Joker Movie, A Review : Blog # 347

Joker Movie, A Review

I started watching ‘ Joker ’, the movie with great expectations. Over the next painfully slow, dreary 120 minutes, all I could see was the mis- deeds of a person who needed help with his mental condition. I wonder why people are going gaga about this movie!

            The movie has nothing extra ordinary about it. The protagonist is an aspiring stand up comedian. He makes a living by being a clown. He is unhappy that no one is bothered about his existence and the fact that the world is rude to him. He had a difficult child hood. He has a medical condition where he laughs uncontrollably in situations which are not meant to evoke a laughter.

            One fine day, he encounters some rich brats in the subway train. Enraged, he kills them. He finds joy in those killings. Further, he goes on killing people recklessly till the end of the movie. That’s it. There is nothing more to the movie!

            Now, you might be thinking I haven’t understood the sub texts. Oh, I did. I understand the movie was trying to show how the ‘Haves’ treat the ‘Have- nots’. How the perceived ‘normal’ humans treat the ones who don’t fit in. How insensitive we as a race are, towards people suffering from mental health. The movie was also talking about how a difficult childhood can govern the rest of the life of a person. It also deals with the lies that adults tell the kids and how when the false hood is revealed, it can bring the world crashing down around them. BUT, nothing mentioned here makes the movie remarkable. These are tried and tested narratives. There is nothing exceptional about these story lines!

            I feel many of us are expressing our false admiration for this movie out of sheer peer pressure. Your friends or family might have spoken highly about the movie. Not wanting to come across as not having a refined taste in movies, you also went about giving rave reviews! Is that the reason?

            Has Joaquin Phoenix done an exceptional performance in the movie as the lead actor? Hell yea! Despite the movie being so unremarkable; the actor makes you want to sit through the snooze fest that it is. He epitomizes what human will, dedication and talent could achieve even in uninspiring situations.

Arun Babu.

Problem with the world : Blog # 346

Problem with the world

The Problem with the world is…

                   

You allow it a moment of indulgence,

And it expects a lifetime of selflessness.

You let yourself be careless for a moment,

And it labels you inept for a lifetime.

You try to live life the way you want,

And it looks for the step where you falter.

You try and achieve a million little things in life,

And it waits for the big success to give you your due.

You do many a deed of kindness,

And all it can count is a handful of oversights.

You commit one single mistake,

And it turns a blind eye to all the glorious moments you have lived.

And you!

All you do is blame the world,

Whereas it is your inability to look beyond the world,

Which limits your spirit

And let the world thrive!

Arun Babu

Good People : Blog # 345

Good People

There are some people…

Who keeps a handful of rice for the unfed,

Who saves a smile for kids who don’t get to be kids, 

Who speaks a few words to those creatures without voice,

Who leaves a corner in their home for the wanderers,

Who let people believe in their Gods,

Who let the non-believers be,

Who lends an ear to those who don’t have anyone to speak to,

Who holds out a finger to those who have lost all hope,

Who spares a warm hug for those in the winter of their lives,

Who reads out a story to those who haven’t read a letter,
Who sheds a tear for those who have none to call their own,
Who walks a mile for those who can't take a step,
Who be the wings for those who have not known the joy of flying, 
Who sings a song to those who have never heard a lullaby,
Who writes a letter to those who have never received one, 

Who takes a little lamp and step out in to the deep dark night,

Good people.

Be those people.

Arun Babu

Why do we love Indian Film Awards over Oscars ? ~ Blog #344

Why do we love Indian Film Awards over Oscars ?

It is in times of Oscars that we Indians miss our film award shows

~Where they laugh with (not AT) nepotism

~Where the host takes more time to spell out sponsors than the award name itself : This award brought to you by the biscuit powered by the network driven by the car perfumed by the soap and chewed by the Paan!

~Where ex superstar wears the Kanchivaram Saree which can be spotted from the moon.

~Where star dad gives the best actor award to star son.

~Where star mom gives the best actress award to star daughter.

~Where heroines reserve two chairs; one for them and one for their gown.

~Where heroes wear tuxedos in 38 degree Celsius of Mumbai.

~Where Bollywood makes the strongest political statements against the producer's family!

~Where the camera pans on the same actor and actress who were rumored to be dating 175 years ago.

~Where all the families and the star kids sit in the front row and the real performers sit in the 2nd and 3rd rows.

~Where an actor kills himself over a role and still ‘Rahul’ wins best any actor every single time.

~ Where there are more Ad breaks than the number of local trains in Mumbai.

~ Where son of Mr. Sharma makes jokes on poverty and the stars laugh from their Rolls Royce’s.

~ Where awards are given for the most profound categories ~ " Best Real Social Media Star"

~Where the stars who perform on stage receives an award for sure.

~Where the same stars' same expression is edited,cut and shown at the beginning, half time and end of the award show for sad, happy and angry situations.

~Where some provocative half statements are made for the promos.

Long Live Bollywood ( Indian film industry ) and its awards.