Random Thoughts

I could hardly wait to watch this film and when I did, I have had a fantastic experience. I would not say that it stuck to the book to the letter, but at least the integrity of the book was kept as a whole. I do have a few complaints, but let me first feel the thrill running through of my nerves, of watching one of my favourite trio (onscreen and the characters of the book) – Harry, Ron, Hermoine. First impression, WOW, I am watching the epic finale or the build up to the epic finale. I hope the part 2 shall not be as disappointing as the book, though. I would have been happy to watch the duel between Dumbledore and Grindelwald. I get it, that the movie is about Harry Potter trying to find a solution to the impending doom, but, is it not logical to put a little effort in capturing the essence of Dumbledore, who played a phenomenal role in what Harry is today and what he would be doing tomorrow? A little portrayal of Rita Skeeter’s book , introducing Aberforth (Dumbledore’s brother, w...

There seems to be a choke stuck in my throat that is wilfully agonizing my day. For some reason, the choke is not out of despair, it is out of anger and frustration. What place are we sharing if a genius has to prove himself time and again, over and over and over again?  Rahul Dravid is a phenomenon in Indian Cricket. He might not be as flamboyant as Sehwag, might not have been “God” of cricket like Sachin or might not have been as outspoken as Sourav, but that does not make him any less important to the team. I don’t want to speak of the exploits he did with the bat or the courageous displays of grit. I just wish that he would be left alone. Given a chance, I would envelope in a time capsule and push him away, away from all these prying eyes who want to rip him apart. His batting is like that of the brush strokes of Da Vinci and the sonnets of Shakespeare. Why question his commitment? if for one shot of his bat, I have to wait for a thousand strokes, I am prepared to wait, for whe...