Stop!
I wanna go home
Take off this uniform
And leave the show.
But I'm waiting in this cell
Because I have to know.
Have I been guilty all this time?
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Saturday, October 14, 2006
Think
"People say you're a product of your environment; I want my environment to be a product of me"
--Jack Nicholson from the movie Departed.
--Jack Nicholson from the movie Departed.
Wednesday, August 02, 2006
Shawshank Redemption
I thought Count of Monte Cristo was good movie, Papillon was a master piece, until I saw Shawshank Redemption.
This movie more than just a prison break. Its about patience, emotions, hardships and HOPE. Andy Dufresne played by Tim Robbins is sentenced to prison for murdering his wife which he never did. He finds a friend in Red (Morgan Freeman), guy who can get you anything.
The movie shows how people keep them busy between the four walls, which is their world for long years. Andy uses his banking background to help prison guards and warden to save tax returns, plans their investments etc. He also takes over library from brooks (played by James Whitmore) and transforms it into best prison library in the country. He is also able to get cold beer for his friends from his help to the prison guards. It also shows how Andy keeps his hope alive for 19 years that one day he will escape from Shawshank.
Best scene of the movie is when Andy locks himself up in office and plays Opera records in the microphone. He goes into his own world along with the music and feels like a free man. Aldous Huxley has rightly said - "After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music." Tough he gets a punishment to stay in solitude for a month, but he doesn't care, he enjoyed those few minutes of freedom.
At first you might think, this must be another prison break movie, but the way its narrated, the way script is written makes it different from other movies. The dialogues are good, flow of the movie is good and acting is brilliant. At the end, you will surely say - What a movie!
It didn't win a Oscar as 1994 saw some of the best releases like Forrest Gump, Pulp Fiction, but I would rate it 10/10.
If you want to pump up your spirits, watch this movie. If you want to know power of hope, watch this movie. Nodoubt this is one of the best movies I have ever seen.
As the tagline goes - Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free.
This movie more than just a prison break. Its about patience, emotions, hardships and HOPE. Andy Dufresne played by Tim Robbins is sentenced to prison for murdering his wife which he never did. He finds a friend in Red (Morgan Freeman), guy who can get you anything.
The movie shows how people keep them busy between the four walls, which is their world for long years. Andy uses his banking background to help prison guards and warden to save tax returns, plans their investments etc. He also takes over library from brooks (played by James Whitmore) and transforms it into best prison library in the country. He is also able to get cold beer for his friends from his help to the prison guards. It also shows how Andy keeps his hope alive for 19 years that one day he will escape from Shawshank.
Best scene of the movie is when Andy locks himself up in office and plays Opera records in the microphone. He goes into his own world along with the music and feels like a free man. Aldous Huxley has rightly said - "After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music." Tough he gets a punishment to stay in solitude for a month, but he doesn't care, he enjoyed those few minutes of freedom.
At first you might think, this must be another prison break movie, but the way its narrated, the way script is written makes it different from other movies. The dialogues are good, flow of the movie is good and acting is brilliant. At the end, you will surely say - What a movie!
It didn't win a Oscar as 1994 saw some of the best releases like Forrest Gump, Pulp Fiction, but I would rate it 10/10.
If you want to pump up your spirits, watch this movie. If you want to know power of hope, watch this movie. Nodoubt this is one of the best movies I have ever seen.
As the tagline goes - Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free.
Monday, July 03, 2006
Indian Vs American Education
Most of the Indians think that America has better education system, excellent universities, better infrastructure etc etc. Majority of us have studied in an ordinary school (me not even CBSE!), some college and came out with average percentage. After hunting for 1 yr or so, end up getting a decent job.
When we were in college, GRE was our top priority, so that we can go to US for higher studies. Why? US has better education system, good universities or just because of dollars!
Today I was attending a training along with clients in US, we were around 12 people in the room. During lunch time, one of my collegues (Andy) asked, you would have loved to drink Kingfisher or TajMahal here. I said yeah, I miss that, though we don't get much of TajMahal (Its a beer brand!) in India. Then we just went into our normal conversation, Have you been to India blah blah.....! Then I noticed out of 12 people in that room 5 were of Indian origin.
Then Andy said you know around 5-6 years back, if I walk thru my aile, I hardly see an Indian in my office, but now I see six of them. You have made a really good progress. It may be because of your education system (!!). You guys have really good education system. American economy is going down, and you guys are coming up.
And he was really appreciative about Indian Education System. Then one of my Indian collegeues said, Indian universities take inspiration from US education system, we look towards MIT, Howard etc etc. Andy replied, I know only the university I studied in. These big universities don't make much difference unless you want to start your own business. Untill you are doing your job, who cares which university you are from!
Well I was suprised when he said, Indian education system is better. If you ask anyone in India, which is better, even without knowing they will say US system is better. But all might not be true!
I don't know what should be the conclusion, but it did kept me thinking for a while!
When we were in college, GRE was our top priority, so that we can go to US for higher studies. Why? US has better education system, good universities or just because of dollars!
Today I was attending a training along with clients in US, we were around 12 people in the room. During lunch time, one of my collegues (Andy) asked, you would have loved to drink Kingfisher or TajMahal here. I said yeah, I miss that, though we don't get much of TajMahal (Its a beer brand!) in India. Then we just went into our normal conversation, Have you been to India blah blah.....! Then I noticed out of 12 people in that room 5 were of Indian origin.
Then Andy said you know around 5-6 years back, if I walk thru my aile, I hardly see an Indian in my office, but now I see six of them. You have made a really good progress. It may be because of your education system (!!). You guys have really good education system. American economy is going down, and you guys are coming up.
And he was really appreciative about Indian Education System. Then one of my Indian collegeues said, Indian universities take inspiration from US education system, we look towards MIT, Howard etc etc. Andy replied, I know only the university I studied in. These big universities don't make much difference unless you want to start your own business. Untill you are doing your job, who cares which university you are from!
Well I was suprised when he said, Indian education system is better. If you ask anyone in India, which is better, even without knowing they will say US system is better. But all might not be true!
I don't know what should be the conclusion, but it did kept me thinking for a while!
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