Posted by Aditya on April 23rd, 2010. No Comments »
Requiem for a Dream
Requiem for a Dream – a movie about drugs, a movie about teens, a movie which is sure to leave you rattled for a long time, a movie which can leave you damaged even on first viewing… It is not, however, a don’t do drugs movie. It tells us… a story. A story of how drug addiction can leave people totally delirious and damaged, a story of how dreams turn into dust.
Requiem for a dream revolves around four people. Adapting the theme from his own novel, Hubert Selby Jr. tells us the story of four lost souls. A tale of four trapped entities trying to climb out of the hole they have been thrown in. The hope of happiness in form of some material possession, an interaction with the inner self, the downfall of the castles and breaking of the shackles woven by drugs around them – and their failure to do so.
Read More →
Posted in: Movies
Posted by Aditya on April 22nd, 2010. 5 Comments »
Game of Thrones
Fantasy books have always fascinated me. I don’t know why, but it seems that I prefer the hypothetical magical worlds more exciting than the mundane real world. It’s one of the reasons that 60% of the books I read are from the fantasy genre (Something which is bound to change in days to come). Coming back to the topic of this post, A Game of Thrones, a book by George R R Martin depicting the fictional world set in the seven kingdoms and the struggle of the political and empirical powers to gain the upper hand and rule the realm. Winner of many fantasy book awards, this is the first book in the series A Song of Ice and Fire which sets the series up very nicely for the reader.
I have almost finished reading this book, only a final few pages remain. I could not stop myself from writing the review here.
Read More →
Posted in: Books
Posted by Aditya on March 8th, 2010. 4 Comments »
Academy Awards
I was planning today for quite some time now. Was going to wake up early and sit with some coffee and peanuts to watch the 82nd Annual Academy Awards from 5-6am whatever the broadcast time was. Did I watch the show? Well, no. Turns out I was more tired than I imagined and slept through half the show and then I had college.
BUT, when I came back home, I was greeted by a pleasant surprise. Why? Well, first thing, Avatar did not receive the Best Motion Picture of the Year award. Secondly, Avatar did not receive Best Director Award (to James Cameron). Seems like the jury this year had at least some sense to them. After last year’s disaster of Slumdog winning 8 Oscars when it actually was worth 0, I had almost given up the hopes of seeing someone else take the Oscar. I am really happy Avatar did not get the award.
Read More →
Posted in: Anecdotes
I am, a Linux fanatic, a nature photographer, a music fiend… I spend most of my time these days listening to Music while browsing the Internet about various topics of my interest ranging from Electronics to coffee recipes. Learn more about me 
