Nuri Bilge Ceylan - The Wild Pear Tree

The whimsical phrases of 'Capital I'

10 years from now, this film would be remade and probably then the original would be looked upon. There hasn't been a cinematic piece in a long time which was driven solely by such individualistic expression. Be it the philosophical discussion or contemplative imagery, everything screams of the psyche of one individual - 'Capital I'. **Read this after watching the film once** Visually profound and intelligently crafted, at the core of this film you can find an identity and a story embedded in each other. The story of a girl struggling to identify herself with a strict sexual orientation and resorts to 'something' to escape her reality, while a physics professor helps her resolve the conflict in her mind. The identity of a mysterious character named Capital I is presented through its work - visuals and poetry, driven by curiosity among various characters in the film about it. The film portrays the two themes uniquely, bravely. However a harmonic fusion betw...

A masterpiece, after a masterpiece, after a masterpiece of execution - Asghar Farhadi

Seldom does a film make you write about it. The occurrence is even slowing with time, however, the edge of the seat situational drama mastered by Asghar Farhadi in his new venture named 'The Salesman' is a light of hope. Who is the author? "Arthur Miller", he says, of a play called the 'Death of a Salesman' that the protagonist, who is also a teacher for young boys (yes, no girls in the class), is going to perform. There is a possible death of a salesman at the end of the film (not in the play), however, this film is about the teacher who plays the salesman. As confusing it may sound, as intricately it has been woven with a packaging of simplicity. There is nothing for you if you haven't watched the film. The characters' psychosis - He is a helpful person, who could risk his life to save someone in need. Hitchcock's ticking time bomb under the table has been realistically executed with a building on the verge of collapsing but in the...

Understanding Pi - In a film seemingly impossible to shoot

"If there is no God", said Dostoevsky, "man would go raving mad killing each other. They need a meaning to their life and thus created God." Camus couldn't agree more, however, he doesn't accept Russian novelist's point of faith in an unseen deity. Pi, a reader of both these great novelists, seemingly never judges their perennial philosophies. And even towards the climax, he asks Henry what he prefers; not what he chooses or believes. It was never for Pi to decide whether it was Dostoevsky or Camus he would choose for his reality, and he doesn't. Moreover, there is a difference in choosing and preferring. But, this story shows that we choose what we prefer as better for us. For Ang Lee, it goes like this play by Camus "The Possessed". It bega as a comedy (A very beautiful one), then becomes more dramatic and ends as a tragedy. For many, Life of Pi could be this blissful journey with no tragedy at all, well, we will come to that per...

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