I was left stupefied after just watching the trailers of G:I:Joe- Rise of the Cobra and 2012. These two are soon to be releasing high budget films made with an overdose of CG (Computer Graphics). It was just natural for me to sit back and collate Hollywood films with our Indian films. I asked myself - "Why hasn't any Indian film been able to produce stuff like this?" The answer is quite obvious; financial constraints. I think this is just a crap. I say the amount of money producers pump into CGs is diminutive. Leave alone a film completely made with CGs, there hasn't even been a decent Sci-Fi Indian movie. With the success of films like Koi Mil Gaya, Krish and even Harry Potter in India, we surely know that the Indian audiences love Sci-Fi , Fantasy etc. Indians definitely don't lack the talent, because the big guns in the CG department associated with mighty franchises like The MATRIX have been Indians.
I think Indian films have been devoid of a good solid script and storyline. Animations movies like Hanuman , Pandavas etc have been reasonably successful, largely because they were mythological adaptations. The Anil Kapoor, Sridevi, Ambrish Puri starrer Sci-Fi masala movie , Mr.India(1987), was a blockbuster. This was solely because of the story, an enthralling script with some of the most unforgettable lines and some great songs.
Incorporating our dream songs , fantasy dance routines and make-believe Vijaykanth stunts in Sci-Fi films would make them at least, 'believable'. The animation industry is growing at a tremendous pace and there is a lot of effort to gather funds to improve facilities here. Selvaraghavan's Sci-Fi venture, Aayirathil Oruvan, that will hit the screens soon promises to be a level ahead with respect to CGs. But watch out for 'Sultan the warrior' , an animation film that will feature Superstar Rajnikanth in a new, 'animated avatar'. With Indian production houses tying up with the big names in Hollywood like Fox , WB etc, the future looks intriguing.
Friday, July 31, 2009
Friday, July 3, 2009
The Law is for the Lady
Be a successful businessman, a leading fashion designer, the president of the USA or just an ordinary man trying his best to make ends meet, BEWARE, all it takes to pulverise your life is a woman. We have heard innumerable cases of the lives the rich and the famous(MEN) crumble after a Sexual harassment charge is slammed against them. Almost all these cases are filed by the woman against the man. When was the last time you heard a woman being charged with sexual harassment?...
All a woman has to do is to walk into a police station and file a complaint of sexual harassment (popularly known as eve teasing) against a man; no proof or witnesses required. Next thing you know the chap is picked up for inquiry. But the inquiry session is not what it sounds like. The man is given a choice to fuel the policeman's wallet or is simply beaten to pulp. The law is constructed to take the side of the woman in these cases, thanks to a disgraced set of moronic perverts the male race bears. Woman are perceived to be an embodiment of care, love,purity blah blah blah, but are capable of causing more trauma to men than you can ever imagine.
Disclosure, by Michael Crichton is a book (also a film starring Demi Moore and Michael Douglas with the same title) based on a true story about how a false accusation of sexual harassment threatens to devastate a brilliant career and the personal life of a man. Michael Crichton exposes the filth of the corporate world we live in today where people go to any extent to achieve their needs. The books shows how people just assume that the man is guilty when in reality he is just a poor victim.
The respect I have for women is enormous but the fact that women take advantage of their privileges is embittering. I also have nothing against the laws because I believe that if they were framed in any other way the ramifications would have been exacerbating. I am glad that it is "Ladies First" in our world but the lady must live up to it. As for the men BEWARE, you'll never know the taste of poison till you drink it. Above all, be it love, friendship, care, support etc...,remember, its RESPECT that is paramount, respect the Woman, respect the Man.
All a woman has to do is to walk into a police station and file a complaint of sexual harassment (popularly known as eve teasing) against a man; no proof or witnesses required. Next thing you know the chap is picked up for inquiry. But the inquiry session is not what it sounds like. The man is given a choice to fuel the policeman's wallet or is simply beaten to pulp. The law is constructed to take the side of the woman in these cases, thanks to a disgraced set of moronic perverts the male race bears. Woman are perceived to be an embodiment of care, love,purity blah blah blah, but are capable of causing more trauma to men than you can ever imagine.
Disclosure, by Michael Crichton is a book (also a film starring Demi Moore and Michael Douglas with the same title) based on a true story about how a false accusation of sexual harassment threatens to devastate a brilliant career and the personal life of a man. Michael Crichton exposes the filth of the corporate world we live in today where people go to any extent to achieve their needs. The books shows how people just assume that the man is guilty when in reality he is just a poor victim.
The respect I have for women is enormous but the fact that women take advantage of their privileges is embittering. I also have nothing against the laws because I believe that if they were framed in any other way the ramifications would have been exacerbating. I am glad that it is "Ladies First" in our world but the lady must live up to it. As for the men BEWARE, you'll never know the taste of poison till you drink it. Above all, be it love, friendship, care, support etc...,remember, its RESPECT that is paramount, respect the Woman, respect the Man.
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