Movie Corner

  An “a” instead of “e’, makes Reel to Real Life...

  
 
Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter - (Ki-duk-kim as Adult Monk, Jae-kyeong Seo as the Boy Monk, Yeo-jin-ha as The Girl, and Yeong-su-oh as Old Monk), Release 2003,  Director – Ki-duk-kim)

Story Review – The movie revolves around each stages in a mans life associated with each season. No matter how long the winter, spring is sure to follow. Spring calls for a celebration after a long, harsh winter. Spring signifies rebirth and renewal. (A young boy, who commits mistakes unknowingly). After all no one would want to lead a loveless life. Life is beautiful because we can find love in it, and its not enough to just find love, we need to share it with others (The boy grows up. Love and lust covers his mind in his teen age), Fall/ Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower. For man, autumn is a time of harvest, of gathering together. For nature it is a time of sowing, of scattering abroad. (The teenager commits a mistake) 

Since 90% of the movie revolves around a mans approach and feelings towards life, dialogues are very minimal. (May be, if it was evolving around a women’s life the dialogues would have been more) Forgetting, (Oh Sang-man - Art Director) and (Baek Dong-hyeon – Cinematographer) will be sinful if not appreciated. Such colorful, pleasant and beautiful scenes are presented to ones eyes that will make every viewer astonish, does such magnificence exist?

The director himself has acted as an adult monk. Probably to ensure the essence of the movie is not lost.

Watch the movie, to find how what happens in winter…

From the narrator-

a.)    Don’t judge a man by only one season of his life…

b.)    Pleasure, joy, and love that come from once life can only be measured at the end, when all the seasons are up…

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The Pursuit Of Happyness - (Will Smith as Chris Gardner and Jaden Smith as Christopher), Release 2006,  Director - Gabriele Muccino)

Story Review - This is a true story about a man named Christopher Gardner. In 1981, in San Francisco, the smart salesman and family man Chris Gardner invested the family savings in inventing a device known as a "Bone Density scanner" and tries to sell them. Manages few to sell, but is unsuccessful and tries make both ends meet with his little monthly income. His wife leaves him and goes; he loses his house, his bank accounts. Without money and wife, he is forced to live out in the streets, but totally committed with his son Christopher is determined to make it.

The final scene shows Gardner walking with his son down a street. His son is telling him a joke, (this is the best moment in any dad’s life) when a wealthy business man in a suit walks past. Gardner looks back as the man continues on. The man in the suit is none other than the real Chris Gardner.

Watch the movie, to find how he makes it…

From the narrator -

a.)    Don’t judge a man by only one season of his life…

      b.)    The existence of the beautiful word “Dad” is felt after watching the movie

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The Shawshank Redemption - (Tim Robbins as Andy Dufresne and Morgan Freeman as Red), Release 1994,  Director - Frank Darabont)
 

Story Review – An excellent story based on a man, who was imprisoned for a murder of his wife, which he did not commit. 20 years in Shawshank prison makes him rich and also… 

Watch the movie to find out if the man has salvation...

From the narrator -

1. Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free

2. Being innocent, never helps a person to be smart

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Catch Me If You Can - (Leonardo DiCaprio as Frank Abagnale Jr. and Tom Hanks as Carl Hanratty), Release 2002, Director - Steven Spielberg.

Story Review - This is a true story about Frank Abagnale Jr. in 1969 who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of dollars worth of checks possessing as a Pan American pilot, a lawyer…He has designed many secure checks that banks and fortune 500 companies use now, and for this service, these companies  pay Frank Abagnale Jr millions of dollars a year. 

Frank and Carl still remains as close friends, in their real life.(Watch the movie for more excitement...)

From the narrator - -  

a.       Every wounded person has a fire within himself that will light one day.

      b.Always one has to be the BEST in what they do. No matter you are a driver / cleaner /  what ever you are...which he did not commit. 20 years in Shawshank prison makes him rich and also… 

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Closer - (Julia Roberts as Anna, Jude Law as Dan, Natalie as Alice and Clive Owen as Larry), Release 2004,  Director - Mike Nichols.

 

 Story Review -A love story of a bachelor man who falls in love at the same time with a girl and with a married woman who by profession is a photographer, and her husband is a Dr. The later plans a mind game and separates both of them (Who are those separated???) Watch the movie closely to enjoy…


From the narrator -
a. Greed, Lust and love leaves no (Wo)men with peace of mind...

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Disclaimer -

All movies in this section are enjoyed watching by the proprietor of this blog (narrator) and then posted. The story review section in each of the below movies are bits and pieces (90%) of the movie, and rest 10% (may /may not be the climax) is concealed for the viewers to watch the movie and enjoy…