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Wednesday 18 September 2013

Game of thrones major contender for Emmy Awards 2013

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An epic Fantasy series and adaptation of the novel ''A Song of Ice and fire'' by George R.R. Martin, Game of thrones stands out from other TV series in many aspects. For one the series is a huge budget series, freedom from budget constraints definitely aided the series creators to use high quality Visual Effects. The series has had an exceptionally great direction along with its good choice of music. Most of all the Script is what makes it different from all the other series in the industry. Three Plot lines(based on the fictional lands of Essos and Westeros) following different tracks but with same theme have been synchronized in the best way possible; with first one following the war between Five kings/Noble houses for the control of Westeros/Seven kingdoms/Iron Throne, Second follows the return of The others(mythical creatures) in the North of The Wall and last one follows the difficulties faced by Daenerys Targaryen last known Heir to the Targaryen house and the rightful heir to the iron throne. 


Everything about this series is perfect; different from others in a sense that characters have an inner fight, a fight between right and wrong! plus nothing is certain. You people should already be convinced that this one deserves to win all those Emmy's this year. This year biggest competition posed to GOT at Emmy's will be from Breaking Bad, no doubts there! but still there is a big chance that it may take home many of the categories it has been nominated for. The Red wedding Event, single most Violent Scene for almost ever in TV industry was carried out exceptionally  exceeding all expectations. The Rains of Castamere outmatches any other series episode in the recent history of TV. There series Definitely has fair of Chance of winning! The pressure will be there without any doubts but still ..    

In my opinion the series deserve them Emmy's, all of them due to some very concrete reasons. Game of thrones is single series out there in which there is no certainty of what will happen to plot or to fans most Favorite characters off and on( take Red wedding as an example ;) ).  Unlike any other series this show dose not give you a clear picture of who is hero and who is villain, many a times single character turns out to be hero and villain simultaneously. There is no clear line between right and wrong in the series when it comes to the self-preservation of your house. Politics and issues of morality set aside, one gets to be hooked to this one because of its few glimpses of magical creatures and powers.(i.e White walkers, Wargs, Dragons, Red women with her mysterious fire lore). Also the dragons are presented in such a different way as if some normal animals who need training. 
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Emilia Clarke

Other then all the arguments above, I must say that Peter Dinklage and Emilia Clarke deserve to win again this year because of their exceptionally great portrayal of the characters. 



Monday 16 September 2013

Publicity Hits Miley Cyrus!

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Miley Cyrus
Entertainment industry looks very attractive to almost everyone but what we forget is the consequences of one bad move in this secto0r. If you are not careful enough your hard earned fame can turn to ashes in an instant, especially at this time of point. Many Musicians climb their way to popularity and fame through their talent and some luck but come staggering back down due to their newly found negative attitudes.

Miley Cyrus started her career with minor roles in T.V series named Doc and Film Big fish, but rose to prominence for her role of Miley Stewart in Popular Disney Series Hannah Montana. I personally like Miley as an artist, though I dint approve of the immature behavior she is portraying lately but still there is no doubt that she is an talented musician. Just have look at her music career. Party in the USA, The Climb and When I look at you; all these singles were exceptionally amazing.She is the single artist from Disney who touched heights of success(no offense to the Selena fans).


Recently Miley has been the intense topic of discussion in Entertainment news globally due to her controversial performance at VMA 2013. The performance came ahead of her album Bangers. The massive publicity has helped her single Wrecking Ball to top the charts including Vevo Chart with almost 95,286,022 views on YouTube. Also in the wake of these events Miley and Liam Hemsworth (known for his role in The hunger games, the Expendables and paranoia) have called off their Engagement. Both star had started going out after the movie The Last Song in which both played the lead roles. 


So all in all there is no conflict of opinion on Miley's exceptionally talented singing career, but she has to heed her moves as advised rightly by Elton John. Elton John while being interviewed by The Australian saying that if miley continued down the path she was on currently, she will have a meltdown which will not be first time happening to musicians. Elton told The paper that that he knew that Michael Jackson was going to die due to his massive drug taking and that had known Michael almost all of his life. Elton and many others like him including me have miley's best interests at heart, its time she listens to her father and restrains herself from going down the wrong path . If truth be told the publicity she is getting will be just Short term and will damage her career in the long term!     



