Silver Linings Playbook(2012)

Silver Linings Playbook movie -- Another David O. Russell comedy which derives all it's elements from the real life scenarios, nothing too glitzy, nothing very flashy but still maintains a brisk pace and an overall feel good mood. Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper gave career best performances in the title roles of two mentally unstable people searching for their silver linings, and Anupam Kher shined in the little yet important space provided to him. The quirky camera angles and sharp movements gave the film a rough yet substantial edge. It definitely deserves all the accolades it's getting primarily for not being a cheesy rom-com which it so easily could have been. The movie walked the thin line between being funny and being offensive as it dealt with a sensitive topic of mental illness and depression. But kudos to the creative team and the cast that they passed with flying colours as the film provided us with light funny moments as well as a chance to empathize with the characters. 

Skyfall(2012)

Skyfall -- Bond goes "classic" in his newest mission where M's past comes back to haunt(hunt) her and Bond himself has to confront his past to fight the villain who is not only an ace hacker but also a previous MI6 super-spy.. The action set-pieces were brilliant as usual but what made this film different from most others was it's character development and considerable inclination towards giving an emotional background to the story, a phenomenon silently put forth to action ever since Daniel Craig donned the Bond suit. A special mention to the Adele number and opening sequence, which really set the momentum of the film. Overall the sound effects and the cinematography were brilliant too.

If anyone watches the last part of the film isolated, it would be very difficult for him/her to associate it with any other previous Bond film. Here we sympathize for the villain, doubt the capabilities of the hero, feel the vulnerability of the whole situation while the feelings try to sink in midst the usual bullet fires and humongous blasts. All in all, this was an action thriller with an emotional edge, making it arguably the best Bond film ever. 

Lincoln (2012)

Lincoln -- When Steven Speilberg and Daniel Day-Lewis combine, you can rest assured that the final outcome would be quite extraordinary.. The whole movie revolved around the last few years of Lincoln's life, his strife to pass the 13th amendment up-to his assassination at the Ford theater.. To be honest i felt the first hour to be a little dragged, delving too much into the political intricacies, but when the human side of the legend started to emerge, those still expressive eyes of DDL showed that behind all that power there still lived a vulnerable person who loved his son and cared for his wife, the film reached a whole new zenith. Can't think of anyone else taking home the best actor Oscar. 

I can't vouch for historical accuracy but I felt that some characters were exaggerated for the sake of cinematic appeal. But the film had the power to make the viewer feel about what was happening out there. When the vote was taking place to decide whether or not to pass the amendment, I secretly cheered for the Republicans. And when they won, I felt myself joining the celebrations. That is the point of a movie, right? To make you feel along with the characters, to laugh with them and cry with them. In this regard, Lincoln was an astounding success. 

Somewhere Dutta Vs Dutta lyrics

I know there'll be pain everywhere

and i know there'll always be despair

and there always will be fighting for no rhyme or reason

but I know that i'll find you somehwere

there will be someone dying on the road

and there'll be someone carrying all the load

and i know that this whole world will never ever care

but i know that I'll find you somewhere

somewhere in the darkness of defeat

somewhere on a lonely crugged street

somewhere when there's nowhere to turn to and care

yes i know that i'll find u somewhere

somewhere in the shadows there is care

I have seen the love in the eyes that are scared

yes i know that there's a home somewhere inside the hatred

yes I know that i'll find you somewhere....

(Lyrics of the song Somewhere by Neel Dutt in the movie Dutta Vs Dutta)

Zero Dark Thirty

Zero Dark Thirty-- The hunt for the most 'remarkable' terrorist of our times, Bin Laden, finds a dramatic (mostly over-dramatic) conclusion in this Kathryn Bigelow action-adventure. Right from the beginning it was a film begging for attention, trying to poke at the already controversial and over-hyped topic. On the plus side, Jessica Chastain pulled off the role of a dedicated CIA agent who was responsible for the capture of Laden almost to perfection. And if Bigelow deserved an oscar for The Hurt Locker, she atleast deserved a nomination for this one, as she seems to be growing as a director, but still very far from a great one...

