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There are very few films which can easily be rated as an achievement made in the expressive medium of cinema, which dare to explore the hidden unconscious persona of we humans, when caught in an unexplained or unexpected situation of life. These are the films required to be seen as a friendly teacher from whom we can learn some precious lessons, which otherwise may not be available to us from anywhere, even in a lifetime of more than 60-70 years.
One of such important films is EK DIN ACHANAK talking about a rare unfortunate happening in a family which gets interpreted in various ways and then reveals the inner real being of all its members who otherwise were happily enjoying life together. Directed by the acclaimed maestro Mrinal Sen, this can also be called a psychological analysis of a middle class family who all of a sudden find their respected key member missing without any kind of information with anyone.
Based on a Bengali novel, Beej by Ramapada Chowdhury, it is the story of a retired professor who goes on his regular walk one pleasant rainy day and then disappears never to return back. The wait turns painful when days become weeks and weeks turn into months without any sign of his comeback. The small family left alone including his wife, two grown up daughters and a young son, find it difficult to live without their beloved father and are unable to understand any reason behind his sudden disappearance.
With a slow paced yet convincing depiction of the trauma faced by them all, the film introduces the viewers to the character of that missing professor through various flashbacks wherein every person is interacting with him in his own different way as per their individual tuning. As time passes by, the chances of his return become dim and accepting the fact everyone gets back to his own business half heartedly as life has to move on.
With the missing factor being there, after a while some new revelations get discovered about the professor’s unique personality which in turn makes way for several unexpected conclusions about his personal life, his pure character and his peculiar behavior. Now the moment few dark or grey ideas enter the minds of all the family members and friends about the professor’s character, suddenly the ugly side of the human psyche surfaces on the front and they all start thinking negatively for their own respected and honorable head of the family without any proven facts.
A young attractive woman (an old student) coming to meet her professor as a loyal disciple makes them think that Was he having a shameful affair with that lady? Few untold truths about his profession make them imagine that Was he now not doing well in his academic career? Or Was he a plagiarist who used to copy his content from some other sources?
As a result, within few days, the loved father figure turns into a suspicious personality in the eyes of his beloveds and that’s what life does to all of us in such difficult situations when we tend to think otherwise against our own inner beliefs.
But as they say, TIME is the biggest teacher of them all, after a while each family member starts contemplating on his sudden questionable thoughts and goes through a new inner evolution meeting their own ugly self like never before. Their whole existence goes through a sacred transformation and they eventually realize that how far they had gone in their insane thoughts blaming their loving father in that avoidable manner, who was not with them anymore.
With such a thought provoking conclusion, EK DIN ACHANAK is surely going to be a difficult film for many of the young viewers as its exactly like watching a mirror bluntly displaying both sides of our naked actual persona without any hiding. And in reality that’s exactly what happens with all of us without any doubt, when we go on thinking to some extreme unpleasant levels about our own close members of the family or friends and later tend to get rid of all those thoughts by deliberately pressing the ‘Delete’ button of our system hurriedly. These random thoughts related with Death, Love and Sex are always there as a natural phenomenon at the back of our minds unconsciously and if anyone refuses to accept this truth then he or she must have already reached the ultimate divine destination as it seems.
So if you really wish to experience this life teaching, refreshing catharsis then do watch EK DIN ACHAANAK as a must like an essential enlightening dose and don’t miss it.
Directed By Mrinal Sen
Music : Jyotishka Dasgupta
Starring : Shabana Azmi, Shreeram Lagoo, Aparna Sen, Roopa Ganguly, Uttara Baokar and more.
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As the few opening words describing this unbelievable piece of art, I would only like to say that..... “They Still Make These Kind of Movies in 2008”.
The emotional experience named “Changeling” made me a bigger fan of Clint Eastwood, the veteran actor director who earlier hugely impressed me with his“The Bridges of Madison County”. Also featuring Angelina Jolie in the main lead, the movie completely shatters the immensely famous image of the beautiful actress and introduces you to a new, talented and emotional side of her lovable identity. Eastwood inventively, extracts a highly impressive and life time performance from Angelina, along with worth praising acts from the entire supporting cast and comes up with yet another gem in his exceptional career.
