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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Boring overstretched and overhyped
The movie is too long to keep the interest going. One of the most overhyped movie of all times.This is a boring slow moving movie. There is no characterization and no motive of characters. There is no internal struggle. Only a ring to be taken to a volcano.
Murder Mystery (2019)
One time watch when bored
Finally I Watched. Its a one time watch. Confused between genres. Isnit comedy, mystery, thriller or drama? It tries to be all this and fails in everything. It also ried to be a homage to Great Agatha Christie. Orient express in the end.
Mystery is weak. No proper detection. Police work is bizarre and seems forced just to further the story.
Adam sandler is his affable stupid self. Jennifer aniston is adequate. They look old and tired and fit the role of 15 year old couple perfectly.
Rest of the cast is okish. There is no real mystery and the murders seems unnecessary. The plot has big holes.
Still all is not lost. You can watch it gor the beautiful scenery. Also the movie is fast paced and you don't muvh time to think. Go see it once.
Ishqeria (2018)
Flat
A totally flat movie. Even 80s movies were better.
DNF
Tumbbad (2018)
Over hyped
Watched #Tumbbad. Over hyped. It is neither horror nor thriller. Greed is bad. But that is it.
Snowden (2016)
Scary reality
This based of true story of Edward Joseph Snowden an American computer professional, former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) employee, and former contractor for the United States government, who copied and leaked classified information from the National Security Agency (NSA) in 2013 without prior authorization. His disclosures revealed numerous global surveillance programs, many run by the NSA and the Five Eyes Intelligence Alliance, with the cooperation of telecommunication companies and European governments. Then he went to Moscow, Russia, where he remained for over one month. Russian authorities granted him asylum for one year, which was later extended to three years. As of 2016, he was still living in an undisclosed location in Russia while seeking asylum elsewhere. Even if a fraction of what is shown in the movie is true this is scary. There is no privacy left in the internet era. US government can see your whole history through your digital footprints. There is no limit or authorisition required. They do it with impunity and get away with it. Movie is top notch. The lead of Gordon Levitt and Shailene Woodley is superb. Direction of Oliver stone is very good. The movie captivates you and keeps you engrossed. Must watch.
Masaan (2015)
Kashi Varanasi Banaras
It is a nice simple movie which tugs at your heart. A girl follows her heart and goes with her lover for pre marital romp in a seedy hotel of Varanasi. Police raid and boy suicide. Blackmail of her father by ruthless corrupt cop.
On other hand a SC boy of Chandal family falls in love with an upper caste (so called) girl. He is pursuing Civil Engineering degree. The girl dies and he goes in to depression. Chandals does the work of last rites of dead bodies on Manikarnika Ghat of Varanasi. It is said that if you are creamted at Varanasi you go to Heaven and if in Maghar then you go to hell. Kabir mocked this belief and insisted that his last rites to be done at Maghar. Thus Chalndals are at the lowest of the most unjust system of world. This film mocks the inhumanity of caste system. Symbolism of Kashi is too good to be missed.
This is a story of triumph of human spirit. How both refuse to bow down to small mentality of a backward small town and society. They don't give up and come out triumphant.
Music by Indian Ocean is another high point. They have set to tune a poem of famous poet Dyushyant Kumar (Tu kisi rail si gujarti hai; Main kisi pull se thar tharata hu).
Acting of Richa Chadha and Sudhir Mishra is superb. New comers and others are also good.
Must watch for the fans of realistic, intelligent movie which has strong story line and touches your heart.
But it will be mocked by low IQ, rigid, holier than thou and prudish mentality persons and they should better stay away.