Sun and moon.

So I watched An Education last evening. And wow.

A couple of weeks ago I was pleased to note that The Hurt Locker was a really well made movie. Tight edit, well shot and streets ahead of the much hyped Avatar. Thankfully.

I love my share of CGI but it will never make a great movie. And 3D cinema is most certainly not the future of cinema as many enthusiasts have blurted in their adrenaline-ridden reviews. Avatar is an experiment, and a good one, in CGI and art direction. But James Cameron's argument that critics fail to pay heed to his actors because they are blue, is probably true. They are blue. And it's for the better, Mr.Worthington, it's for the better.

While The Hurt Locker breaks you in its quiet and tense deliberation, An Education picks you up and swings you about, gay and excitable. I'd go as far as saying, it's the best movie I've seen this year.

As always, I give nothing away from the story, but watch it for the delightful Carey Mulligan. To keep it simple, it's a great debut. And she's effortlessly placed on a pedestal by the support cast of Peter Sarsgaard and Alfred Molina, in particular.

Also caught Moon with the lovely folks in the next room, and it is a most intriguing film. I don't believe the sci-fi bits of Moon are of much significance but what is, is what it stands for with its existential undertones and almost anti-establishment cries for help. That it all happens between one man and one computer makes it all the more compelling.

When I watched the Grammy Awards being dealt out this year it was a harsh reminder of some horrid music. Even for the otherwise incomparable, U2 and A R Rahman. If and when the Oscars reluctantly offer an award to Pocahontas, remember those that fought and lost.



Footnote: Installed a little sitemeter at the bottom of this page. I hear I actually have readers. This isn't forced humility, it is a genuine shock albeit, pleasant.

That said, drop a comment if you read any of this. Would love to know what you think of it all and everything else.