Its time for me to remind myself of all the movies that i have loved. I would first in all truth and wisdom express my deepest gratitude to something divine: "DC++ and IITD LAN". They have been the single most important source of inspiration, guidance, console and to me GOD only comes 2nd to it.
Now this exercise of reminding myself of all the movies that i have loved watching comes from the need to know myself. I really hope that i could recognize something more than just taste.
Anyways lets begin ( not particularly in order of their ranking according to me)
1.) Forrest Gump - For its amazing life adventure filled with the essence that true love touches everyone
2.) Life is Beautiful - For the total innocence and love that exists and grows in adversity.
3.) Children of Heaven - never ever has such innocence of a true small low class family been depicted. Although based in IRAN the movie shows the universal nature of the deepest feelings that are present in a small family's life.
4.) 2 aankhen barah haath - Now this movie was by far the first movie that impressed me so much. A true "class apart" movie that is show rich in expressions. Will be a true inspiration in terms of trusting the human soul which can never be "inherently evil" as is considered by every modern social theory.
5.) Grave of the fireflies - Yes the movie is sad but a drunken night with friends in Bangalore can make you like this one too much. Tragedy and kids ( too sob.. sob for me).. but liked it surely a lot
6.) The Gods must be Crazy - "Masterpiece" Really really makes you wonder just what it claims .... the gods must be crazy .......
7.) Lord of the rings - Well i m only human. How can i not like this.... it would only be blasphemous ..... I really wonder how such an epic can ever be produced on screen with justice being done to the parent scripture( i prefer this word for the "book").
8.) Matrubhumi - God let my country not becoming this. Never ever seen more courageous concept being brought to an Indian cinema.
I am not really sure if I should end the list here but I fear losing the "class" of the list if I allow myself to add names here too soon.
As far as the earlier expressed aims for doing this exercise of reminding the movies that i have loved...well well dont know really if that is achieved or not :-) no problems anyways
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Nice list, but lotr DOES NOT NOT NOT NOT DO JUSTICE TO THE BOOK.. its goes against the book in fundamental ways.. i HATE these movies becuase they try to correct a perfect book
salil you might be right...shouldnt have said .."does justice to the book".. but "does justice to the big screen more than most movies"
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