Cloud Atlas

Cloud Atlas -- Six intermingled and inter-weaved stories spanned across several centuries that basically deal with the eternity of the soul and how the repercussions of a simple act of kindness reverberates across time and space. This is a film which transcended genres, turning from sci-fi to drama to comedy to thriller with effortless fluidity as the stories darted back and forth from one into the other, bound seamlessly. The people behind The Matrix , The Wachowskis with a budget of over 100 million dollars created a visionary masterpiece which has and will redefine the word epic for times to come. The ensemble cast comprising of Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Hugh Grant and many other veterans gave power packed performances in one of the best films of 2012. The only deterrent while watching this is that it may seem very complex at times, but in the end everything falls into place.. 

War Horse

War Horse Movie -- A touching tale of a horse who touched hearts across the borders and even in no-mans-land... An epic documentation of the victory of love over hatred,over war.. Definitely one of Speilberg's better movies... On a criticizing note it felt like a typical oscar-aimed movie. No wonder it has bagged 6 nominations....

Journey

As the fragrance of the wilted flower withered away,
Baffling the biding bee who wanted to stay,,,,
Disillusioned,heartbroken, it flew away...
Towards another eluding sway,another grayish new day...

Drive

Drive- A true to it's soul gritty action film, which never tried to outdo itself.. The muffled silent shots, the blank expressions, haunting background scores, all in all made an amazing amalgamation of splendid back-to-back sequences. Ryan Gosling with his deadpan expressions and deep stares once again proved his raw talent... This movie is bound to become a cult classic, with dedicated fan following.

Crazy Stupid Love

Crazy Stupid Love-- Back to back Ryan Gosling film after Drive on the same day. He pulled off this totally different role with equal panache, he's really a very underrated actor and is bound to be a sensation in future. Nothing much special about the movie, the typical feel good film with average characters. But really good performances by everyone. It'll make you smile if you keep an open heart. Enjoyable overall...

Hachiko- a dog's story

Hachiko: A Dog's Story - A touching true tale of a dog's loyalty pervading through death of his master.. It's gonna leave you with a tear in the corner of your eyes and smile in the corner of your lips...

Winter on my mind

The winter chill makes you feel, that you're still alive;
The changing beat, of the street on the dark drive;
The fleeting fog does clog the numbed down mind;
Still the aspiration for the rising sun puts the night behind.

I didn't know

Wandered in the darkness of the black night,
Foraged for a glimpse of light....
Didn't know then that my eyes had turned blind,
Unlike all those who can see with their eyes, not with mind.


Wanted to watch what was ahead of me,
Life bound in shackles or i'm supposed to be free,
Didn't know then that destiny was not for me to see,
Unlike those who dread the future and try to flee.....


Tried to hear the heavenly symphony
Which could relieve me of the aggravating agony,
Didn't know then that my ears had turned deaf,
But still I could feel the sound of the slowly falling leaf.

Changing towards another change

Chiming start-up music on my laptop speakers,
Heralded me towards a startling start
As i bumped unknowingly on my overused sneakers,
Noise turned into pandemonium as the alarm on my mobile began playing it's part..
Getting up from sleep was never easy for me,
Endless gaming last night on the PSP didn't help the wake-up time...

Is today gonna be another day i live tangled in the wires of all my gadgets,
Sleeping over keyboards and checking news in PC tablets??

Eager was my stomach, it wanted to eat something that wasn't heated
ASAP on my microwave, and my body had every right to feel cheated.
So I decided to put an end to the ever rising commotion;
Yelled and stormed out of my room to put a change of lifestyle into motion......



(And i did succeed after some tries, and couple of days and some stress induced insomnia..... This post is for the "Change is easy" contest organized by DELL...) 

If u liked my post please vote for it here..

Beauty to me

Beauty to me is a child's smile,
Innocence dripping from it,
Lost in his own little world,
Nothing else matters a bit.


Beautiful are his jumbled words,
Whose meaning none can decipher,
Beautiful are his little hands,
Nimble like  pristine feather.

Beauty to me is my mother's face,

Waking me up from sleep,

Beauty is in her twinkling eyes,

The reassuring gaze of promises to keep.

Beautiful is the drop of sweat,

Sparking on her brow,

Beautiful is her sweet smell;

Prevailing even in the afterglow.

This post is regarding the "what does real beauty mean to you" contest.. Please check out  Yahoo! Real Beauty.for taking a sneak peak into a really beautiful world...

