Movie Reviews - Part2

A Walk to Remember (2002):
A nice romantic movie having same tragedic end as of Mallika Sherawat's fame "Khwahish", but with a strong storyline and direction. Jamie and Landon shows a nice chemistry on the screen. It is again one of those movies that strengthen my argue that "girls have that amazing capability of turning life by 180Degrees." Liked the "One Hope" song in the movie.

Bridge to Terabithia (2006):
A fantasy movie specificallly targetted for kids in their primary school but could be liked by anyone. Being a fantasy movie I was expecting it to be full of graphics and special effects and it really disappointed me in that regard. Here, two small kids socially rejected by their colleagues searched their own kingdom, announced themselves King and Queen and spend great time together. However, as opposed to my expectation movie had a tragedic end. No idea how kids will take it who are the target audience of the movie and i dont think if anybody in my circle will like this movie.

Pursuit of Happyness (2006):
Based on the life of Chris Gardner who digged out his way from nothing (21$33cents) to multi-millionaire. I appreciated the persistence and confidence of Chris Gardner (Will Smith), his son's faith in him, hardship, and his presence of mind. Some years back in my high school days I also tried that cube and I admit that I couldn't go beyond making three faces of identical color after spending my several precious days. Anyway Will Smith is a great actor and you could actually realize the sleeplessness in his eyes. Liked the scene where Chris didn't have enough money to pay the cab driver and the situation made him to run away shouting "I m sorry....I m sorry....". A great recommended watch.

Must Love Dogs:
A nice romantic-comedy movie which I decided to no go ahead with as I found it to be a girlish kind in initial 20-30 min. But, by the time Bob and Jack appears they made it watchable, and as the movie proceeds towards end it gets deeper and deeper. The movie sails through too many emotions, confusion states, changing realtionships, people dating in 40s and 60s. There are several unforgottenable nice dialogs in the movie too:
- 60 yr. old Doly told her age 43 fakely to her 15 yr. old date and execuses to sarah saying, "Sorry, I couldn't go beyond 43...."
- Jack's and Bill's meeting near the end where he described Sarah by saying "she was a unique constealltion of attributes. She was my Haily's comet..."
Sarah, Carole, Jack, Bobby, Bill, Doly each of them were good. Too many funny situation and consequences keep people watching it without losing interest. I liked the end of the movie.... too classic :) ....

Poseidon:
Poseidon was the god of Sea as per greek myth and in the movie it was the name of a ship that was devastated by ocean tides. Movie is not based on any such real incident but is based on a novel and is a remake of a 1972 movie with the same name. It is about the struggle of some people to come out of the broken sinking ship with great expectancy for saving their lives.

Children of Men:
A fictional sci-fi movie depicting the year 2027 when people stopped giving birth to children due to some natural calamity. Youngest child on the planet was 18 years old and was killed in a bomb explosion. Everywhere in England (the locality of movie) there is some kind of rebel due to immigrants and there is complete anarchy and instability in situation. Theo a diplomat somehow came across to a girl named Kee who is the lonely pregnant on earth. He has to save the child from being misused by a group of rebels and has the reponsibilty to find the Human project Tomorrow ship and handover her. Only thing in the movie to watch is the child birth and the escape of Theo and Kee between fighting soldiers and rebels, when all of them got stunned with the child cry, stopped firing, gave passage and everybody from rebels to soldiers to general public started blessing the child and after their successful passage firing resumed.

Letters from IwoJima (2006):
IwoJima was the critical island of Japan and Japanese army failed to save the land from the US invasion during second world war. This movie illustrates frustration of lack of fighting resources, reinfocement army and fear of Japanese army before the US attack. It is also the complimentary movie of "Flags of our fathers" directed by the same director (Clint Eastwood) as they claim, but as I watched the movie I felt that this movie again sings the US glory from Japanese perspective. Whole movie is made in Japanese langauge and you need to rely on subtitles to get the movie.
Just to prove my point why I consider it a US persspective even after directors' such claim and movie being in Japanese language and described in words of a Japanese
private:
1. Saigo (a baker turned first class private) from the start of the movie was not in the favor to fight with US --> despite the fact that Japanese are considered as the most patriot comunity of the world.
2. Saigo's explanation to Shizumu using words: "Kashiwara died of honorable-dysentry" .... when Shizumu told him that he should be proud of being a part of honorable Japanese royal army.
3. Commander Nishi's argue of sinking island instead of fighting with US troops.
4. General Khurbayaschi's fear of technically advanced US fighters.
5. When Japanese captured a US soldier and wanted to kill him saying that Americans are barbarian and should be killed down...then Nishi's argument saying... "have you ever met any of them?".. and then reading the letter from his (after the death of captured US soldier due to injuries) mother to him only glorifies US not Japanese.
6. Finally, Saigo himself was a fictious character (thanks to Wikipedia!!) ..... from whom eyes most part of the movie has been described!!!!........

The Great Raid:
I watched this movie some months back. It is about a true biggest rescue operation in the history for surrendered US POWs captured by a big batallion of Japanese army in Philippines. It shows the merciless Japanese officers, their strong secret agents network, POWs pity situation and the perfect rescue plan designed by an officer and its successful execution with very few casualties in any such operation (probably two). A great recommended watch.

POTA9:
A Russian movie (you need to work with subtitles) where Russian army being sent to Afghanistan to fight the rebels. A very nice illustration of such a war (Guerilla warfare) where whole batallion of a Russian army killed (except one) in the lack of reinfocement on Afghan land.

My next watch:
Enemy @ the gates
Thief LorD
Eragon
Namesake
Dirty Dancing.