Hacksaw Ridge - An Authentic WWII experience with a different perception of WAR
11:56 PM
Well this is one of the movies which does not fail to give
you goosebumps and you will sure leave the theater with a heavy heart. There
are many War movies but this one sure is worth a watch and tops my list alongside
with Saving Private Ryan(WWII) & Full Metal Jacket(Vietnam War). The movie is based on real
life hero, a War Combat Medic. The late CPL.Desmond Thomas Doss. Basically to summarize
what is stunning about this movie I want to break it down in to three parts (Narration/Screenplay/Direction,
Cinematography, Action and Acting)
Direction / Screenplay: Mel Gibson has surly done his
homework and it is evident that he is put his heart and soul into retaining the
real essence of a real lift story, the movie starts of slow like a mellow drama
and slowly builds its pace, the WAR scenes were so real and totally immersive
(Not like Michael Bay style ;). I have a strong feeling this movie is going win
many awards including the Academy. There are very few movies you see a
unanimous applaud from the audience when the credits roll and this is sure was
one of them. Where was Mel Gibson all these years? he has sure set a new
standard and made a swashbuckling comeback so to say. This title is one you got
to own the DVD/Bluray when it is out and watch it in the theaters.
Cinematography: The movie never failed to give the feel of
the WWII era, the Dress, Army Uniform, Body language, lightings, dialog,
vehicles, Weapons all were carefully crafted to give you the authentic WWII
experience. From use of slow pan shots to switching between steady and POV
cameras even from the mellow dramatic scenes to the action paced blood
splashing scenes you will never be bored. The bootcamp scenes and WAR scenes
had a close resemblance to Full Metal Jacket and Saving Private Ryan but the
overall story gives you a different perception of WAR altogether. There are
many enjoyable moments in the movies from slow motion of shells popping out
from M3 submachine gun, carnage of Japs with M2 flamethrower, non-submission of
PoW etc.. The night scenes were shots with some exceptional camera blocking
techniques can’t explain much just watch the movie you will understand.
Acting: Well this movie is going to be a milestone in Andrew
Garfield’s career. Mel Gibson has made use of Andrew’s full potential. He has
re-lived CPL.Doss in the movie and I hope he gets an Oscar. Also stunning
performance by Teresa Palmer (Strangely I felt she resembled - Christine Stewart
first cousin J
don’t know why) & brief and subtle performance by Hugo Weaving.
Overall just go and watch this one don’t miss you will not be
disappointed for sure.
-Vinod
Top 20 Directors of All Time
11:39 AM
- Alfread Hitchcock
- Stanley Kubrick
- Martin Scorsese
- Clint Eastwood
- Sidney Lumet
- Christopher Nolan
- Steven Spielberg
- Woody Allen
- Quentin Tarantino
- Mani Ratnam
- Guy Ritchie
- David Fincher
- Ridley Scott
- James Cameron
- Zack Synder
- Tim Burton
- Jonathan Demme
- J.J. Abrams
- Robert Zemeckis
- Frank Darabont
Trololo Man
1:18 AM
Title: I am very glad because I'm finally back home.
Singer: Edward Khil.
Description :
Khil, a fine baritone, is shown crooning a wordless but catchy little tune.
The song is an evergreen, but in fact, it is called a "vocalization", i.e., singing without words.
The reason the song does not have a single word because the lyrics was considered to be too naughty during the Soviet times and such lyrics would not have survived the harsh censorship.
A Quote from the lyrics :
"I'm riding my mustang horse on the prairie, while my beloved Mary is a thousand miles away knitting my socks..."
He explained that the reason the iconic song has no lyrics is that the original ones, about a cowboy riding the range while his wife sits at home knitting socks, were banned as "too naughty" by Soviet censors of the day.
"A theme like that was unacceptable, so we decided to sing it without any words at all," he said.
Over 2 million people watched this video on Internet.
From Kansas City to London, from Canada to Philippines - fans from around the globe have recently been responding to it, begging the 75 year-old baritone, Khil, to go on a world concert tour with his unorthodox hit, "I Am So Happy to Finally Be Back Home."
An official petition has even been launched and published on Facebook, referring to Eduard Khil as the "Trololo man", and urging the singer to go on a tour with his "greatest song ever."
Khil's signature style and optimism have proved infectious to the point where the Oscar-winning star of "Inglorious Basterds", Austrian actor Christoph Waltz, performed his version of the Soviet hit when he recently appeared on the Jimmy Kimmel show.
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