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Samsara (2011)
'Wheel of life' make eyeballs spin
'Samsara' which means wheel of life gives a holistic view on birth, life and death. It broadly puts light on our existence in the modern world and as Ron Fricke says the film is 'a guided meditation'. It's a visual poetry somewhat similar to the direction style of Terence Malick.
A religious aspect in Samsara Samsara explores a belief present in many of the Asian religions and other beliefs such as Scientology that, life and birth is a continuous process wherein the soul is transferred from one body to another. The movie also highlights belief of life after death in some of the scenes such as the sequences of gun manufacturers, gun shaped coffin and infant being baptized. It also depicts a religious belief of 'karma' meaning action, present in Hindu, Jain, Sikh and Buddhist religions, which causes entire cycle of cause and effect.
Fricke's earlier works like Koyaanisqatsi, Chronos and Baraka are hard to forget and this movie joins their legacy. Ron Fricke fans will definitely await to see the next one in 3d.
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To the Wonder (2012)
A Rhythmic Design of Life Around Sustaining Love and Faith
Terence Malick surprises everyone with a new release of romantic drama within two years from his previous film Tree of Life, an epitome of Malick's cosmic fixations, whereas this film can be called as a younger sibling to it. 'To the Wonder' is a courageous movie presenting beautiful images as Terence's film always does, with subject matter concerned with love and God and consequences of absence of either. Malick's visual majestic language involves the prudent style of whispered narrative, an overwhelming orchestral score and circling camera-work along with silent outdoor memory sequences across sunsets evoking the hidden emotions of the characters.
We also see memories from two intense but ultimately inharmonious relationships which take the voice-over techniques, with some of the aspects of the story involving a foreign wife and an encounter with a previously known woman are said to be autobiographical for Malick. The majestic nature shots are signposts for his spiritual obsessions with most dramatic image of the movie captures Neil and his former girlfriend in the middle of a bright green field surrounded by buffalo, a prominent portrait of the American dream that cohesively connects to the context of the narrative.
Olga Kurylenko portrays great skills in playing Marina, has a dominating presence with Ben Affleck and Rachael Mcadams giving a convincing performance.The movie is visually ravishing and there is a spellbinding quality to the cutting style, creating a unique ambiance to every frame. Marina's life is in a constant state of change but the film encompasses its holy beauty in the hidden rhythmic structure which resembles the ever-changing seasons, diverse emotions and conflict within relationships due to difficulty in sustaining love and faith.
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