Wondrous Oblivion is a movie, which is basically about, um, well, Wondrous Oblivion. Philosophies aside, its a very nice natured movie about a young boy, who aspires to be a cricketer, but is a no good at it. It is based on racism, on the minorities living in modern day Britain.
It features this kid, who is a scorer in school, though mad about playing it. He has a horde of cricket cards and plays with them at home. Things take a turn, when the next door neighbors come in, and they happen to be immigrants from Jamaica. With cricket in their blood, the next door family, creates a cricket practice nets in their backyard. Yound Mr. Wiseman starts to go there to practice, and soon becomes one of the best players of his team. But in a misunderstanding, which leads to the rift between the families. Amidst all this both families get warnings from nearby hooligans, until they set the immigrants' house on fire.
This is a movie, from which we can learn lots of things. With cricket being a backdrop, treated as the universal language of the society, it hints at the message of anti racism. The movie shows a Jewish family and a Jamaican family getting together well. Cricket fans will love cameos of the cricket cards and Sir Garfield Sobers and Sir Frank Worrell. Also the exquisite cricket match at the Oval. Its a nice film, British is every aspect. With no nonsense camera work, or some typical Hollywood fashioned stunts. It's just a simple story, with some pleasant background music, proving a point. What more can you ask from a movie ???
A richly deserved 8/10 !!!
It features this kid, who is a scorer in school, though mad about playing it. He has a horde of cricket cards and plays with them at home. Things take a turn, when the next door neighbors come in, and they happen to be immigrants from Jamaica. With cricket in their blood, the next door family, creates a cricket practice nets in their backyard. Yound Mr. Wiseman starts to go there to practice, and soon becomes one of the best players of his team. But in a misunderstanding, which leads to the rift between the families. Amidst all this both families get warnings from nearby hooligans, until they set the immigrants' house on fire.
This is a movie, from which we can learn lots of things. With cricket being a backdrop, treated as the universal language of the society, it hints at the message of anti racism. The movie shows a Jewish family and a Jamaican family getting together well. Cricket fans will love cameos of the cricket cards and Sir Garfield Sobers and Sir Frank Worrell. Also the exquisite cricket match at the Oval. Its a nice film, British is every aspect. With no nonsense camera work, or some typical Hollywood fashioned stunts. It's just a simple story, with some pleasant background music, proving a point. What more can you ask from a movie ???
A richly deserved 8/10 !!!