Thought Shots

I always look forward to watching Aamir Khan's films. Not that I don't like the other Khans but it's just that with Aamir's movies, you can be sure that you won't be disappointed for having made that walk to a theatre near you. To say that his latest movie PK led upto the expectation I had would be an understatement. It didn't cease to surprise with its various metaphors, conflicts and storyturns. I found the character of PK (played by Aamir Khan) to be a necessary oddity that is needed in the kind of world we live in. Oddities, by nature, are odd in our definition of things. We have become so conditioned to our way of life that anyone who questions its fundamentals is rejected as drunk (as this character is in this film) or mental. Whether it is listening to a Baba who advises people to have aaloo-tikki to cure their life problems or a bunch of lunatics who take down innocent lives in the name of guarding their religions. As PK rightly says to "Tapsvi&

Exodus: Gods and King was a delight to watch. Every minute of it was spectacular and engaging. It's a unique take on the Biblical tale of Moses and gives us a fresh perspective of the epic saga which is quite different from Cecille De Mille's classic, The Ten Commandments . Moses (played by Christian Bale) isn't seen performing magic tricks like conjuring up snakes or ripping the ocean from between, he is calm, clever and quite believable. Ramesses II (played by Joel Edgerton), though powerful, has been depicted as having trouble sleeping. Ramasses fears a catastrophe might befall his family at any moment. Which results in his waking up in the middle of the night to restlessly check if his child is still breathing or if his wife's heart is still beating. On the other hand, Moses eventually finds salvation in going back home to his wife and family after having rescued his people from the Pharoah's evil reach. The movie shows how things come together to help us m