An outstanding adaptation of a shocking true incident, the movie remains unbelievable even when you are told that it is all based on the TRUE happenings. The story revolves around a single mother living with his sweet nine year old kid in Los Angeles in the year 1928. Their simple & happy life moves on to different path altogether when one fine day the little kid simply vanishes into thin air and can be found no-where around. The crying mother keeps searching for her dear child and in the end reaches the police station to file a complaint. And from there on the movie takes a sharp turn and drives you into a completely unexpected arena with some devastating truths being told on the screen which actually happened in the life of that victim lady and her child. I will not like to reveal anything more about the plot as that will certainly take away the spirit of watching this emotional and engrossing tale, well told by the master craftsman Clint Eastwood.
But I will surely like to end my brief review, with a quote that “Changeling is undoubtedly one of those rare movies which have the power to make you forget all the essential and urgent assignments of your daily life and would compel you to see it in one go, sitting on your favorite couch in the room.”
A terrific suspense drama, which deserves to be seen at the earliest.
Directed By Clint Eastwood
Starring : Angelina Jolie, John Malkovich and more
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Seven, is a sharp and cruel murder mystery revolving around two homicide detectives, in search of a serial killer who is making some brutal murders after selecting his victims as per the seven deadly sins. The film is one of most famous crime mystery movies, which is likely to be found in all the ‘Must See Movies” Lists made around the world, giving it a cult status. Though it’s indeed a well made movie based on a brilliant script having three immensely talented people on the screen, at their best. But still, my reasons for including it in the ‘Not To Be Missed” list might come out to be slightly different from many.
First of all I would like to admit, that for me the suspense part of the movie wasn’t that engrossing since it didn’t involve too much of investigations or guess work to be done on the viewer’s part. Besides I was also expecting more explanatory scenes of the serial killer defining his inner trauma and specific reasons of committing such heinous crimes. Yet, I really appreciated the dark and artistic tone of the movie showcasing the lethal tortures of the victims and their justification done with the seven sins in a unique style. In fact I strongly feel that may be SE7EN (1995) was the movie, which actually gave the makers of “SAW” (2004) the basic idea of coming up with a script written around some innovative murderous tortures.
The movie is undoubtedly based on a well written script enlightening the viewer about the seven sins of mankind used as a base by the murderer for his serial killings. But for me the few reasons why you should much watch Se7en include its polished thoughtful Direction, superbly crafted Cinematography, one of their career best performances from the lead cast and a well executed climax which leaves you just stunned and thinking after its final shock. The best act comes from Morgan Freeman, the senior detective, whom I truly love in his intense form, delivering a cool, veteran like of performance, as expected. Kevin Spacey as the serial killer once again shows his immense range followed by Brad Pitt who successfully moves out of his famous glossy image to impress.
Admittedly, for some, Se7en may be too dark, grim and even depressing, with a slightly dropping pace in the middle. But if you love the genre of crime, suspense and mystery movies with a small pinch of horror, then you would surely enjoy watching this well directed film of David Fincher, especially for its out of the box, thought-provoking final moments.
Directed by David Fincher
Starring : Morgan Freeman, Brad Pitt, Kevin Spacey and more.
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“Kaun” was the movie which more or less established the out of the box thinking director image of the ace film-maker Ram Gopal Verma. It was a first of its kind of attempt in Indian Cinema which though couldn’t be a box office success but was widely discussed as an innovative project. At the time of its release majority of the viewers were not sure of what kind of product it was due to its very short length, novel concept and never seen before treatment on Indian screen. There were mixed responses within the audience where in one section highly praised the movie for its guts and the others who couldn’t really appreciate it at all.
Nevertheless, “Kaun” was indeed a path breaking film in Hindi Cinema which somehow forced the Indian Filmmakers to start experimenting with some new ideas and scripts. Its basic plot revolving around only 3 characters in a bungalow is quite similar to “Signpost To Murder” (1964), yet it moves way ahead of just being an inspired movie and has its own original twists and turns to frighten the viewer.
Without revealing its surprising storyline I would like to say that if you really love the genre of thrillers and suspense movies then “Kaun” is a must watch having three superlative performances by Urmila, Manoj Bajpai and Sushant Singh. Even with a slow narrative style it’s highly exciting and keeps the viewer guessing about what’s going to happen next. A not to be missed new age mystery movie which arguably was one of those few ventures which became the foundation of a new movie making and movie watching style in Bollywood.
Directed by Ram Gopal Verma
Starring : Urmila Matondkar, Manoj Bajpai and Sushant Singh. Background Music : Sandeep Chowta
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