Matinee Time..

Yesterday, I unexpectedly watched a movie which was one among the most acclaimed movies of 2006. 'Pan's Labyrinth', a Spanish film concentrating on the fairy world of a young girl Ofelia, a girl who loves to read fairy tale books. At the same time, the film concentrates on postwar events in Spain. The film catches your concentration, right from the beginning narrating the story of mythological king waiting for his daughter who eludes from underground world to see the outside world. But the Sun-Light makes her memory blank allowing her to spend rest of her life on earth and died soon after. But, the king kept his waiting for years in the hope someday his daughter's spirit will return.

Although the storyline looks comic, the film does not really looks comic. Even though the director uses lots of magical creatures through out the film, they have not been portrayed as comic creatures. The film is a perfect blend of pain and happiness. Sometimes, you feel so happy about the events and in very next moment the earth will turn all upside down in the film. Perfect characters with perfect actors and perfect script has made the film just perfect to watch.

At one moment, you can see a little girl braving the giant toad to get a key from his belly. In another moment, you can see a little girl telling story to her brother inside her mother's womb just to soothe him , calm him inside. The beautiful scene is when Ofelia, literally begs her brother still in womb, not to discomfort her mother with his restlessness and asks him not to trouble her mothers life when he comes out. Nonetheless, Ofelia's mother dies in childbirth after giving birth to a healthy son.

I also watched Hindi movie, Arth starring Shabana Azmi. Its also a nice movie just that the film debates the meaning of marriage using its characters. The best part of the movie is its climax, when Shabana chooses her life without anyone's influence and decides to spend rest of her life just as Pooja not any Pooja Malhotra or Pooja Raj. Just because, Pooja on herself is very complete and she does not require any Malhotra/Raj to complete her name.