The Artist

The Artist”- Reminded me of what Cinema is.

In the era of when a lot of movies are made reminding of Noise Pollution.
THE ARTIST IS A SILENT MOVIE.

In the era of DI, enhanced colour, added colour, pastels and dulls and brights and different colours for diferent moods and more colours for no mood.

THE ARTIST IS A BLACK & WHITE MOVIE.

In the era of animals used simply for the purpose of getting cuteness.

THE ARTIST HAS A DOG WITH A PURPOSE.

In the era of V shapes and muscles and size zeros and flat abs.

THE ARTIST HAS ACTORS WHO PERFORM.

In the era of Cinemascopes and widescreens and umpteen other formats.
THE ARTIST COMES IN SQUARE SCREEN.

In the era of Avataars and Special Effects. In the era where films are made on editing table and other post production gizmos…
HERE IS A FILM THAT HAD A STORY TO BE TOLD.

For all those Students of CInema who want to know what Film Making is about…
here is a film called “THE ARTIST”.

Not simply because it is a Silent FIlm made in Black and White that it is waiting to be appreciated. The Film takes you back to the school of Cinema. Get a Story that needs to be told. Believe in your vision (don’t go out there and create a vision simply to be different).

GO and watch “THE ARTIST”.

The film has humour, emotions, performance, cinematography, editing an above all belief of the Director… and all done stylishly. The Director teaches that in order to be stylized one need not simply have abrupt cuts or confusing screenplays or weird camera angles or strange edits.

GO and WATCH “THE ARTIST” and perhaps you will understand what I am talking about.

As the French director Michel Hazanavicius says…
“I think the teenagers, not the real stupid ones, but the teenagers from real life, I think they should come because there’s something about a pure love story, like in the old days. There’s no cynicism in this love story and teenagers love when there’s no cynicism. They want to believe.”

This is not a review. I don’t want to review this film. For to review one will have to watch critically and perhaps try and concentrate on shortcomings too. I enjoyed the film. I liked the movie. I was inspired with the vision of doing what you believe in.

That brings me to my movie, “Bhagwaan Tera Bhala Ho”… The film is in DI. I had not imagined our movie being DI’d. I was happy with mere basic colour correction offered in FCP. Long back I had heard that ‘Every Film Comes With a Destiny of it’s Own’…  Trying to reach the deadline to send it to Cannes and nervously waiting to show the complete film to those friends and family who would dare to call a spade, a spade, even in a trial show.

Welcome to the list of people who believe in me, Mr. Shashilal Nair & Mr. Karan Shah. Thanks for the trust.

Mohan