I am not at all crazy for movies, I am very selective about what I watch and also where I watch (I tend to cry when something emotional is going on, on the celluloid screen)..I want privacy you know..
I prefer to get a review about a movie from someone who is not crazy about movies. I feel a person who is an ardent fan of some movie star or movies in general will loose all his/her logical mind completely to that stupid world of fascination!
Anyway, I want to start writing about movies I watch or the kind of movies I love to watch. So, here it is, the recent movie I found myself making time to watch is 'The Lunchbox'.
Now, whoever said this movie is slow, well its exactly how our lives are! Our daily routine is not as fast as we claim it to be, it is fine, manageable. OK coming back to the movie, I simply loved it. I must admit it is one of those few thoughtful movies where it is clearly so evident that the team have put in good effort to bring out a soulful 99 mins of good movie.
The casting couldn't be better. I love the way all the characters are dressed. Costumes are so perfect. The leading lady 'Ila' (Nimrat Kaur) wears these casual kurtas and faded pyjamas folded up. That's how I am most of the time at home especially while cooking - most of us, don't you agree!
The exchange of the lunch boxes have been screen played so well. I love the screen play all through the movie, just can't pick one scene to write about. I watch the background set up more keenly than the actual actors.. :)
Body language of Nawazuddin Siddiqui is very nice. He plays typical lower middle class new employee in a Government office.
Of all the characters in the script I think I like the invisible cast whom the leading lady calls 'Aunty'..She's is simply superb. Though one can't see her all through the movie, we can truly imagine how she might look by the way she speaks, and her dialogues interwind with the story so well. I like the scene where 'aunty' sends handful of chillies when Irfan Khan complaints that the curry was salty instead of a thanks.
The best scene I liked was, during the first half of the movie Irfan Khan watches a little girl having dinner with her family from his balcony through their window, the girl gets up and closes the window. But as the story progresses and the perceptions change, the scene is played back but now, the girl waves at him. Isn't this so beautiful and subtle. Life smiles back at you when you learn to smile back at it.
Its difficult to write much about a movie that's full of soul. Better watch it with a mind. Now, for all those of you who din't yet watch it, watch it for sure..you will love it, its not a stereotypical script and thought provoking in its own way!
Bye Bye.
I prefer to get a review about a movie from someone who is not crazy about movies. I feel a person who is an ardent fan of some movie star or movies in general will loose all his/her logical mind completely to that stupid world of fascination!
Anyway, I want to start writing about movies I watch or the kind of movies I love to watch. So, here it is, the recent movie I found myself making time to watch is 'The Lunchbox'.
Now, whoever said this movie is slow, well its exactly how our lives are! Our daily routine is not as fast as we claim it to be, it is fine, manageable. OK coming back to the movie, I simply loved it. I must admit it is one of those few thoughtful movies where it is clearly so evident that the team have put in good effort to bring out a soulful 99 mins of good movie.
The casting couldn't be better. I love the way all the characters are dressed. Costumes are so perfect. The leading lady 'Ila' (Nimrat Kaur) wears these casual kurtas and faded pyjamas folded up. That's how I am most of the time at home especially while cooking - most of us, don't you agree!
The exchange of the lunch boxes have been screen played so well. I love the screen play all through the movie, just can't pick one scene to write about. I watch the background set up more keenly than the actual actors.. :)
Body language of Nawazuddin Siddiqui is very nice. He plays typical lower middle class new employee in a Government office.
Of all the characters in the script I think I like the invisible cast whom the leading lady calls 'Aunty'..She's is simply superb. Though one can't see her all through the movie, we can truly imagine how she might look by the way she speaks, and her dialogues interwind with the story so well. I like the scene where 'aunty' sends handful of chillies when Irfan Khan complaints that the curry was salty instead of a thanks.
The best scene I liked was, during the first half of the movie Irfan Khan watches a little girl having dinner with her family from his balcony through their window, the girl gets up and closes the window. But as the story progresses and the perceptions change, the scene is played back but now, the girl waves at him. Isn't this so beautiful and subtle. Life smiles back at you when you learn to smile back at it.
Its difficult to write much about a movie that's full of soul. Better watch it with a mind. Now, for all those of you who din't yet watch it, watch it for sure..you will love it, its not a stereotypical script and thought provoking in its own way!
Bye Bye.
