Reviews of Movies

Right now I just watched the film Farenheit 451, directed by Ramin Bahrani. It casts Michael Jordan in the role of Guy Montag and Michael Shannon as Captain Beatty. The film is based on Ray Bradbury's eponymous book published in 1953. It's a dystopian novel. It's a state where firemen burn books. Books are prohibited in such society and the people find words as chaotic and tiresome. The ministry spread the misconception that Benjamin Franklin founded the Fire department not to put out, but to start fire. It reminds me of another dystopian novel and film, 1984 by George Orwell. There also is a spy camera, as here is Yuxi. No privacy is maintained in this state. Those who revolt, who are fighting to keep the jewels of world literature alive, they are labelled as Eels. Only Bible, To the Lighthouse, and Moby Dick are not banned here. However, the movie is just awesome. It clarifies the need to read literature, mostly hard copies, in this digital era. Books have their own ch...

Today I watched Hellboy. It's a 2004 drama and fantasy movie directed by Guillermo del Toro. The character of the eponymous Hellboy, played by Ron Perlmon is interesting. The film refers to the Nazi Germany, Hitler, and black magic kind of stuff. It's brilliant in its message that a man becomes a man not by origin, but by his choice. It's good.

Today I just watched the movie Hot Fuzz, directed by Edgar Wright. Simon Pegg is just awesome in the role of Nicholas Angel. It's a comedy. It shows a village which had the record of no murder for 20 years only to expose all the villagers committing murders together for the 'greater good'. The scenes of men and women firing and attacking with arms are really hilarious. A chain of murders is happening for trivial reasons. When Angel finds the link of the crimes, it turns out that they were murdering for some humourous, nonsense reasons. In a way it has, thus, parodied the crime thrillers and suspense stories. I think it hints at the message that there may be some deeper motifs behind a crime that a detective can never get at. However, on the whole, it's a fun to me. It's worth-watch.