I got a call from my buddy the other day and he said if he does not see another write up on the blog soon he would take it off his list of favourites. I am glad atleast there is one person who believes I can write (well or not is debatable, but readable nonetheless)
The last few weeks have been extremely eventful like any other weeks. There are things I have wanted write about and things I would rather avoid to be reminded. The good thing that happened in this time is my long awaited promotion came through. It lends itself to a sense of relief more than excitement. The most important thing that I did is visit my ailing friend and the amount of lies I went through to do something that I must have done anyways surprises me. But I will write about that a little later.
I was extremely pensive today but I knew I will meet my friends and forget all about my grief and it happened yet again. A brilliant movie that shares a moment from the life of Capote was an enriching experience. A creative mind and extremely manipulative. Gay, effiminate and with no sense of defiance or reproach but plainly put comfortable. The movie forced me to think about inhibitions and how they would contour my mind and actions. Am sure it happens to most of us in some way or the other but there are far and in between who can conquer their inhibitions and play their social and moral disadvantages to their advantage.
The movie begins with an extremely frivolous narration of a gay socialite and moves seamlessly to the more vulnerable aspect of his life; the key influence to his life and one of the greatest contributors to his success and the theme of his book "In Cold Blood". I am not particularly fond of American writers and European authors would win hands down if I list my favourites but the movie has made one thing a certainity, I am gonig to read this book. I must add here that every character in the movie has put his or her best step forward. The movie is funny, sardonic and sensitive. The curtains draw and you are left seated and in a deep thought. Infamous - thats what it is in a funny way.
Anyway, the weekend has begun and I hope it is a fun filled one too. The number of movies I have watched after coming to Singapore is just surprising. If I dont watch a movie for about a week I begin to get withdrawal symptoms. The bst part is most the movies I have seen in this time have been absolute delight. Exceptions to this would be some hindi movies (which I will continue to watch because however bad the story I just love them) and of course 28 days and 28 weeks.
Can somebody notice the movie buff is back at his job of a movie buff:-)
1 comment:
This is a well written piece.
And if would be great if you could put finger to keys a lot more often than this.
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