Back to the Future - movie review

Time travel - the idea that has fascinated scientists for last few decades now, has spawned a few movies as well. And this movie is undoubtedly the best of the species. Lets go back in time now (ironically) to 1985. The idea for time travel has only started taking birth in the minds of few eccentric minds. Now, watch as the writer and director Robert Zemeckis takes this idea and comes out with one hell of an entertaining tale of a kid who travels back in time and almost spoils the marriage of his dad and mom and endangers his own being born in the process. He then has to make them meet and fall in love, also changing some few crucial instances which changes how his whole life would be in the present (Butterfly effect, anyone?). Ok, that is a one line plot, but the movie is too funny and entertaining to be justified just by one simple line.
Also, watch this for the scientific touch. Logic and physics have been wonderfully ingrained into the way our future and our pasts interact with our present. Time is the 4th axis, according to Stephen Hawking, and the idea of our past being just a point on that axis, which stays and remains as a point in the progression of life permanently does make one think - is it possible?
Anyways, back to the movie - it is no surprise that it is another production from the stable of 'Steven Speilberg'. The name itself demands a one-time watch if you a big science fiction fan. If not, you still have to watch it for Michael J.Fox. He is one the better actors of those times. A natural and smooth player, he delivers his lines with a frankness and performs with a charm which would just appeal to any viewer's heart. Off course, while watching him, I could not help but get struck by the resemblance of our own King Khan's acting style with this guy. Do tell me, if you felt the same. And no need to mention the loosely inspired 'Action Replayy'.
So travel back in time to 1985 and then to 1955 (inside the movie) and have one hell of a 2 hours blast!

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Road, Movie - movie review

Ok, a warning to you, before you read this review and watch this movie because of my review (I know, how dare I assume that?)...there is one hell of a chance, you won't like this movie. I mean, yes, if you want entertainment, mindless entertainment, songs, masala, action etc this is not the movie for you. Now, if you are the type, who likes cinema, who believes cinema has the potential to make people genuinely happy and who believes that cinema is almost heavenly, in the way, that it eases humanly sorrows and pains for the 2 odd hours that the viewer watches it, this is the movie for you.

This is Dev Benegal's love letter to cinema, his heartfelt tribute to cinema. The movie is highly metaphorical about life and happiness. The desert, the endless journey, the cruel thirst stand for life's hardships and then, the fair, cinema, love etc stand for the joyous moments in life. This is a movie for artists, for creative viewers, viewers who appreciate originality and creative expression, no matter how eccentric or weird.
The cinematography is the best point of this movie. The desert, the road, the locations, the people have all been wonderfully shot. You can't help but get lost in the camerawork and the locations.
Now comes my favourite part, the actors. Abhay Deol- he is our sole hope for Bollywood. The guy is a natural. Not once in the movie, does he seem to be acting. He is simply the character - Vishnu. He amazes with the ease with which he plays his part. He is 'the actor' to watch out for! Satish Kaushik is another superb and methodical actor. He is another character actor who delivers to the point of perfection. Other than these two, the child actor and Tanishtha Chatterjee were good and worth watching as well.

All in all, it was time well spent. Although, the movie was a bit slow and could have been better with more crisp editing. But do watch it, for it's an experiment in cinema and worth a watch once, for sure!