The mind is really the most powerful entity on earth. Often, we attribute miracles to workings of greater powers above. But really, we are only underestimating the ability of the mind, our own grit and determination, positive mindset and attitude that we ourselves can move mountains and change the courses of rivers.
Danny Boyle is really one of the world's most talented filmmaker but often unrecognised.
127 Hours is such a cool film with all sorts of MTV techniques which serious directors may like to shun but in the hands of Boyle, it becomes a masterpiece. The success and trademark of Boyle's films is how he always manages to mash up all sorts of modern day filmmaking techniques and fit into classical narratives.
Slum Dog Millionaire is shot guerrilla style ( Security Guard, "No filmming here.") and while it's often difficult to continue success after a hit, Boyle sure did it with this film. A lot of credit has to go to James Franco's solo performance. He practically carried the entire film. Definitely not just another pretty boy in Hollywood. Wonderful music, contuning the partnership with Bollywood's A. R. Rahman (That's the strange thing about films. Collaboration of materials and talents across cultures). I like autobiographic films that end off with a footage or a picture of the actual person they are portraying. Same with this film, but it avoids getting too excessively melodramatic and that's a plus point. Definitely one of the best films I've seen in the past year.
On set. This is film Number 47. It will be interesting to see how far I can go and how much I can remember.
Danny Boyle is really one of the world's most talented filmmaker but often unrecognised. 127 Hours is such a cool film with all sorts of MTV techniques which serious directors may like to shun but in the hands of Boyle, it becomes a masterpiece. The success and trademark of Boyle's films is how he always manages to mash up all sorts of modern day filmmaking techniques and fit into classical narratives. Slum Dog Millionaire is shot guerrilla style ( Security Guard, "No filmming here.") and while it's often difficult to continue success after a hit, Boyle sure did it with this film. A lot of credit has to go to James Franco's solo performance. He practically carried the entire film. Definitely not just another pretty boy in Hollywood. Wonderful music, contuning the partnership with Bollywood's A. R. Rahman (That's the strange thing about films. Collaboration of materials and talents across cultures). I like autobiographic films that end off with a footage or a picture of the actual person they are portraying. Same with this film, but it avoids getting too excessively melodramatic and that's a plus point. Definitely one of the best films I've seen in the past year.
On set. This is film Number 47. It will be interesting to see how far I can go and how much I can remember.
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