I guess that it was inevitable that one of the first things I would blog about would be a movie, given the obscene amounts of time that I spend in front of my TV, laptop and in theatres! Before going into the actual movie itself,...a little background!
It was some time ago (yesterday night, actually!!), that I found myself besieged by a particularly dark mood - bordering on depression, in fact!! The reasons for said mood would require some detailed explanation and a few flashback scenes (accompanied, of course, by some very cheesy dramatic filmy music!). Since I'm too lazy to set all of that up, and because I really want to talk about this movie, I'm going to defer that to another post!
So....back to the black mood!! To relieve myself of said depression, I turned to my live-in partner - my laptop! I started to trawl through the many tv series, comedy shows, and movies that populate my hard disk; but none of the usual remedies seemed to lift my mood. Until, that is, I came across a movie that I had downloaded and seen a few months ago and loved! And so we come to the movie that is the subject of this entry!
It seemed apt and so I got down to watching it....again!! It had been an impulse download and so, when I finished watching the movie, I remember being surprised that I hadn't heard of this movie. And neither had many of my friends.
The premise grips you by the collar within the first few minutes. What if...all of a sudden, a lonely, brilliant yet boring, borderline OCD-afflicted IRS agent starts to hear a narration about his own life? This narration is, of course, audible only to him and is accurate in every aspect; and then, the narrator casually throws in a line about his imminent death! This, in a nutshell, is the rock upon which this movie is built!I won't give away any spoilers, because its a movie truly worth watching. It boasts a stellar cast and everyone is pitch-perfect! The ending is superb, the cinematography and special effects used to illustrate his life are just brilliant!
But enough of the technical bullshit! This movie is a gem because it takes a literally incredible story and makes you believe in it! This movie is great because it makes you feel good without relying on any tried and tested gimicks! And thats exactly what it did for me! It made me feel good. Lots of movies can make you feel good, but very few can make you feel good when you are really feeling low! And that, I felt, was a good enough reason to share it with the world! (pls don't take me literally,...i'm not going to be posting any download links here!) I hope I'm not overselling this movie. That is not my intention.
So, give it a looksie and tell me what you think!! If you've already seen the movie, I'd still like to know what you thought of it!
It was some time ago (yesterday night, actually!!), that I found myself besieged by a particularly dark mood - bordering on depression, in fact!! The reasons for said mood would require some detailed explanation and a few flashback scenes (accompanied, of course, by some very cheesy dramatic filmy music!). Since I'm too lazy to set all of that up, and because I really want to talk about this movie, I'm going to defer that to another post!
So....back to the black mood!! To relieve myself of said depression, I turned to my live-in partner - my laptop! I started to trawl through the many tv series, comedy shows, and movies that populate my hard disk; but none of the usual remedies seemed to lift my mood. Until, that is, I came across a movie that I had downloaded and seen a few months ago and loved! And so we come to the movie that is the subject of this entry!
It seemed apt and so I got down to watching it....again!! It had been an impulse download and so, when I finished watching the movie, I remember being surprised that I hadn't heard of this movie. And neither had many of my friends.
The premise grips you by the collar within the first few minutes. What if...all of a sudden, a lonely, brilliant yet boring, borderline OCD-afflicted IRS agent starts to hear a narration about his own life? This narration is, of course, audible only to him and is accurate in every aspect; and then, the narrator casually throws in a line about his imminent death! This, in a nutshell, is the rock upon which this movie is built!I won't give away any spoilers, because its a movie truly worth watching. It boasts a stellar cast and everyone is pitch-perfect! The ending is superb, the cinematography and special effects used to illustrate his life are just brilliant!
But enough of the technical bullshit! This movie is a gem because it takes a literally incredible story and makes you believe in it! This movie is great because it makes you feel good without relying on any tried and tested gimicks! And thats exactly what it did for me! It made me feel good. Lots of movies can make you feel good, but very few can make you feel good when you are really feeling low! And that, I felt, was a good enough reason to share it with the world! (pls don't take me literally,...i'm not going to be posting any download links here!) I hope I'm not overselling this movie. That is not my intention.
So, give it a looksie and tell me what you think!! If you've already seen the movie, I'd still like to know what you thought of it!
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