Movies n me.
Tomorrow is Saturday, which is my weekly off and is also the day that I go to Delhi and watch the new releases of the week.
I love movies and cannot wait to see what kind of movies I am going to watch tomorrow. I am like a child who receives a surprise gift and cannot wait to open it to see what it contains. I just cannot wait to watch a movie to see what it contains.
I like all types of movies. I like fast paced action thrillers. I like romantic movies. I like comedies, though don't like mindless comedies. I like thrillers. I like movies on life. (what is that genre called? where would u place movies like forrest gump? AI? The Hours?)
But the movies that have really touched me off late have typically been movies centered on women. One of the best movies I have seen this year is called Trans America. It was such a painful and yet such a brilliant movie to watch. It starred felicity Huffman who plays a leading role in desperate housewives, and is actually quite good looking in the show.
The movie was about a man who was on the verge of undergoing a sex change operation to become a woman. He was already like a woman in all his mannerisms and appearance, but he still had his dick. And so convincing was this portrayal that while watching the movie, I actually thought that this is a male actor(I don't watch TV shows). The slip in mannerisms, the voice, the body language, and the plain ugliness of the woman convinced me that this was a male actor trying to look like a woman (a la mrs doubtfire). It was only later that I found out that it was female actor, and it just made me marvel at how amazingly well she portrayed such a complex character. It made me appreciate the movie much more. What I cannot understand is why she did not get the Oscar? That blond winner of this year cannot hold a candle to this woman's talent as an actor.
But besides felecity's acting, the other reasons why I loved this movie was again because it was such a human movie about a human being's longings and weaknesses and desires without being judgemental about it at all. The neediness of the woman, her pain, her unfulfilled desires and dreams, her hopes - all of it was so honestly and beautifully portrayed. I just loved it for its intimacy with its subject. That is actually what I really look for in a movie. Intimacy with its subject.
I love movies and cannot wait to see what kind of movies I am going to watch tomorrow. I am like a child who receives a surprise gift and cannot wait to open it to see what it contains. I just cannot wait to watch a movie to see what it contains.
I like all types of movies. I like fast paced action thrillers. I like romantic movies. I like comedies, though don't like mindless comedies. I like thrillers. I like movies on life. (what is that genre called? where would u place movies like forrest gump? AI? The Hours?)
But the movies that have really touched me off late have typically been movies centered on women. One of the best movies I have seen this year is called Trans America. It was such a painful and yet such a brilliant movie to watch. It starred felicity Huffman who plays a leading role in desperate housewives, and is actually quite good looking in the show.
The movie was about a man who was on the verge of undergoing a sex change operation to become a woman. He was already like a woman in all his mannerisms and appearance, but he still had his dick. And so convincing was this portrayal that while watching the movie, I actually thought that this is a male actor(I don't watch TV shows). The slip in mannerisms, the voice, the body language, and the plain ugliness of the woman convinced me that this was a male actor trying to look like a woman (a la mrs doubtfire). It was only later that I found out that it was female actor, and it just made me marvel at how amazingly well she portrayed such a complex character. It made me appreciate the movie much more. What I cannot understand is why she did not get the Oscar? That blond winner of this year cannot hold a candle to this woman's talent as an actor.
But besides felecity's acting, the other reasons why I loved this movie was again because it was such a human movie about a human being's longings and weaknesses and desires without being judgemental about it at all. The neediness of the woman, her pain, her unfulfilled desires and dreams, her hopes - all of it was so honestly and beautifully portrayed. I just loved it for its intimacy with its subject. That is actually what I really look for in a movie. Intimacy with its subject.
posted by philosopher stoned | 11:04 AM
2 Comments:
Apologies for making this comment in public but then you are so amazingly honest that i thought it wouldnt matter (nevertheless, let me know if it does)
It actually 'Movies and I' (not me)
jus a lil mistake there :)
but moving beyond that..
I would definitely watch that movie now. Its not just that i completely trust your choice of movies, but also that i found your review so engrossing...
btw i still have to get my hands on 'scent of a woman' I remember you telling me that it's one of your favourite flicks. so obviously i HAVE to watch it :)
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