Monday 19 August 2013

The Butler Review

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Oprah Winfrey and Forest Whitaker.
There are hundreds or more films released on and off that focus on plot lines that are sometimes serious while at others just for enjoyment. These plot lines are guided by themes/genres; to name some these can be Action, Adventure, Romance, Comedy, Horror, Historical, Philosophical, Fantasy, Thriller or political etc. Now most of these genres don't have seriousness at their core.

For me the only genres that turn out to be serious and substance of intellect are Romance, Historical, Philosophical or Political. I find these films to be interesting and in my opinion these genres provide viewers with story lines that are exceptionally great and worth a watch. The Butler is one such film directed by Lee Daniels, an Historical Drama Film with an amazing story that canters around White house Butler named Cecil Gaines. Other then Direction the film( that has ensemble cast) carries an amazing script written by Danny Strong.

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The film has outperformed at the weekend box office garnering some 20m $ just in North America. The main cast is comprised some very talented Celebs. The role of Butler/Cecil is played by non other then Forest Whitaker who gave an excellent Performance that certainly deserves an Oscar. The moments portrayed by Whitaker are small but at the same time subtle, layered and all powerful. Character gets its strength from the silent moments that Whitaker performed so well! 

Other Cast members include Cecil's Wife Gloria, a character portrayed by well known popular TV host Oprah Winfrey is amazing too. A performance that is both beauty and complex at the same time; a women who is struggling with very difficult realities that include those of his son, Loneliness followed by Drug Addiction. It will be unfair to not mention the outstanding performances by Liev Schrieber and Alan Rickman as President Johnson and Regan respectively. 

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The plot depicts civil rights movement and other historical events spread over different Presidencies plus all the lynchings, violence, beating and injustice all in all are shown in a comprehended way. All these events which bore no interest whatsoever to Cecil do alter his life in ways not known to him, and finally at the end of film he overcomes his fears and demonstrated through voting for the first Black America President in 2008 Elections.

Saturday 17 August 2013

Egypt Plunged into Violence

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EGYPT, the headlines these days filled with news of growing violence on part of Egyptian Army are very hard to ignore. For the recent few years now Egypt has seen more then its fair share of unrest and violence. On 14 of this month Egyptian Army which came to control after carrying out Coup d'etat and deposing Morsi's Government stormed on Brotherhood protesters with the help of Helicopters in the skies while bulldozing encampments on the ground.

The violence that followed has left almost 100 people dead while some 3000 injured in the streets. Once again Egypt has been plunged into state of continued Violence, Churches Burned by Islamists with reciprocation on Government's part that followed declared emergency all across the country. 

It was very unwise of Army to depose the democratically elected president; not that there is any doubt about the governments poor performance on almost every front whether in terms of economy or security issues, it is a known fact that sectarian hatred for Muslim and non-Muslim minorities was not controlled properly by the government. But still Army made a huge mistake by doing so, a mistake that has inflicted wave of violence on innocent people in the streets and has paved way for civil war.
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It is not too late, armed forces should be refrained from wrecking further havoc to bring Egypt back to stability. One big step that can bring stability is announcing parliamentary and presidential elections as soon as possible. 

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The Generals should think about the consequences of their actions, violence is not the way to solve anything. Considering the complex characteristics of Egyptian Populace, it is not hard to contemplate that democracy is not a result of any revolution but evolution and as such it should be given time. Another factor that contributed to the present scenario at large was the political involvement by the Egyptian State media, illegal coup was termed legitimate and labels put on previous government naming them terrorists that sparked infuriation from Muslim brotherhood. 

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Everything happening at the moment in Egypt is Confusing for many spectators, which I think has been main reason along with vested interests on part of many countries. But the lack of response from international community is only making things worse!      

Friday 16 August 2013

The Newsroom is attempt to revitalize Journalism

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There are all sorts of TV Drama series; some are action and fiction based while others deal with realities, but then there are others that deal with realities in whole new way garnering massive audience. The Newsroom is one such example, it is a political drama based on Behind the scene story of real events inside ACN(Atlantis Cable News) that is purely a fictional news company reporting said events. It has been created and written by Aaron Sorkin; Sorkin who is known most notably for The West West Wing (an Emmy winning and critically acclaimed series) started working on The Newsroom back in 2009 and was given an order by HBO to produce pilot in January 2011.   

