Blade Runner

I heard a lot about this movie and finally could get to watch it. Was very eager to gather a few philosophical motivations. But this movie took me by surprise. This movie is not exactly futuristic or clever with regards to the machine intelligence question.



But this movie is ...lovely. It is like looking at a painting or reading a poem. It guides you into a mystical wonderland where you understand what it is for a machine to feel emotion. Then you sympathise with it, feel sorry for it and eventually fall in love with it.



You do not wish to take sides with either the humans or the replicants. You understand the limitations of logic when it comes to framing opinions like this. Finally, you deeply question the human-ness that is you.



Ofcourse the biggest gift for the movie is the background score by vangelis. I completely forgot myself when I was watching this lovely bit where the replicant tries to be a human and loosens her hair and eventually gets kissed.

The cinematography is also pure magic. Ridley Scott successfully creates an ambience that is so rich and tantalizing that this movie can be nothing short of a genuine classic.

Trois Coleurs - Rouge

Krzysztof Kieslowski has concluded his career with this movie. It is part of a trilogy (blue, white and red) which are inspired from the 3 colors of the French flag and their ideals (liberty, equality and fraternity).



I have not seen Bleu but I have seen Blanc (white). The brilliance of the screenplay and that of the direction is evident all over the film but the story is very winding and not completely to my taste.

In contrast, Rouge is a brilliant masterpiece in every department. But it is the awesome cinematography which takes the cake. Some shots in the movie will haunt you for a pretty long time.



The story is about a disgruntled solitary retired judge who taps into the telephones and spies on his neighbours' conversations discreetly. A young model stumbles upon him and knows his secret. The immense dislike and hatred that she feels for him gradually soften into warmth, friendship and love.

The story is very open ended and the director refuses to give us any conclusions from the film. It is one of those films, whose only message seems to be "Life is complicated" :) But the myriad facets of life and all its emotions are portrayed in a delicious manner.