A dialog on Bin laden's death.

On the birthday of the master of creation Satyajit ray,the master of destruction Bin laden did perish;;;;

It's definitely a day for the whole wide world to cherish....

23 hours ago ·  · 

• Anurag Dey, Soumik Das Choudhury, Aniket Dhar and 32 others like this.
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    Ankur Debbarma umm....should we really celebrate another person's death? doesn't that make us as low as him?

    22 hours ago · 
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    Aneek Roy Choudhury it's about celebrating the end of an era of destruction... the person is only symbolic......

    22 hours ago ·  ·  5 people
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    Ankur Debbarma ya u r rt, bt unfortunately the era hasnt ended, al qaida's still dere with their new leader, laden was jst 1 of deir instruments wich has nw bin destroyed

    22 hours ago · 
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    Aneek Roy Choudhury perfect peace will never be possible in the real world... one bad guy dies, a thousand will spring up to take his place,, maybe they will be more sinister.. but still we live for these small victories....

    21 hours ago · 
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    Priyanka Debnath may its an end of a devil....bt dere r few qs wich we ned 2 asK ourselvs................earlier CIA itslf earlier helpd alqaida wit arms,nw dey r celebratng deir victory??! Morovr in d name of peace US destroyd a whol country namd IRAQ n tuk thousands of inocent lives in afganistan 4 d sake of dat devil???!!!.....so in wat way is US diffrnt den bin laden???

    21 hours ago · 
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    Aneek Roy Choudhury well it was the USA who made laden, and it's clearly evident that USA is the bigger evil operating under the cloak of 'world peace' ... the real terrorists of the world don;t live inside caves and shout allh-hu akbar,, the real terrorists wear 5000$ armani suits and make secret dealings in 7 star hotels...

    21 hours ago ·  ·  1 person
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    Priyanka Debnath ya dats ri8.........so i thnk we shud nt celebrate d death of jst a play doll of deir hands.....D REAL DEVILS R STIL ALIVE!!!!!

    21 hours ago · 
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    Aneek Roy Choudhury that's true... but if we can't relish these small victories, life won't be worth living in this dismal planet....

    20 hours ago · 
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    Priyanka Debnath yah ri8..........bt i hav doubts dat whethr osama is realy dead or nt!!!........cos US has nt shown d body properly n dey hav alredy buried him!! n also US has declard many times osama s dead b4 also!!!...................lols :P :D

    20 hours ago · 
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    Aneek Roy Choudhury lol,, never before with this much confidence...

    20 hours ago · 
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    Arijit Kumar Bandyopadhyay bt d biggest question howzz it gonna effect d sensex now..!!

    12 hours ago · 
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    Aneek Roy Choudhury eh, materialistic :P
    
    the trillions of dollars worth of shares invested in the anti-war companies should come down for the time being i guess...

    12 hours ago ·  ·  1 person
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    Kesaban Sankar Roy Choudhuri my ass...America will create one more LADEN.....America can never stop investing on making enemies..

    8 hours ago ·  ·  1 person
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    Aneek Roy Choudhury kesu,, stop bringing awkward things like ur ass into every conversation...
    
    and america didn't invest in making laden their enemy.. laden was a plan to terrorize the world to give away their freedom which backfired...

    2 minutes ago · 

One more time, one more chance

I haven't written about a song earlier. But today I suddenly thought, why not?! I am a firm believer of the statement that music is one of the best ways to express oneself and so here I'm writing about a song which touched my heart for the first time i heard it, and touches it every single time thereafter, whenever I hear it.
This is a Japanese song from the movie "5 centimeters per second" ( I've written about this earlier here-- http://sylarthemaverick.blogspot.com/search/label/5%20centimeters%20per%20second ) . Don't let the fact that this song is in a language you don't understand bother you, because the distant tune will lure you more into the song (moreover it has english subs :P ) ..

This song is about those unspoken words which you never found the courage to tell. The moments you cherished and how they fled, right under your eyes. And then the long wait, when you searched for that face everywhere, in the darkened alleys in your dream,and amidst the millions of faces swarming past. Then when you realized that you are a changed person, now you understand all the intricacies of life, you turn back. You want to make amends for the past, only to find the still autumn air staring back at you, the fallen withered leaf just drifting away.......