A couple of films
Apr. 4th, 2010 07:46 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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violet_shade and I watched Devdas, a sumptuous Bollywood film from 2003. It follows the tragedy of Devdas and Parvati, lovers parted by class, snobbery, and foolishness in 1930s India. The story itself is very sentimental, almast to the point of being over-the-top. But it is a true feast for the eyes and ears: gorgeous sets, colorful costumes, and, best of all, incredible musical numbers. The singing and dancing is beautiful and works very well with the story. I loved all the numbers, and even re-watched them several times over the next week after viewing the film.
Yesterday, Other Kenjari and I went to see The Secret of Kells, a beautiful animated film about the Book of Kells, centering on Brendan, a young novice at an early medieval Irish monastery who gets caught up in the making of the book and who is aided by a forest spirit (sidhe?) named Aisling. The film had the look of a wonderfully illustrated children's book come to life. The animation thus had a mix of the simple and the intricate, with the contrast giving rise to a true wonder and beauty. Many of the scenes, particularly those set in the forest outside the monastery, were drawn to evoke the style of decoration and illustration found in the Book of Kells. It's not a flashy film by any means, but it is one of the most visually rich and enchanting films I've seen in a long time.
violet_shade and I watched Devdas, a sumptuous Bollywood film from 2003. It follows the tragedy of Devdas and Parvati, lovers parted by class, snobbery, and foolishness in 1930s India. The story itself is very sentimental, almast to the point of being over-the-top. But it is a true feast for the eyes and ears: gorgeous sets, colorful costumes, and, best of all, incredible musical numbers. The singing and dancing is beautiful and works very well with the story. I loved all the numbers, and even re-watched them several times over the next week after viewing the film.Yesterday, Other Kenjari and I went to see The Secret of Kells, a beautiful animated film about the Book of Kells, centering on Brendan, a young novice at an early medieval Irish monastery who gets caught up in the making of the book and who is aided by a forest spirit (sidhe?) named Aisling. The film had the look of a wonderfully illustrated children's book come to life. The animation thus had a mix of the simple and the intricate, with the contrast giving rise to a true wonder and beauty. Many of the scenes, particularly those set in the forest outside the monastery, were drawn to evoke the style of decoration and illustration found in the Book of Kells. It's not a flashy film by any means, but it is one of the most visually rich and enchanting films I've seen in a long time.
