Sunday, September 28, 2008

Be careful what you wish for...

... 'cuz you just might get it all. Did I call it, or did I call it? :-)

 

Thanks for the tip there, nbanad!

In other news, just got back from Burn After Reading. The Coens rule!

3 comments:

Zeenat Rasheed said...

Hahaha how prescient of you Vish :)

Aren't these movies just glorified and much longer versions of Love, Actually?

E-Volver said...

Matter of viewer perception, I guess.

The most stark contrast would be that Love, Actually has parallel storylines, while Je t'aime was more episodal, far more simplistic and a tad less preachy. Je t'aime also had a blend of sidewalk stories, combined with some aberrant, some mellow, some slightly disturbing and some fantasmic ones. So, I would definitely consider Je t'aime to be a less "commercial" venture.

Then again, I also believe that a viewer's reaction to a movie depends substantially on the time and place in life, and frame of mind, when they watch it. I watched Love Actually first about three years ago, and couldn't get through the first 20 minutes without getting A.D.D. I saw it in completion less than a year ago, and loved it, wondering why I never saw it before. So, that's a factor, as well.

Proof lies in the watching, I guess. :-)

Zeenat Rasheed said...

I suppose so :)

BTW sorry for not calling you back. Crazy weekend, and an even crazier week ahead. But will call soon inshAllah :)