A farewell email

After working for 6 years,I resigned from my previous company on 27th June. It was a sombre and overwhelming feeling .Particularly this send-off email from our team members was very touching and made me feel very proud.

Movies 2008: Love in the time of Cholera.

This movie is about a man who waits for years to marry someone he loves. Its based on a novel . A rather slow movie that you should watch on a weekend with lot of time to spare :).
I liked some of the dialogs in the movie ,and the poems which Florentino Ariza writes for lovers.
If you are in a romantic mood and have LOT of time, then this movie is for you:).

Movies 2008: Into the Wild

Into the Wild will remain in my list of all time favorites. Its an adaptation of the life of a trekker Christophe McCandles .
This movie was a pleasure to watch. The scenes of this movie were poetic with subtle meanings.The songs penned and sung by EddieVedder added more beauty to it.
This movie and the songs in it will remain in my memory for a long time.
I highly recommend this movie .

Movies 2008: There will be Blood

I wanted to watch this movie after Daniel Day-Lewis won the Oscar for the Best Actor for his performance in this movie.
It shows the life of a person as he climbs up the ranks of his life to become a powerful oil tycoon.
The movie is quite lengthy and at times it was moving at an uneasy pace.But as the movie progresses you see the various facets of Daniel Plainview.

I would not suggest this movie for a leisurely Sunday afternoon. Its not the usual masala movie with a 'happy ever after ' kind. As the title says,its about hardships, greed, and a LOT of blood (a sample of which is shown in the first few minutes).
So watch it if you can withstand this for 2.5 hours .

Movies 2008: Children of Men

I watched this movie on recommendation from a popular site. Its somewhere around 2020 AD and the world is divided with problems of immigration,global warming, guerrilla warfare etc. Worse , all men/women have lost their ability to have children and there is no child birth for almost 18 years.
Its a dark depiction of our future. The movie is full of gore and blood and most characters in the movie die.

I didnt like the movie much .Its not for the casual viewer. I would consider avoiding this movie.

Movies 2008: American Gangster

I wanted to watch this movie for its director. I have great respect for Ridley Scott
most of it after watch some nice movies that he has directed.
American Gangster is about the rise of a mafia leader (Denzel Washington) and how a sincere officer (Russel Crowe) nabs him and his invisible network with meticulous planning and hard work. The movie has all the aspects of a masala movie .
I enjoyed watching this movie .I also liked the scene where FrankLucas is finally arrested outside the church in a quite/bloodless manner.
A decent movie which you could watch once.