The Newsroom is for the ones who take news and journalism seriously, so obviously audience targeted was not huge but still it managed to get huge audience due to its unique way of presenting the storyline. This one for sure is inspirational for future Journalists to be, as for me I am writing this opinion from a normal viewers point of view and in my opinion it is worth a watch due to its take on news in a different way.

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The Newsroom grabbed attention via its videos excerpted from first episode in first season that went viral on social media, Will McAvoy made quite an impression on viewers with his explanation as to why America is not a greatest country any more (outstandingly put to the screen).
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The show focuses on how journalism should be, helping electorate to make informed and educated decisions not the otherwise. Will McAvoy along with his staff join in together to change the way news is reported via News Night 2.5 in face of all the corporate, commercial and personal obstacles; reviving News Night in light of the quote that ''Every one is entitled to his opinion, but not his facts''.

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Jim, Mac and Maggie
Just like every other Work of his with serious tone like The Social Network, Money ball or The West Wing; The News Night is centred around ideals that explain how things should be! That is where the value of his work lies and for that very same reason he is considered one of the best screen writers. In my view The Newsroom dint receive the attention and audience that it deserved so well.       

Thursday 15 August 2013

Trust the Essence of Relationship!

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With the rapid advancement of technology along with the world all round us, the relationships whether observed in terms of workplace or daily relationships have become complex. Today these relationships lack the essence of trust; Trust that originates from the honesty, integrity, benevolence and character of all the concerned parties. Everyone of us involved in various relations at points in life ponder upon the ingredients of an effective and healthy relationship, Is it all Trust? or just to some extent.

Trust in a relationship! whether it is personal or business relation or any other relation, always depends on a persons ability and capacity to trust the trustee. Capacity to trust dose not come up in a moment but is a whole sum of life experiences. Therefore when particular relationship lacks the essence(trust) in the beginning due to any bad experience then both persons or more should take time to build the trust because without trust nothing is possible, it is the building Stone.
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The trust broken is difficult to build again! So they say but in my opinion one should not loose faith and should always try to act in a way that dose not lead to broken trust in the first place. Basic pillars that give any relation strength by maintaining trust are to be honest ALWAYS!, being tolerant to others opposing point of view, Not lying in any case and being responsible and caring.

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What creates a perfect relation? has been researched for the past century by Sociologists and others, Their Common Findings and my opinion both are the same. You have to be open, have to risk others response to your openness, have to learn from mistakes rather then enforcing your control and in doing so you build a strong relation that has trust at its core. Also Trusting you own-self is what contributes to breathing trust into the relation!

Wednesday 7 August 2013

The Spectacular Now Review

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There are some movies that focus on very serious and rare stories that hold true for so many people, we may not even know it but they may be present amongst us. The spectacular Now is a comedy and teen drama film that focuses on a coming of age story. Two lead characters Sutter and Aimee have different views about future but still they find a connection between them that draws them close, closer then they anticipated.

The story of the film perfectly depicts the ordinary lives of teenagers in quite an extraordinary way and their attitudes towards life. I mean its just amazing how the story rolls out as a teen romance that is so much exhilarating just like a teenagers life. 

The Spectacular Now is based on the novel with the same name written by Tim Tharp. The storyline is very simple one. Sutter Keely played by Miles Teller is a party animal sort of high school boy who gets drunk quite often, right after being dumped by a beautiful blond girl he meets

Aimee played by shailene Woodly. Aimee is just the opposite of Sutter mainly in terms of view on life and future. Sutter just wants to be with Aimee to make his ex Jealous but along the lines something happens that neither of them expected, they fall for each other and a connection between them starts to grow strong.
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It is that connection between the two that makes Aimee as well as the viewers about how dark Sutter's life was and the tragedy that it encompassed. As a defence Mechanism Sutter finds comfort in drinking and has adopted a philosophy of living in the Now. 

The Spectacular Now's name alone speaks the fact that movie is trying to comfort these distressed teens by showing that the image teenagers form about life being painful and miserable is just there in our heads and they can easily make things nicer for them by showing will!