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Chambers Gate (2014)
Visually and emotionally satisfying
I liked how there were only two or three issues within this film.The visual effects were amazing. It actually had me wanting to watch it again.I was in washington with one of my short film in the film festival where i got a chance to meet Mukesh Asopa.Add to this great cast excellent editing and post production work, and an intricate soundscape.Music video at the end was very well done with some cool FX.The special effects make the movie great, but it's the acting and storyline that make it spectacular. I think this movie was really great because the story line was really emotional and believable. The locations for the filming were impeccable. The acting and actors were astounding. This movie had it all drama, action, romance, comedy.This is the kind of movie that anyone (except young children) could enjoy.I will have this as one of my collection of DVD's.
The Revenant (2015)
Refreshingly Wholistic
It's that refreshingly wholistic approach (which some viewers might perceive as nihilism on the director's part) that I found to be the film's biggest accomplishment: it depicts the people in this story as just another species trying to survive in that perilous frontier-world. The emphasis is not really on the moral aspects of the brutal injustice that the main character suffers or how the Native Americans are cruelly exploited; we witness all that - but Iñarritu keeps a certain emotional distance, as if he were shooting a documentary about predatory wildlife. And just like the bear's attack, most of the violence in this film comes as a reaction of defense. Be it self- defense, defending one's offspring or defending territory and valuable resources. Even the character that comes closest to an actual villain is driven by fear - not hate, and his most obvious character defects were caused by a very traumatizing experience. As in nature, there is a simple (if often brutal) logic to why most characters, men or beasts, act the way they do in 'The Revenant' (OK, maybe not the French - but I didn't say the film was perfect, did I). And the bear attack was the most realistic depiction of an animal attack I have ever seen on film.
Quantico (2015)
Priyanka Chopra-Well Done.
Quantico is one of those shows that all of us have seen before. Not literally, but as far as storyline and creativity go, we've all seen it. But here's the thing - Priyanka Chopra plays her role very convincingly. She's more than just a pretty face, that girl has talent. She manages to bring so many aspects to her character - strength, empathy, toughness, mystery and vulnerability. SHE is what makes her character alive. SHE is what drives the show.
I've only seen the Pilot, but I'm definitely going to hang around. The show is interesting and has a "How to get away with Murder" vibe, another show I absolutely love. I'm not denying that there are going to be a lot of training scenes, where someone makes a mistake and pays or someone screws up and the others cover for them... we'll probably get to see a lot of the characters past's, why they joined, what makes them special, their secrets... And of course good old romance.
It's going to be full of action, heartbreak, death, drama, mystery and questions. All things I like seeing in a show. I just hope that they'll bring it across in a new way and not go with the same old bullshit like every show does. Quantico still needs something unique to it, in order to make not good, but great.