Letters from Iwo Jima- A Japanese war movie - directed by Clint Eastwood. It depicts the war in Iwo Jima between the USA and the Imperial Japan during World War -II. Its a touching movie like all good war movies. I love the way it portrays the war scene in those time. What the Japanese soldiers thought of the American soldiers. How a simple baker end up becoming a soldier in the name of serving the country. Again a remarkable movie.
Seven Samurai- Again a Japanese movie. But a very old movie made in 1954. Its about a village who hires Seven Samurai warriors to protect themselves from the bandits. I really appreciate the way the movie has been made. With limited resource and technique, it has manage to produce a masterpiece in its own merits. Although the movie is long enough to bore anyone but still manages to hold you to watch it. This movie no doubt would have been an inspiration for many other movies. Even there is a slight resemblance with the plot of Sholay. Who knows Ramesh Sippy might have inspired from it. Our Bollywood directors are good at being inspired from foreign movies...
Fashion - The movie is about the Fashion world. How an ambitious small town girl reach the pinnacle of success and what she has to go though to achieve it.
These days there is a wave blowing in Hindi cinema - may be we should name it the Gay wave. Every second movie has a gay angle (read Dostana). Just an observation.
PS:- Its been long time I m reading - The Silmarillion.
