Black
Saturday, at the barber's shop I was reading some 'cineblitz' or somesuch and came across an interview with Rani Mukherjee on _Black_ (yes, my love for bongs :D )
Sunday, Bored, decided to go rent out some movie. Saw _Black_ DVD and decided to rent it.
This Weekend was 'destined' to make me watch _Black_. :)
In short, good photography, good story telling, sweet movie. Some shots need to be paused and watched because there are a lot of elements on it. For example, in this particular shot, Michelle, a blind, is told to go on her own. She gets lost and ends up going in the wrong direction. To the left, is the poster of 'The Kid'. Michelle is much like a 'Kid'... new to the world in some ways. It is so ironic to see how the teacher of Michelle cares for her so much but ends up 'goofing' in little ways. (first in trying to teach her the "shabd" of 'Spoon' and 'Napkin' and, now in this shot, making her be independent). Much like what the plot for 'The Kid' goes (disclaimer: Have only read the IMDB entry for it).
Rani Mukherjee is a _cutie pie_ in many shots. She has acted very well too. Though some aspects of her acting don't impress me. One of the rare indian-movies where blind don't look 'up' all the time. Her smile and facial expressions don't fit a blind's smile. I've generally noticed that blind people smile in a rare and beautiful way. Her smile was too similar to how she smiles in "regular life". But she is _very_ cute in the movie. Reminded me of the 'cute faces' she made in Hey Ram in many ways.
Many people claim that this movie has a lot of shots 'copied' from _The Miracle Worker_ (I haven't watched _The Miracle Worker_ yet, however would love to watch it. Let me know if you are kind enough to lend your DVD/VCD of _The Miracle Worker_ :) ).
For the 'ignorant' who hasn't watched _The Miracle Worker_, this movie is a great movie. Here are some more shots from the movie that I enjoyed watching:
This is the scene when the teacher is very passionate about teaching Michelle but Michelle's parents are quite reluctant. The argument is quite interesting and this shot's composition definitely needed a pause. Firstly, its beautiful (simple application of rule of thirds). The painting in the background goes to explain the mother's concern about the way the teacher is treating the child. The mother loves her child very much but ends up 'sparing the rod'.
The teacher is given 20 days time to show 'progress'. On the 19th day's night, the teacher hasn't shown any progress. The kid still keeps calling a napkin a 'spoon'. Amitabh's expressions are amazing and the reflection on the window is cute (of course, not an original idea, but I loved the scene).
The teacher is asked to leave. What more do you need to express 'distance' other than a distant shot thats more of a 2D. (Maybe, I'm too biased... I love arcade shots like this one so much :) )
Music is good and blends with the movie. This is one of the rare indian movies where there are no "songs" per se (and hence, no running around trees).
Sunday, Bored, decided to go rent out some movie. Saw _Black_ DVD and decided to rent it.
This Weekend was 'destined' to make me watch _Black_. :)
In short, good photography, good story telling, sweet movie. Some shots need to be paused and watched because there are a lot of elements on it. For example, in this particular shot, Michelle, a blind, is told to go on her own. She gets lost and ends up going in the wrong direction. To the left, is the poster of 'The Kid'. Michelle is much like a 'Kid'... new to the world in some ways. It is so ironic to see how the teacher of Michelle cares for her so much but ends up 'goofing' in little ways. (first in trying to teach her the "shabd" of 'Spoon' and 'Napkin' and, now in this shot, making her be independent). Much like what the plot for 'The Kid' goes (disclaimer: Have only read the IMDB entry for it).
Rani Mukherjee is a _cutie pie_ in many shots. She has acted very well too. Though some aspects of her acting don't impress me. One of the rare indian-movies where blind don't look 'up' all the time. Her smile and facial expressions don't fit a blind's smile. I've generally noticed that blind people smile in a rare and beautiful way. Her smile was too similar to how she smiles in "regular life". But she is _very_ cute in the movie. Reminded me of the 'cute faces' she made in Hey Ram in many ways.
Many people claim that this movie has a lot of shots 'copied' from _The Miracle Worker_ (I haven't watched _The Miracle Worker_ yet, however would love to watch it. Let me know if you are kind enough to lend your DVD/VCD of _The Miracle Worker_ :) ).
For the 'ignorant' who hasn't watched _The Miracle Worker_, this movie is a great movie. Here are some more shots from the movie that I enjoyed watching:
This is the scene when the teacher is very passionate about teaching Michelle but Michelle's parents are quite reluctant. The argument is quite interesting and this shot's composition definitely needed a pause. Firstly, its beautiful (simple application of rule of thirds). The painting in the background goes to explain the mother's concern about the way the teacher is treating the child. The mother loves her child very much but ends up 'sparing the rod'.
The teacher is given 20 days time to show 'progress'. On the 19th day's night, the teacher hasn't shown any progress. The kid still keeps calling a napkin a 'spoon'. Amitabh's expressions are amazing and the reflection on the window is cute (of course, not an original idea, but I loved the scene).
The teacher is asked to leave. What more do you need to express 'distance' other than a distant shot thats more of a 2D. (Maybe, I'm too biased... I love arcade shots like this one so much :) )
Music is good and blends with the movie. This is one of the rare indian movies where there are no "songs" per se (and hence, no running around trees).