The genius of Amir Khan strikes again

 

 

I presume my title and pic has already given you hints about what I’m going to write here…

I’ve obviously watched the film – not downloaded this time but real cinema viewing . And I definitely decided to have a post about it because this is yet again another big hit of Amir Khan as director and producer.

This time though leaving the register of patriotism, he touched another serious and maybe not so well known subject – dyslexia… However I’m not going to write much about that, the film would have more impact on you I’m sure.

I just wanted to share with you the pleasure I had in watching the film as in a way or the other it brings us back to our childhood. The film is a very good description of the world as a child, though dyslexic, but still same as any other child… We go back to those years where we had fun with friends, we got lost in dreams and we hardly were aware of the whole lot of things awaiting us in the adult life.

And of course, Amir Khan shows us how harsh also a child’s life can be no matter how innocent and carefree it might be. We tend to neglect children’s feelings thinking that they do not have worries but we do. But it is completely wrong! Children also feel stress, tension and pressure – all due to us, who expect much from them without thinking one moment what would be their aspirations…

Parents of course would want the best for their children, this is some legitimate feeling. Yet they should not forget that each child is in fact an individual with his/her own dreams. Obviously some dreams are just too far-fetched to become true and as parent one should guide one’s child towards reality. But the point here is that we should realize that we all have different skills and aptitudes and we are all destined to different paths – artists, architects, managers etc…

The film has very deep messages for all of us – parents, teachers, friends, siblings and humans as a whole! It is more than depicting the difficulties of a dyslexic child. I would recommend it to anyone, this is nothing like some commercial Hindi movie, this is real “7ème art”! A film that will make you laugh, cry and finally exuberate but as well ponder over how to behave with a child with a better understanding of his/her world.

P.S: The film’s official site – click here

“My Reel Life”

 

During these more than 2 months of holidays, one of my main activities was movie watching It was the occasion to catch up with movies I hadn’t seen and of course watch those coming on the blockbuster…

Out of all movies I’ve watched, I have mostly appreciated the following 3:

300

The most striking point (for me) in this movie was the characters’ dialogues that clearly depicted the might of Spartans… I also liked the special effects given to the film that made it look like we are peeking back into history yet feel the whole tension and meaning of the war to be waged. And what muscular structure !!! I believe its all months of work outs and some picture manipulation also – after all the 300 mighty soldiers had to look like Hercules’ sons right? I’d also like to point out how much I liked the way Spartans treated their women – I think they ARE some example to men of this world :-p

Pirates of the Caribbean – At World’s End

Yep like most of us I’ve fallen for this wonderful saga of piracy and legends. In fact I’ve watched all 3 of them – since I hadn’t yet watch the 2 previous ones – and I immediately got mesmerised by the world of pirates and mostly by this strange world of legends. I particularly fancy movies that can mix legendary things with real history, they give the feeling that maybe legends are not so false… I’ve also become fan of Jack Sparrow – very flamboyant and crazy character – and of course of Miss Swann - the marked presence of a woman on a ship and her firm determination and courage. And of course, I just looove Orlando Bloom !!! The movie is yet again a journey on the seas full of twists and turns that really grasped me till the end and I can’t wait for the next one

The Departed

A film that’s maybe less active than the 2 above yet still full of reality and hats off to Leonardo! I didn’t clearly like him before I watched this movie. He’s been really good here – well my point of view. I found him very true to his character transferring to the viewer that anxiety, pressure and depression he was going through… The rest of the crew was fantastic too with Matt Damon and Jack Nicholson giving a fit balance in the star cast! Yet, the end was quite a bit deceptive – like as if the director wanted to have some cleaning before going – and off they went being shooted one after the other :-! Anyway the film is still worth watching