Time and again, when I’ve thought of writing on the blog, I’ve ended up increasing the count on the “Draft” section of my WordPress dashboard. And of course the Kilobytes of space on my hard drive as well.
At least 6 planned Travelogues are pending in that very state and the innumerable movies I’ve watched in-between that have auto-generated reviews in my head, but haven’t made it to Print. You know what I mean.
It is a probability that even this might not get posted. But what the hell! Let me just blurt as much as I can and put it up. Or maybe not.
There’s definitely a lot of calm today. Unlike other weekends when there’s a rush to “do something”. So, that’s a plus.
I watched, “Suicide Squad” last evening which was better than the forgettable Batman Vs Superman but DC still has a long way to catch up to Marvel. The Justice League definitely looks a darker shade of Avengers in the trailer, but then the “Do you Bleed” trailers of Dawn of Justice were great too. And we all know how that turned out. Psycopaths gang up together to do some good in dimly lighted action sequences and cameo-roles of most of the leads, except Will Smith and Maggot Robbie. And yes, she’s got the meatiest roles. And the lines. Everything else in the movie is, Okayyy.
I also ended up watching Raman Raghav 2.0 and Woah! The Layers! It is unlike any other story of a Psychopath. For Instance, when you watch Dexter or Hannibal, you relate to the POV of those characters as the director makes sure you relate to those primal instinct. I mean, sure we disgust them, but the arguments in their head do echo a little. Right ? Now, don’t say No. Otherwise, I’ll have to get myself checked. Nawaz, as ususal, is brilliant. He makes you disgust him. And that’s a win. All Hail, Anurag Kashyap.
This morning I also ended up watching, “12 Angry Men”. Apart from the opening scene, which takes place in a courtroom, and the ending outside the court, the entire movie runs in a tiny Jury room, where 12 Men (the jury) decide on the fate of an 18-year old convicted of murdering his own father. Engaging is a word which would limit its description. To think that this B/W movie is around 60 year old and is still a good watch, is baffling. In a good way, of course.
And hey! Siddharth Mahaptra, my classmate from KV is starting a movie blog. Do visit it here and show some love.
Hope you’re having a good Sunday!