direct lift from Mementos, not many people know that even the little niceties in the movie (that I happened to love, when I first saw the film) have also been also plagiarized from other movies. Example is the scene in which Asin helps a blind guy cross the road - this scene was enacted much, much better by Audrey totou in the french movie Amelie. It is disgusting how someone can be so proud about a copy work. Guys like Jayam Ravi and Raja are 1000 times better, who openly borrow ideas from Telegu movies (rightfully).
Sometimes I am surprised by the level of copying that happens in tamil movies and media, in general. Some interesting examples:
1. Movie 'Makkal En Pakkam' - Ideas borrowed from the Sidney Sheldon novel 'Rage of Angels'. Looks like our storywriters are connossieurs of english fiction :-)
2. Movie Kushi - Eric Seagal's 'Love Story'. Cant believe? Well look at the heroine's name, heroin calling her father and saying 'I love you' overheard by hero, hero looking at heroine's legs while studying (not even turning a page in the book)..Feeling giddy??
3. Many of Kamalhassan's movies including my favorite 'Magalir Mattum' (9 to 5), ' What about bob (Thenali), Nayagan (God father)
Cant think of any more examples as of now. Can you?
Sometimes I am surprised by the level of copying that happens in tamil movies and media, in general. Some interesting examples:
1. Movie 'Makkal En Pakkam' - Ideas borrowed from the Sidney Sheldon novel 'Rage of Angels'. Looks like our storywriters are connossieurs of english fiction :-)
2. Movie Kushi - Eric Seagal's 'Love Story'. Cant believe? Well look at the heroine's name, heroin calling her father and saying 'I love you' overheard by hero, hero looking at heroine's legs while studying (not even turning a page in the book)..Feeling giddy??
3. Many of Kamalhassan's movies including my favorite 'Magalir Mattum' (9 to 5), ' What about bob (Thenali), Nayagan (God father)
Cant think of any more examples as of now. Can you?
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Indiana Jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull
Posted by Sri
On 8:44 AM
I dont think it is of any worth to review the latest Indy movie. Its a total masala movie that requires viewers to simply unhook their brains and enjoy. The movie follows the inevitable Indiana Jones pattern - archaelogical expedition to excavate the mythological holy grail, sorry lost ark, sorry again - its a crystal skull this time, constantly interrupted by villain's crew (russians, not germans) that tries to snatch the trophy till the very end. Indy makes it a point to even try to rescue the baddie towards the end of the movie (AFAIR, the holy grail version had this too).
Harrison ford is unbelievably charming as Henry Jones Jr aka Indiana (named after his dog). Thankfully, unlike our tamil (generally speaking, south-indian) heroes, Ford doesnt opt for a clever make up or younger-by-40-years heroine. The stunts are believable and the humor (quicksand / father-son scenes) is utterly enjoyable.
After a very long day (6 hrs of microeconomics class, can you believe it?), the movie helped me unwind. A must watch if you have an appetite for masala !
Harrison ford is unbelievably charming as Henry Jones Jr aka Indiana (named after his dog). Thankfully, unlike our tamil (generally speaking, south-indian) heroes, Ford doesnt opt for a clever make up or younger-by-40-years heroine. The stunts are believable and the humor (quicksand / father-son scenes) is utterly enjoyable.
After a very long day (6 hrs of microeconomics class, can you believe it?), the movie helped me unwind. A must watch if you have an appetite for masala !
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