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October Sky (1999)
A BEAUTIFUL TALE OF ASPIRATION
The beauty of october sky lies in fable like story telling,The film follows the life of Homer Hickam who after seeing sputnik 1 inspires to make rockets.The film deals the efforts of Homer and his friends (Rocket boys).
One of the best parts of the movie is how the movie shows the relation between Homer and his father.Homer's father is shown as a good man ,we see him helping others and it is clear he wants Homer to follow his footsteps in to the mine.But we feel as though he is a little bit unfair towards him.
Homer disagrees with him ,never lets his dream down and breaks free from the coal mine.But even through all this he respects hims father and the considers him his hero.This ought be one of the most honest portrayal of father-son in a movie.
Chris cooper and jake gyllenhall stands out with their portrayal and rest of the cast was good too.soundtrack was great with songs giving tge late 50s vibe.
Altogether october sky is a sweet tale worth watching.A good piece of feel good cinema.
Syngué sabour, pierre de patience (2012)
MEN WHO CAN'T MAKE LOVE PROPERLY MAKES WAR
I watched this movie after reading about this one in an article and even after i downloaded it ,took me a while to watch it.But this movie kept me engaged from start.I could instantly connect with the protagonist may be because i come from orthodox muslim family and i am well aware of the position of women in islam.Though not as extreme as this one.
The film heavily benefits from the performance of the lead actress(golshifthe farahani)who holds the film altogether.The film deals with variety of themes though the position of women amidst of extreme religious rules is the central theme.The situation of war is depicted as a routine thing.eventhough there is fear among the people there is a kind of hopelessness in their eyes due to witnessing it for a long time.
There is a scene where the protagonist smiles after making love with a young terrorist.Though she commits adultery and is a big sin and seems to be in the wrong side,we see the happiness on her face,for once in her life to be made love properly,to be held and to be with a man who loves her and we kind of understand her.
On the negative side the climax feels rushed and could have been better.