Like Snow...
Sunday, October 01, 2006
Friday, September 29, 2006
Manadhodu Mazhaikaalam - not just another melodrama
We have another Tam director who can communicate almost as good as Cheran (Autograph and Thavamai Thavamirundhu). I like happy endings. But I cant say what genre this movie belongs to.. its a more realistic tone.
Things I liked the best about this movie:
1. Its not the usual tam movie, where a boy will turn out to be a 'villian' when he starts suspecting his fiancee hanging out with her boy friends.
2. Your wife's best friend(who is a boy) can turn out to be a good friend of yours too, and perhaps your only friend for life.
3. Yendha appaavum avan paiyanai nambi porakkaradhu illai. Paiyan thaan appaava nambi porakkaraan. (I liked that line.. )
This movie is definitely worth watching!
Things I liked the best about this movie:
1. Its not the usual tam movie, where a boy will turn out to be a 'villian' when he starts suspecting his fiancee hanging out with her boy friends.
2. Your wife's best friend(who is a boy) can turn out to be a good friend of yours too, and perhaps your only friend for life.
3. Yendha appaavum avan paiyanai nambi porakkaradhu illai. Paiyan thaan appaava nambi porakkaraan. (I liked that line.. )
This movie is definitely worth watching!
Friday, September 22, 2006
Sunday, September 17, 2006
Knowledge vs experience -from the Gita
I was watching random episodes from our very own Mahabharatha series...
In one scene (one of the last episodes), Krishna wants Bheeshma(lying on a bed of arrows) to instruct Yudhishtira about what makes a good king.
Bheeshma wants Krishna to do the task instead, as he is the all-knowing. Krishna says, "I have all the knowledge, but not the experience".
Think about Krishna's answer. The more you think about it, the more things hit your mind.. I find all answers to sins and adharma in that one line.
"Evil" in itself is static. Knowing the tricks of robbery, tantra, and so on is knowledge -which is something every one should possess. Ignorance is no longer a bliss -Ignorance is crime. Ignorance is denial of duty. A stable mind is one that knows all the evils, and that is the mind that also knows how to stay away from evil.
On the contrary, an ignorant mind is the one most susceptible to crime and scandals.
Experience is what a mind gains by training itself. An ignorant mind gains knowledge through (mostly) bitter experiences.
The discussion on this topic is endless. I can never express the abstractness of this topic in words! My ignorance fails me yet again!! And again... and again!!!
In one scene (one of the last episodes), Krishna wants Bheeshma(lying on a bed of arrows) to instruct Yudhishtira about what makes a good king.
Bheeshma wants Krishna to do the task instead, as he is the all-knowing. Krishna says, "I have all the knowledge, but not the experience".
Think about Krishna's answer. The more you think about it, the more things hit your mind.. I find all answers to sins and adharma in that one line.
"Evil" in itself is static. Knowing the tricks of robbery, tantra, and so on is knowledge -which is something every one should possess. Ignorance is no longer a bliss -Ignorance is crime. Ignorance is denial of duty. A stable mind is one that knows all the evils, and that is the mind that also knows how to stay away from evil.
On the contrary, an ignorant mind is the one most susceptible to crime and scandals.
Experience is what a mind gains by training itself. An ignorant mind gains knowledge through (mostly) bitter experiences.
The discussion on this topic is endless. I can never express the abstractness of this topic in words! My ignorance fails me yet again!! And again... and again!!!
Yuga - Kollywood's answer to the matrix
I am not going to give you the final plot of this thriller, so you can continue reading this post. This movie is more than a sci-fi... If movies like Anniyan and Paalayathamman showed you the power of the the soul or the Gods, Yugaa goes a step further.. Its about the power of the soul, the Gods and also science.
Its also tells us intelligent facts like..
1.To be a research assistant with a world-renowned scientist (nasser) all you need is to prove your intelligence by saying that the solar system has nine planets, jupiter has 8 moons and saturn has a ring.
2.Secret cult meetings can be organized in one of the bedrooms in your own house and you can be sure no one in your house will know what you are doing.
3.Any intelligent scientist knows no better than to make backup copies of important research work (the thesis on AGORARs by the old lady)
4.Things as treasured as stones from moon (or was it mars)... will be exhibited in an open-exhibition.. and will be protected with utmost care such as closing it with a beaker upside down! (tam movies direction continues to rock!!)
5.No kollywood movie willl be made without a heroine, two trees and a waterfall!
Apart from such noteworthy flaws, the movie did have its pluses.. er.. something to justify what this movie is made for.
I liked the idea that the soul can be trained. The soul is all powerful. What you think, makes what you are. Rather, you end up as what you always think.. -I'm talking about the AGORAR concept.
The ending was good... (without going into giving out the plot).... I agree that there should be some factor that people will have to fear about. If all was said and done, there will be no fear. Sometimes, superstitious beliefs that have no answer will be the only hope to bring about human discipline...
Apart from the fact that director made a 5 year old give background voice for Richards (the enterprising young research assistant and our hero), the movie has nothing to stop it from hitting the box office!
Yuga - waiting for the sequel!
Its also tells us intelligent facts like..
1.To be a research assistant with a world-renowned scientist (nasser) all you need is to prove your intelligence by saying that the solar system has nine planets, jupiter has 8 moons and saturn has a ring.
2.Secret cult meetings can be organized in one of the bedrooms in your own house and you can be sure no one in your house will know what you are doing.
3.Any intelligent scientist knows no better than to make backup copies of important research work (the thesis on AGORARs by the old lady)
4.Things as treasured as stones from moon (or was it mars)... will be exhibited in an open-exhibition.. and will be protected with utmost care such as closing it with a beaker upside down! (tam movies direction continues to rock!!)
5.No kollywood movie willl be made without a heroine, two trees and a waterfall!
Apart from such noteworthy flaws, the movie did have its pluses.. er.. something to justify what this movie is made for.
I liked the idea that the soul can be trained. The soul is all powerful. What you think, makes what you are. Rather, you end up as what you always think.. -I'm talking about the AGORAR concept.
The ending was good... (without going into giving out the plot).... I agree that there should be some factor that people will have to fear about. If all was said and done, there will be no fear. Sometimes, superstitious beliefs that have no answer will be the only hope to bring about human discipline...
Apart from the fact that director made a 5 year old give background voice for Richards (the enterprising young research assistant and our hero), the movie has nothing to stop it from hitting the box office!
Yuga - waiting for the sequel!
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