Hello readers, this is Aaradhya Srivastava, an IIT Bombay student and crazy movie enthusiast. Ok, so from today onwards, i will be posting about movies that I have seen and will review them. I guess, that is deductible from the title of the blog, but unlike (some... let's say most) professors, i like to explain stuff properly. Ok.. i know what many of you might be thinking.. or at least what i would have been thinking if i had read the above paragraph.. "Banda infi Lukkhha hai".. In my defence...... uh...... well, heck there's no denying it... i am. The only reason i am writing this now is because my i'm at home and apparently, "I should do something constructive rather that watching movies".... well, this is a thing that gives me an excuse to do both, watch a movie and doing "something constructive".. Honestly speaking though, i love movies, according to me, every genre has its own definition of good.. eg. if it's a drama, a good one would make a lump in my throat at some point, a great one would make me cry ( guilty as charged... i have cried during movies... oh.. and any nasty comments about this will be reported spam or deleted... i don't want friggin' Clint Eastwood fanboys reading this blog..).. anyway well.. for the future you may expect to find the following genre of movies on this blog.. If you want me to review any movie, i will try to put it up and will definitely mail you a short analysis...
Drama
A great genre, big winner at the oscars, one of my personal favourites. This is kind of my all time watch genre, like... i don't have to be in a specific mood to watch such films... just anyday would do..
Romance
Almost always a romantic film can be classified as drama. Somehow, i don't know why, all great Romantic movies have a sad ending. Ok, so this genre has been overused in almost every film industry, especially Hollywood, most of which are entirely crap. Technically, i should judge a romantic film on the basis of dialogue, chemistry and acting... but yeah, if the actress is cute my judgement might be clouded... I have a thing for Megan Fox, so if she starts acting in any film at all, do not trust my judgement.. Ok. well, for me a great romantic movie would have to be one which makes me ache for the characters in the film... where at the ending i'll be like "What the hell are you doing... she's perfect for you.. no.. why lord why?" (It seems cheesy, but just watch Before sunrise and tell me you don't feel that at the end).
Action
Ok, disappointing to action fans, i don't seem to like action much.. the only action movie i liked was the Matrix and i haven't been following the genre much.. it's seems like a display of SFX for me rather than what my perception of film-making is.
Thriller/Horror
In my opinion, the ideal thriller movie would have you biting your nails off in even the simplest of scenes. The best example would have to be No Country for old men. I mean, it is insane, i literally jumped whenever a guy even opens a door.. As far as horror goes.. ok first things first.. there are a lot of people who recommend to me movies saying they're great horror movies that only have jump scares, i would like to say that's incredibly easy to make if you think about it.. It's like my friends would creep uo behind me and yell "boo".. i'd be scared yeah, but i'd rather beat him to death than saying, good trick dude.. Anyway stuff like zombies popping out of nowhere wielding machetes pisses me off rather than scaring me, i'm gonna leave the film with a frown on my face rather than being white with fear. A/C this definition Silence of The lambs will probably be my favourite horror/thriller movie (i haven't seen the shining yet)... That is the kind of film that scares you in the middle of the night 3 weeks after you've seen the film...
Comedy
No Fart jokes, smart humour and tons of LOL moments... enough to get me going about any comedy..
Ok, so this is what it would be like from here... if u like this blog please share it with your friends and anybody who feels i've missed out on a genre, comment below.. for improvement in writing style, again comment below, your feedback as blood-sucking airline Companies say, "is invaluable"... (bitches!)..
Drama
A great genre, big winner at the oscars, one of my personal favourites. This is kind of my all time watch genre, like... i don't have to be in a specific mood to watch such films... just anyday would do..
Romance
Almost always a romantic film can be classified as drama. Somehow, i don't know why, all great Romantic movies have a sad ending. Ok, so this genre has been overused in almost every film industry, especially Hollywood, most of which are entirely crap. Technically, i should judge a romantic film on the basis of dialogue, chemistry and acting... but yeah, if the actress is cute my judgement might be clouded... I have a thing for Megan Fox, so if she starts acting in any film at all, do not trust my judgement.. Ok. well, for me a great romantic movie would have to be one which makes me ache for the characters in the film... where at the ending i'll be like "What the hell are you doing... she's perfect for you.. no.. why lord why?" (It seems cheesy, but just watch Before sunrise and tell me you don't feel that at the end).
Action
Ok, disappointing to action fans, i don't seem to like action much.. the only action movie i liked was the Matrix and i haven't been following the genre much.. it's seems like a display of SFX for me rather than what my perception of film-making is.
Thriller/Horror
In my opinion, the ideal thriller movie would have you biting your nails off in even the simplest of scenes. The best example would have to be No Country for old men. I mean, it is insane, i literally jumped whenever a guy even opens a door.. As far as horror goes.. ok first things first.. there are a lot of people who recommend to me movies saying they're great horror movies that only have jump scares, i would like to say that's incredibly easy to make if you think about it.. It's like my friends would creep uo behind me and yell "boo".. i'd be scared yeah, but i'd rather beat him to death than saying, good trick dude.. Anyway stuff like zombies popping out of nowhere wielding machetes pisses me off rather than scaring me, i'm gonna leave the film with a frown on my face rather than being white with fear. A/C this definition Silence of The lambs will probably be my favourite horror/thriller movie (i haven't seen the shining yet)... That is the kind of film that scares you in the middle of the night 3 weeks after you've seen the film...
Comedy
No Fart jokes, smart humour and tons of LOL moments... enough to get me going about any comedy..
Ok, so this is what it would be like from here... if u like this blog please share it with your friends and anybody who feels i've missed out on a genre, comment below.. for improvement in writing style, again comment below, your feedback as blood-sucking airline Companies say, "is invaluable"... (bitches!)..
What abt epic/myth & animated movies? Do you write abt them too?
ReplyDeleteas far as epic/myth movies are concerned, I would review them, but there are only a few ones that I really like so I didn't feel like putting that in the blog.
ReplyDeleteAbout animated movies, I classify them in genres. eg. Shrek for me would be a comedy/drama.. and Wall-E/Ratatoullie etc. would be great dramas. I didn't feel the need to isolate this form of expression in cinema to be reviewed separataly. Something the oscars should learn from as in my opinion Toy Story series in general was the most innovative and touching drama/adventure series to hit theaters since Lord of the rings. And at least UP was a much better movie than the hurt locker was.
hmmm....[agreed]
ReplyDeleteso, can you review V for Vendetta?
yes, it is action/thriller/fantasy, but..
Haven't seen that yet, sorry.. I'll try to review it if I do see it and btw. from what I know of the movie, I would put it under Thriller. And I'll get around to that only after No Country For Old Men and a couple of more nail biters.. :)
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