When it comes to drama series about doctors, I am a big sucker for it. I grew up watching ER, Chicago Hope, some other drama series whose name eludes me but is currently making its rounds on the Hallmark Channel, Grey’s Anatomy and not forgetting my all time favourite House, M.D.
I’ve watched every episode of House countless times, and boy I’ve got news for you on how the 3rd season of House ends. But I shall not be a spoil sport and reveal how it ends. If you really want to know, look me up and we can exchange details over a drink.
So what happens when all the hot medical series, namely Grey’s Anatomy and House are put together? What will happen? Will it result in the planets colliding with one another and signal the end of mankind? Well take a look at the video and judge for yourself.
I watched Mukhsin last week, and I enjoyed myself. Yasmin Ahmad has successfully managed to tell a touching story that almost all of us had gone through at one point or another. For me, I could relate well to the story because her portrayal has some familiarities with me.
Mukhsin begins with the main plot being about Orked being 10 years old and Mukhsin is 13 years old. And they are best of friends. What this movie tries to do is to examine an uncomfortable human experience which is having romantic notions about your best friend, someone whom you shared a lot with while growing up together.
This movie is beautifully done up, and it serves to examine how sometimes, that something as beautiful as love can threaten to end something just equally as beautiful, which is the friendship among two best friends.
I left the cinema happy and smiling, because it brought back a lot of my childhood memories. So if you have the time, please go watch this show, and support our local film industry.
Babel begins with a nameless man trudging through the surreal deserts of Morocco. This toothless nomad eventually arrives at a rundown hut and reveals the contents of the pack on his back: A rifle and 300 rounds, which he sells to the family in the hut for some cash and a goat. The father gives the rifle to his two young sons and commands them to kill jackals, and after idle squabbling while watching their flock, the older boy is domineering but a poor shot, while the younger is a dead aim and more mature than his years would show, they take a few potshots at a passing tour bus, which glides to a halt, screams echoing from within.
The story then jumps to Richard (Brad Pitt) and Susan (Cate Blanchett), a well-off couple from San Diego vacationing with a bunch of other rich white tourists in Morocco. Like previous González Iñárritu films, Babel slides between storylines and timeframes with ease. The story slowly unfolds and it takes us on a journey of what life in Morocco is like.
The movie then jumps to the second story whereby due to the fact that Richard and Susan are now stuck in Morocco, they have left their two young children with their housekeeper, Amelia (Adriana Barraza), and when the shooting delays their trip home, Amelia winds up dragging the kids with her down to Mexico for her son’s wedding.
The third part of the story, which centers on a deaf Japanese teen and her rocky relationship with her father. It’s not that the Tokyo-set plotline is farfetched; if anything, González Iñárritu finds an interesting way to tie Richard and Susan into the life of Chieko (Rinko Kikuchi), who, in her desperation to be loved, had a chance to become the film’s most empathetic character.
So yes, after watching this movie, I do believe that this show deserved all the awards and nominations it had received. And a point to note all nominated shows are best watched in the comfort of your home sans the over zealous censorships that is the bane to the movie industry back home.
Black is the journey of bringing light into darkness, color to life, and sound and sense to nothing. It is based on the life of Helen Keller and her teacher Anne Sullivan. It will bring inspiration to the blind, deaf and many a human being.
The miracle worker in Black is Debraj Sahai played by Amitabh Bachchan. The blind and deaf girl, Michelle McNelly, is played by young Ayesha Kapoor, and later by Rani Mukerjee. The movie replicates all scenes of Michelle McNelly’s childhood from the Helen Keller’s story. It transcends after Debraj opens up Michelle’s dark and silent world to knowledge and understanding.
The movie exemplifies many overpowering emotions, and extremely well handled scenes. Michelle’s thirst for knowledge, including her desire to understand a kiss is conducted in an aesthetic manner. Amitabh Bachchan’s acting is absolute. He is an actor who can get into any role and epitomize it, but here, he draws upon every emotion for an impeccable performance. Rani Mukerjee shows great depth and come out as a soulful actress, except her Charlie Chaplin walk. Ayesha Kapoor excels in her role. Her portrayal of the conflicts of a blind and deaf child is very convincing. All characters and actors in the movie are perfectionists.
It’s been a long time since I actually watched a show that really moved me. After watching Black, I was left in tears. In short, give this show a watch. It’ll be worth your time. Amitabh Bachchan and Rani Mukherjee are truly my favourite actor and actress.
