Sunday, March 1, 2015

Emotions... Movies... Malayalam..

To me, the dialogues and the way the actors convey it makes a big difference while watching movies.. A good emotional scene should appeal to my psyche.. the dialogues should have depth.. the characters should deliver them with conviction.. And this doesn't happen often as I think only few script writers /directors/actors or their combinations have that knack.. Or maybe as many of our movies are about characters exhibiting heroism(read brave/talented), a character's vulnerability can be a  pricey thing to explore...

One language I love watching movies in is Malayalam.. Though I don't know to read/write in Malayalam, I have come across time and again that this language has syllables, words, expressions whose sounds are far more appealing to my ears than their equivalent words in other languages I know..  Also the Malayalam film  industry has some of the finest actors and story tellers.. 

Few days back, I was watching this Malayalam movie 'Rithu' with my friend.. The movie is an emotional journey of a guy who is returning to India after few years only to realize that his two best friends have moved on with their lives and he is the only one stranded with the memories of the days that they spent together... The below scene from the movie is a beautifully crafted one.. After many days of watching this movie, it still kept coming back to me...

The hero's brother talks to the hero about how dear ones can move apart and why holding on to those memories can be dangerous...