A haiku or something similar to it.

When I stood there with two heavy suitcases in my two limbs,
the airport door opened itself upon my sensation.
The breeze splashed on my face the sweet smell of coffee beans,
I knew it was a world unseen but not unheard of.

Frowned faces by some, raised eyebrows by some more
"The Great, Old English Empire had me waiting to saunter on its soil"
and when I declared the same to those 'some & some more' back home,
those were the expressions that greeted me with unrequited hostility.

I took the chance like a fish took to water
with a seemingly giant hope that oughtn't falter.

The entry happened with no predetermined date of exit.
It's only the bouts of hope for a better future coupled with merciless English winds that drove me.

I did not know what was in store for me;
for I was a naif at life filled with post-teenage looniness.
One thing was for sure that it marked a new journey
on which I embarked with unconditional love perpetuated by the loneliness.

Now it all goes down from the racks of my brain into the stomach
with aging memorabilia in my sight.
That surge of anxiety entwined with curiosity seems so alien now;
for aging is not just for things but for their creators as well
And that is why art suffers a crushing death as their artists disappear.

Film Festival in the land of Internet

Ever experienced the power of internet? It lies in the download rate of media files for a technical naif like me. At least for me, that's how its power can be substantiated. All thanks to the much powerful internet, I've been able to watch some stunning films from their respective genres. Every weekend puts me through a list of films to watch. The list usually concludes on a Sunday night.

The Oscar nominations have had their due run-time at my film festival. I take this with apprehensive fingers as this is the first time I am going to brief about the films I've covered recently. I brace up with the quote - "there's a first time for everything."


The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman (2013): This American-Romanian thriller took me by surprise. Like they say that the Universe at times talks to you, it talked to me about Love on Valentine's day and fittingly, did I happen to watch this love story cum thriller. Fredrick Bond as the debutante director delivers with cooperation from the well-chosen and well-enacted cast. If you're in for a tightly packed thriller with elements of love, rebuttal and abuse smudged here and there, The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman is a Necessary Watch.

Bethlehem (2012): This flick took me by a ride of changing loyalties so sensibly narrated on screen. If war's ongoings & aftermath naturally intrigue you, I recommend it, indeed strongly.

Boyhood (2014): I have been waiting for R. Linklater to take me by a surprise but seems like the wait ensues. The same old on-screen portrayal of a boy's passage through his boyhood, adolescence & the early times of post-adolescence. If you patiently sat through the director's Before Trilogy which of course is a scintillating experience for many, I personally think Boyhood hasn't got much more to offer you. Patricia Arquette stole my heart with her stunning performance though.

Birdman (2014): Who isn't talking about Birdman? I see the frowned foreheads of counter-cultured films buffs as they the read the seven lettered title. Tinge of superficiality smudged to the perpetual faith of the protagonist in his underwhelming yet close-to-his-heart play. Felt Edward Norton was wasted.

Lakshmi (2014): Yet  another parallel (wonder if it can be called one) film by Nagesh Kukunoor. If tears won't well up in your eyes watching Lakshmi, I would have second thoughts about you being human.

Midnight After (2014): this film from Hong Kong shot in Cantonese language was directed by Fruit Chan. Relatively an older film dating back to the early days of 2014. Such complex, post modern ethics debated apocryphally on screen. A thrilling film & it suppresses your apprehension to watch it despite its macabre virtue.



More to follow.