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Black is brilliant and bright!, February 4, 2009
This review is from: Black (DVD)
I am a Southasian film nut...this is no Bollywood film. This is one of the best films to come out of India. It is Cinematically one of the best films made in a very long time.
It would be silly to suggest that one should not see the immediate reference to the Miracle Worker - Helen Keller's story...but one should definately be pleased with the creative departure taken by the writer and director of this great film, to go beyond and tell a deeper story. Expression is the key to this story and how Michelle is able to express her feelings both happy and sad, her angst both deep and low, her frustration high and tense is amazingly beautiful to watch. Some people I know who can speak, hear and see don'thave such an ability.
The relationship between Michelle and her Teacher is so close and so intimate she can see and hear him and he can hear her...without a single word being exchanged. I love this story as it develops. Where the teacher initially reaches in to pull Michelle out of her darkness, in the end Michelle will reach in to pull him out. I don't want to say more than that because it would spoil the story. See this movie if you can get your hands on it. The actors are wonderful and add the special touch to making this one of my favorite movies of all time.
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This is where you go from up!, June 23, 2009
This review is from: Black (DVD)
I'm as mentally tough and emotionally stunted as they come. I use humor or some other mechanism to avoid feeling a genuine emotion when watching films. I watched "Black" alone late at night. At one point in the second half of the film I said out loud softly, "Oh, my, god" and broke down with no one there to see me. It was real. I watched it again the following evening with my wife who was seeing it for the first time. She started crying way before it did, the wimp.
When watching this film one will realize that (except for one important moment) sometimes the characters express things out loud knowing full well that Michelle cannot hear. This is done so you know what the characters are thinking. Also there is communication directly with Michelle by the characters (aside from what is said during signing) where the labor of communication is abbreviated and Michelle understands. This is a skillfully used mechanism to enhance the flow of the film. Bravo, Rani! Bravo Amitabh! Bravo Ayesha and everyone else who had anything to do with the making of this amazing film.
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Exquisite!, September 6, 2009
This review is from: Black (DVD)
This film demonstrates Indian movies at its best. The theme is painful, a blind-deaf girl. But this films goes a long way above the American "The Miracle Worker". This is truly a masterpiece. The setting, the music, the performances undoubtly deserve an Oscar. Both actresses who play the child and adult girl and her teacher (Amithab Bachchan) performances are so moving, combining violent and tender scenes that no words could describe their talent. Each nuance in this delicate film is superb. It is one of the most outstanding masterpieces in film I've ever seen.
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