Caught an early show to avoid disappointment, but I found it better executed that Da Vinci Code. I can find negative reviews about the movie but its not as bad. And I am STRICTLY talking about the movie. Overall, its a good film with lovely chases around the whole Vatican, and the ever happening debate between science and religion.
Its a dampener when compared to the book and I would never forgive them for messing the 5th ambigram. The story is a little changed but I think it's ok because it was too mammoth a task to recreate the book's enigma.
But of what I saw I liked it. Its good to see the places you read in the book and Langdon being enacted thru' Tom Hanks ;)
A nice line that the book and the movie reminded me - "Faith is a gift, not everyone has it"
Watch it with no expectations against the book!!!!!!
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
quote :)
Some feelings sink so deep into the heart that only loneliness can help you find them again.
(From Shantaram)
(From Shantaram)
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Kids can be ruthless!
Have you ever realized what’s so endearing about small children? I think its the fact that they are oblivious to the so called society norms. If you teach them a rule they will abide by it and let you know when you don’t. No one can beat them when it comes to being straight forward. Again one of my everyday anecdotes :)
Just as my bus was approaching Deccan I saw a mother hurriedly going towards the exit door with a 6 year old kid. On reaching near the door, she told him to hold tightly onto the side bar lest he falls down.The kid was too busy looking outside to listen to her. She reiterated it again but to no avail. Finally she raised her voice and admonished him firmly. This time, reluctantly the kid put his tiny hands around the bar,not without giving her a 'why-do-you-preach-so-much' stare.
Just then the driver applied brakes and caught many of us unaware. It included the mom who stumbled and dashed the person in front. To this, the kid shouted at the top of his voice - "Mala pakad pakad mhanun saangtes...swatha pan pakad ki"(You have been telling me to hold tightly so many times, why cant you do it yourself)
I couldn’t help but laugh out loud...Fortunately the mom laughed out too :)
Just as my bus was approaching Deccan I saw a mother hurriedly going towards the exit door with a 6 year old kid. On reaching near the door, she told him to hold tightly onto the side bar lest he falls down.The kid was too busy looking outside to listen to her. She reiterated it again but to no avail. Finally she raised her voice and admonished him firmly. This time, reluctantly the kid put his tiny hands around the bar,not without giving her a 'why-do-you-preach-so-much' stare.
Just then the driver applied brakes and caught many of us unaware. It included the mom who stumbled and dashed the person in front. To this, the kid shouted at the top of his voice - "Mala pakad pakad mhanun saangtes...swatha pan pakad ki"(You have been telling me to hold tightly so many times, why cant you do it yourself)
I couldn’t help but laugh out loud...Fortunately the mom laughed out too :)
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Changing times
Nitish is back in power in Bihar, the Left have been routed in Bengal and Patnaik is all smiles in Orissa. South Block remains Manmohan's stronghold for the next 5 years. Looks like finally democracy is starting to make sense! The electorate seems to have rejected anything and anyone that had no future and was incapable of standing on its own. Too huge a statement but look carefully at the 2009 election results and it’s correct.
Statements, allegations, deals flew thick and fast just before the elections. Everyone seemed to have an air of arrogance and importance. And now what do we see? Unconditional support to a rival to keep the secular forces out (Don’t they make a mockery of our system??). Accepting mistakes when just a few days back you were roaring about something called the 3rd front. The common man seemed to have humbled every politician. Although the likes of Meera Sanyal, etc lost out overall democracy won!
Two successive upper circuits in these dire financial times, a clear mandate to atleast some party, divisive politics shown the door and the LTTE losing ground in Sri Lanka.......times are really changing...and for the good, so it seems!
Statements, allegations, deals flew thick and fast just before the elections. Everyone seemed to have an air of arrogance and importance. And now what do we see? Unconditional support to a rival to keep the secular forces out (Don’t they make a mockery of our system??). Accepting mistakes when just a few days back you were roaring about something called the 3rd front. The common man seemed to have humbled every politician. Although the likes of Meera Sanyal, etc lost out overall democracy won!
