Travelling Times

Disclaimer: I don’t qualify as a critic, for movies or books (by any stretch of imagination) primarily for two reasons. 1. I do not take a neutral stand for my likes/ dislikes (rather than terming them good or bad), preferring the good old binary method. 2. I am not an expert on either books or movies. I watch movies for entertainment and read books to improve my language. Any views mentioned on this blog are totally personal and not meant to question or demean the work of the artist. “The rain fell alike upon the just and upon the unjust, and for nothing was there a why and a wherefore.” – The Rain I love watching movies. I watch movies across various genres, in various languages; English, Hindi, Malayalam and Tamil (specific to actors/directors and with sub-titles). In this post, I have decided to stick to my roots, and talk about Malayalam movies over the last couple of decades. In the early 90’s, most Malayalam movies were of primarily two categories; movi...

“FOUR LEGS GOOD, TWO LEGS BAD.”   The Matador moved gracefully, clothed in red. He watched the bull line-up the target and charge towards him. All of a sudden, a haze seemed to settle in. The bull started to shrink and its ominous horns seemed to dissolve into incisive canines. The Matador seemingly followed suit, transforming into a biker (on a red bike adorning a red helmet – just like me). As the mist cleared, realization hit me (rather bit me) as the bull (now a street dog) leapt at my ankle and sunk its teeth in my flesh (Readers, ignore the slight exaggeration). Like a streak of lightning, the pain registered in my head and a Wikipedia page seemed to open (in a slow browser) titled “Rabies.” Friends, fellow victims and dear “Animal activists.” Is this the way the world is supposed to end (as per the Mayan calendar)? Where Animals overthrow humans in the race to survival? No offence meant but I just finished reading George Orwell’s “Animal Farm,” and the ef...