Sunday, June 24, 2012

My 12 All-Time Favourite Movies

I do watch a lots of movies in Tamil, English and Hindi...The following 12  are the films that I admire the most. They are either beautiful,  hilarious, brilliant, or just awesome. The movies are not ranked in any specific order because each of these twelve movies are special in their own terms

 127 Hours

Language : English

A mountain climber becomes trapped under a rock while trekking and finds desperate measures in order to survive.
This film will definitely  pause you for a moment in your fast moving life and makes you to realize about the worthiness of our Present life and relationships

Anbe Shivam

Language : Tamil

Kamal and Madhavan meet under different circumstances and their lives are changed as they take the journey of their life. 
This movie  has open and discussions on Philosophy, Communism, Atheism, Politics and Love which is very rare in Indian Cinema. The Movie says, When Love lives in your mind, you are God.

Autograph

Language : Tamil

An advertising executive takes a bunch of wedding invitation cards and travels through places from his past, looking up old friends and lovers and recollecting his memories with them. 
An interesting experiment in Indian cinema. Anyone who have gone through the break-ups in  relationships will feel a sorrow connection to this film.


Dev D

Language : Hindi

After Breaking up with his childhood sweetheart, Abhay Deol will have connections with drugs and prostitutes to get rid of his break up. 
 I became an ardent  fan of Anurag Kashyap after watching this movie. The direction and screenplay are top-notch. This movie has handled love,  sexuality and some real-life incidents  in a very realistic and mature manner. 


Cidade de Deus

Language :  Portuguese

Story of two boys growing up in a violent neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro take different paths: one becomes a photographer, the other a drug dealer. 
 This movie can be an example of cinema at its most brilliant.Though the main genre of the movie is violence, the cinematography which  is so artistic that  makes the scenes beautiful rather than annoying. A must watch movie for every one who are serious about film-making


Malena

Language : Italian

Malena was too young to be a widow, and too beautiful to be alone. Every man wanted to have her. One boy risked everything to protect her.
There is a such a mixture of genres beautifully portrayed in this movies that is makes the movie fresh almost every time I see it.


Forrest Gump

Language : English

  This movie is about a a simple man who is considered to have a low IQ.  His 'mama' teaches him the ways of life and leaves him to choose his destiny. He believes Life is like a box of chocolates...we never know what we're gonna get.
Watching this movie will surely open your heart towards the world. In my opinion, no film has touched me more than this one. Am sure this movie will inspire everyone to go the distance and see the world in a different perspective.


 Hey Ram

Language : Tamil / Hindi

Kamal's wife is raped and killed during Hindu - Muslim riots in Calcutta. He is convinced that Mahatma Gandhi is responsible for all the problems happening in the country. He sets out to kill him
This movie is an amazing experience.....One cannot explain the kind of feeling that comes into your heart at the end of this movie. Has an emotional  mix of religion and politics that other indian movies wont dare to include.

Iruvar

Language : Tamil

Ace Director Mani Rathnam's take on the real-life rivalry between M.G. Ramachandran and Karunanidhi. In general,  this film tells the story of two friends and the parallel events in their lives.
In my opinion , this movie is the best all of  Manirathnam movie till date. Before watching this movie, the viewer needs some knowledge about the relationships and friendships of Ex-CMs of Tamilnadu.


Rang De Basanti

Language : Hindi

A young woman from England comes to India to make a documentary about Bhagat Singh and other Indian freedom fighters which was written by her grandfather  in the 1920s
This is sure an eye opener movie and will rise your rise Nationalist spirits. The best thing about the movie is the comparison and shift from past to present.

Slumdog Millionaire

Language : English

The story of a slum guy from Mumbai, who is about to experience the biggest day of his life.
The film asks questions about fate, hope, greed, and luck. The slum guy's  story is a tragic and unfortunate one, but as seen through his eyes, it is still beautiful. 


The Social Network

Language : English

Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg creates the social networking website that would become known as Facebook, but is later sued by two brothers who claimed he stole their idea. 
Every techies can relate to it one way or another, and that makes it one of the must-see film for such techies