Two successive upper circuits in these dire financial times, a clear mandate to atleast some party, divisive politics shown the door and the LTTE losing ground in Sri Lanka.......times are really changing...and for the good, so it seems!
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Upsetting the lord!
As I am planning a trip to my native place I suddenly remembered an incident that happened the last time i was there.
I was watching 'Pirates of the Caribbean' on star movies and it was around 2030 hrs. My grandmom had already paid 10-12 visits to the living room and I sensed she wanted to tell me something but hadn't done so because i was all glued to Captain Jack Sparrow. Finally I looked at her and asked what the matter was. She told me she wanted to watch a serial at 2100 hrs. I smiled and told her that the movie is about to get over and she could watch her serial for I didn't plan to watch anything else. The movie was not done by 2100 hrs but I happily relinquished the remote for I didn't want to interrupt her and I had anyways watched that movie umpteen times. At 2105 hrs her serial started and it was some Malayalam serial about Lord Krishna. When it started I just left the room. Now was the fun!
She walked upto me and asked why did i do something like that? I was zapped! I had no idea of what I had done! She told me there was lord on the screen and I had walked away from him, inspite of being seated there for the past 2 hrs.....just when Shri Krishna came on screen I had walked away. I could sense that she was upset. I smiled and I told her that if she wanted I would go the temple to apologize to the lord but I would no ways go and apologize to her idiot box :) Anyone else in my place would have got a sound thrashing but I have always been her pet and she knows that I never do things as a rebel and somehow she always understands my rationale. I explained her that it was just some nut enacting the scene, so there was no need to follow a human so faithfully. She left it at that. The next morning I really did get up and go to the temple......I didn't want to upset her. Not because I was scared but at times when the person in front takes one step ahead there is no point in staying where you are. You need to walk probably 3 paces so that finally you both meet at a common point.
The generation gap is always going to be there, but I think if everyone just lets the other person be the gaps are narrowed down to a great extent. They have a very basic understanding of faith and we may call them superstitious but we can't let them not follow their faith :)
I was watching 'Pirates of the Caribbean' on star movies and it was around 2030 hrs. My grandmom had already paid 10-12 visits to the living room and I sensed she wanted to tell me something but hadn't done so because i was all glued to Captain Jack Sparrow. Finally I looked at her and asked what the matter was. She told me she wanted to watch a serial at 2100 hrs. I smiled and told her that the movie is about to get over and she could watch her serial for I didn't plan to watch anything else. The movie was not done by 2100 hrs but I happily relinquished the remote for I didn't want to interrupt her and I had anyways watched that movie umpteen times. At 2105 hrs her serial started and it was some Malayalam serial about Lord Krishna. When it started I just left the room. Now was the fun!
She walked upto me and asked why did i do something like that? I was zapped! I had no idea of what I had done! She told me there was lord on the screen and I had walked away from him, inspite of being seated there for the past 2 hrs.....just when Shri Krishna came on screen I had walked away. I could sense that she was upset. I smiled and I told her that if she wanted I would go the temple to apologize to the lord but I would no ways go and apologize to her idiot box :) Anyone else in my place would have got a sound thrashing but I have always been her pet and she knows that I never do things as a rebel and somehow she always understands my rationale. I explained her that it was just some nut enacting the scene, so there was no need to follow a human so faithfully. She left it at that. The next morning I really did get up and go to the temple......I didn't want to upset her. Not because I was scared but at times when the person in front takes one step ahead there is no point in staying where you are. You need to walk probably 3 paces so that finally you both meet at a common point.
The generation gap is always going to be there, but I think if everyone just lets the other person be the gaps are narrowed down to a great extent. They have a very basic understanding of faith and we may call them superstitious but we can't let them not follow their faith :)
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