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Dark (2017)
'SIC MUNDUS CREATUS EST'
Dark is mind-bending and extremely intelligent crime sci-fi series.If you've not dived in, here's a quick overview without spoiling not a single bit for the viewers.(It's a must watch show)
The family saga is set in Germany small town Winden and spans multiple timelines and the primary instigator for the series is the disappearance of two young children.I have completed the finale few weeks ago and I can say that it may go down as one of the best final seasons in sci-fi television history.
This is a trilogy.It blends a variety of genres together and excels at every single one of them. There's continual tones of murder mystery, dark crime drama, sci-fi, and a surprisingly in-depth lore of fantasy with theology.
It's not the kind of fantasy that makes you feel disconnected,like many other sci-fi series.The depth of scientific theory and religious texts gravely support what's happening. It is both extraordinary enough to be overtly exciting at every turn and yet presented in way that keeps you believing that it is entirely feasible.Can time be defeated? The answer to this question has always been at the core of Dark's tale. Odar and Friese masterfully close by showing the symbiotic relationship between endings and beginnings. There's no victory without sacrifice, no light without darkness, and no love without loss. The tension between each of these conflicting ideas is so interwoven, making it hard to detect where one ends and the other begins. And so Dark concludes not with a hard endpoint on a line, but by elegantly and satisfyingly circling back into itself.
Acting. Acting. Acting. Dark spared no expense it seems when it comes to its performers;from the very old to the very young everybody shows excellence in their parts and it's not something that should ever be taken for granted. Likewise the soundtrack, produced by Ben Frost, is a masterpiece. Think... Inception, Shutter Island, and Interstellar. All musical scores produced for one purpose: creation of emotion. It's a collection of violin, trumpet, ticking, and to lead your mind into a state of environment.Similar to how horror movies have pinned down the underlying sound effects that send our brains into a state of unease and defense, Dark puts you in a light comatose of confusion while it unfolds an increasingly intricate flower petal by petal. Brilliant!Similarly casting and makeup department is top-notch , characters in their different stages of life played by different actors but man, its hard to tell that these are different actors .Every aspect is detailed and nuanced and constructed piece by piece like a 'TRUE MASTERPIECE'. Dark has some of the best cinematography and exceptional color grading I've ever seen in a show.
As a conclusion I will say ,literally everything in this show is the top most quality. Writing, acting, cinematography and the casting is incredible.
This is a show for viewers who like to be challenged to think and those that love to come away after every episode with more questions than answers.I can say for certain that Dark is also a show that holds great re-watch value, as you will most certainly notice things you didn't catch the first time around and connect a lot more dots that you perhaps didn't originally, the attention to detail is astonishing absolutely everywhere here -visually, musically, thematically and theoretically.
It's exploration of the time and its effects upon human nature are so masterfully produced that giving it anything lower than an A+ or less than full 10 would be inadequate.
My inner software enginner instinct quoting for this show 'The best way to experience DARK might be as a graph problem'. :D
One more quote : Watching DARK feels like solving a sudoku puzzle on a roller coaster.
Stranger Things (2016)
Simply OUTSTANDING..
It is set in 1983 Indiana, where a young boy vanishes into thin air. As friends, family and local police search for answers, they are drawn into an extraordinary mystery involving top-secret government experiments, terrifying supernatural forces and one very strange little girl.The Duffer Brothers have done an amazing job of combining the differing tones of Mystery,sci-fi , super natural elements,friendship,family,comedy,horror.It keeps you on the edge of the seat throughout the show.It creates an environment from the first scene which helps viewer to involve in the narration. There may be other equally great shows to watch , but I guarantee you won't have more fun watching any of them than you will watching Stranger Things.
Interstellar (2014)
Movie with science in the heart
This is the movie which makes you read the science behind this story and movie making too.I read the book of interstellar too ,its nothing short of a physics book and I love it. Astronauts Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway journey to a distant galaxy on a desperate mission to save humanity in this brainy, heartfelt, gorgeous and flawlessly acted sci-fi epic.I am not telling the story or plot in this review but if you want to experience something extraordinary and never seen before please watch it.It is a wholly original movie that require audiences to think .Dialogues are superb.It is a masterpiece.
"Love is the one thing that transcends time and space."
The whole experience is astonishing.Acting,Direction,Music, screenplay,Cinematography,animation in which they used maths everything is superb. You will want more after the end though its a 3 hour long movie.
Bãhubali: The Beginning (2015)
Indian Cinema at ITS very BEST..
From the very first scene you get to know that you are going to be apart of very new world.The whole new world which is the creation of S.S.Rajamouli. The sets, the narration, background music , acting , c.g.i., screenplay,direction every thing is extra ordinary.each and every frame is epic. You can see the efforts of it on the screen in each and every department of the movie. What a heroic narration.I am still in the awe of some scenes that I never saw in cinema.I am eagerly waiting for the Baahubali: the conclusion. And yes the director he is truly worth a stamp.It is sure shot and deserving Blockbuster. I am a big fan of Game of Thrones and I must say the shooting is even looks bigger than that.Indian values , heroic character , the villain , the whole epic fantasy.JUST WOW. I watched in Hindi and its super awesome in dubbed version too. Each and every character superbly framed. Every actor has done a decent job and Prabhas and Raana are over the sky, earned more than 100% credit. Can't wait for part 2. Its a new benchmark for Indian cinema. Story - 10/10 Acting - 9/10 Visuals - 10/10
Overall 10/10
Baby (2015)
One of the best Thriller
Rarely you come across an Indian movie that doesn't hit a single false note. BABY is one such film. Writer-Director Neeraj Pandey has made a brilliant film that is not only technically at par with the best in the world, but it's also a dispassionate non-judgmental take on terrorism that's completely devoid of jingoism and is extremely gripping. Full marks to Producer Bhushan Kumar for believing in such a landmark film, backed by exceptional marketing especially when it's devoid of songs. On the whole, BABY is one of the finest films ever made in the history of Indian cinema. Not only because of its excellent cinematic credentials but also because of the balanced 'Thought' behind the film. Neeraj Pandey once again proves that he's a genius. This time he proves, it's possible to better Perfection. We say, hey baby, don't think, just go for BABY. Cinema at its very best!