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Koode (2018)
Anjali Menon makes a slow, soft, mist of a film, which puts relationships as the center piece.
Anjali Menon is a masterful craftsman of what she does best, picturing relationships and putting it on the screen.If you have seen any of her previous works, you're thoroughly not going to be disappointed as she ventures away from writing and goes director with Koode.
Like the name Koode, is a story about a brother and a sister, their relationship and how Joshua (Prithviraj)'s life became influential after coming back to his hometown after departing for the middle east at a young age. The story then flows through Joshua and Jenny (Nazriya) whose relationship flourishes through time and age, and develops a soft engulfing story which is wholesome, heart-warming and tender.
Little Swayamp's camera work has always been a favorite, his use of available light and under-exposing most shots is pleasing and controlled giving it that warm crusty feeling the film's aiming for, Tying it together has to be the music M Jayachandran and Raghu Dixit a personal favorite has composed for the film, the warm melodic music engulfs and transcends the beautiful visuals from Kodai. though I wish the flow of the film could have been better, though most would argue that it's the editor at fault, but no, Anjali Menon still needs time to craft her Direction into achieving that flow.
It's a feel good movie, it does what it needs to and that's all that matters.
Fast & Furious 7 (2015)
Cars,Girls and Jason Statham
I went for it after the positive reviews I have been getting, I decided to give it a try. I have to say this movie was the most fun I had watching this year. The film is set in London, Tokyo, USA and Saudi Arabia and tells the story of Junior Shaw's older brother bad-ass Shaw (Jason Statham). The film is a revenge from Jason Statham for beating up his brother in the previous installment.
Overall the movie is fun, Cars, Girls and Tyrese and Ludicrous have made the movie very enjoyable. Vin Diesel seemed a bit flat, Dwayne Johnson didn't have much to do in the film rather than watching football and shooting a mini-gun at a frigging' chopper. Paulie was awesome. At the end, there's a 30 second tribute video for Paul which made me cry.
Overall, its a must watch, though the plot ain't hot. It's a very enjoyable movie.