I feel a good film is one which inspires you, it inspire you
to write or to create something and makes you think and feel. Often, my friends
ask me to write movie reviews, I tried it many times but failed miserably. I
could not write a single review, I just could not. At first I thought maybe becoz
of my poor vocab (which still is an issue) I could not express myself, then over
time I realized maybe there is something else but I never really cared to dig
it in. Today something happened and maybe now I know why it was like that.
Reviewing a movie is different from writing about it in general. When your
sibling or friend suggests you a movie, they just share their movie experience
and it is not technically a review. If you really think about it a friend
talking about a movie and appreciating it is much more convincing then reading
a Komal Nahta (or any other for that matter) review. I personally love
to talk about a film as a whole and not about the specific aspects like acting
or editing or cinematography etc, a good movie is a good movie and everything
about it, from the director to spot boy is good and that’s why they succeeded
in creating a satisfying cinema.
Going to movies for
me is like going to a temple. The whole experience
is very profound and personal, and if you feel that magical moment in which you become one
with your God and get inspired you feel like sharing it with your friends and
loved ones. Today I saw a similar film, after watching it I had an urge of sharing
it with all my friends and tell them about it and so I am writing this piece and
this is not a review.
Dhanak is a film with heart and I was completely in the
world of Pari and Chotu. It’s a journey of hope and courage. Pari and Chotu
live with their uncle and aunty as their parents died in an accident, aunty
doesn’t like them and is partially responsible for Chotu’s blindness. Pari has
promised his brother that he will be able to see before his ninth birthday and
in her heart she knows he will. So they start this journey in the deserts of
Rajasthan fighting all odds to see that 'Dhanak'.
It might sound like a children’s film but believe me it is
more for ‘grown ups’, we have stopped believing in fairy tales becoz life is
tough and fairy tales are not real. As a character in the movie says, see
around the world is full of magic, just open your eyes and you will see it all.
We are too ignorant about this magic as we are busy in our lives updating yet
another status or chasing a deadline, slow down a bit, give your life a ‘times
please’ , go and watch this beautiful film, Pari and Chotu might give you a
reason to smile, a genuine one just like a child.
As I said good films inspire you…give yourself a chance to
get inspired.