Taare Zameen Par(2007) - Hindi

 

The directorial debut of actor Aamir Khan which made me a real fan of his. It tells the story of a boy suffering from dyslexia. He was labeled as being unbearable naughty and careless and so used to be a head ache for his parents and teachers. So he is being sent to another school which is known to be very strict. There Aamir comes as his art teacher and he finds out that the boy is not naughty, but sick. He tries to convince the parents and his co-teachers that he will give the boy a break. At last he transforms the boy into a smart and bright student. The performance of Darsheel as the sick boy Ishan is really stunning. A must-watch movie.

Seven Pounds (2008)-English

 

Will Smith shows extra ordinary acting in this drama movie. This movie tells the story of a man who is trying to save the lives of seven people using his own life. Before selecting the people to save, he tries to confirm that they are really deserving a help. The reason why he sets out on such an unorthodox mission is revealed in the movie as a suspense. Movie starts from his phone call to emergency line saying he is committing suicide and so need an ambulance. Then the story begin to unroll. The movie is an inspirational one and also very touching.

Phenomenon(1996)-English

 

Phenomenon is a fantacy-drama movie which tells the story of George(John Travolta),a village farmer of no formal education, who from his 37th birth day begin to show extra ordinary intellectual powers. This makes him a point of attention and matter of discussion in his country side. He is then chased by scientists and even military officials due to this. But he finds this uncomfortable and in his words 'wants to be an ordinary man as he has always been'. Later, the reason for his extraordinary gift is revealed and then story turns to a different way. The end of the movie is touching.

Pink Panther (2006) -English

 

Oh, what to tell! The memory of watching the movie itself make me laugh out. Steve Martin, playing the role of a bungling French detective Clouseau simple catches the audience. He is being brought from a village to investigate the murder of a famous soccer coach. Actually, bringing him to this investigation is a strategy of some higher officials. Not knowing this, Clouseau jumps into investigation making fun after fun. Jean Reno, acting as assistant to Clouseau, competes with Steve to make us laugh. But, both of them succeeds,I must tell. Not a single scene of the movie would pass without your heart breaking laugh.

Not watching this movie is a real loss in life, I would say.

Amores Perros(2000)- Spanish

 

Amores Perros is a Spanish movie telling three different stories connected by a car accident happening in Mexico city. The car accident is shown three times in the movie, but from three perspectives. There are three different lives whose flow changes drastically after that mishap. Surely, the Director is successful in presenting the movie in a realistic and attractive manner. A peculiarity of the movie may be the role of dogs in all the three lives portrayed( As the name suggests. 'Perros' stands for Dogs). A middles class family in Mexico, a fashion model and a Hit-man; all have deep relation with dogs. The technical perfection in picturizing incidents in the most realistic way is absolutely excellent. Being a Spanish movie, it helped me understanding the Latin American life style and culture. Surely a movie worth watching.

Signs(2002)

 

The film directed by Manoj Night Syamalan tells the story of an alien invasion in a different and attractive way. The most striking point I observed is that the overall time an alien appears on screen is less than 2 or 3 seconds, but it conveys the stunning effect of an alien invasion.

Mel Gibson is on the lead role. The movie is centred at him and his family. The entire story of alien attack on the planet is portrayed by five or six people living in a small house. The flash back of the family is attractively told in a parallel track. That is quite something! Mr. Syamalan also has performed a short but memorable role in the movie. The performance of the two little children is excellent. Really a good Director's movie