The Village...

...a movie that I was longing to see ever since I first heard about it. I am a hardcore M.N.S fan. Not cuz hes Indian. He makes the kind of movies that I love watching. I am not just blindly led by Sixth Sense...I loved each and every movie he has made after that. Sixth Sense no doubt is his most popular work...somehow ended up liking The Village more than Sixth Sense...In fact heres my ranking
1.The Village
2.Sixth Sense
3. Signs
4.Unbreakable

At the risk of sounding like an arti-farti ass...let me say that I have noticed that I enjoy even those movies which dont have a very good story line...all I need is some grr8 acting or excellent direction. For this reason I have admired and loved so many movies that my friends have hated and have blasted me about. Thinking right now...Id say movies like... 'Adaptation' and 'Signs'. I absolutely loved both. I never really thought of Nicholas Cage as a great actor....he seemed to be the kind who was very good at senti stupid roles...BUT Adaptation changed all that. His performance was mind-blowing and in my opinion he shud have been nominated for an Oscar (thats just an expression...I dont really believe all Oscar Winners are the best amongst their lot). His potrayal of two entirely opposite characters with such conviction is very very impressive. And the movie itself is very vague....but if u r like me...someone who prefers watching movies alone rather than in a big group...all u have to do is sit back, relax and just let the movie grip u and take u on its wonderful path. Adaptation I think is one of the best off-genre movies ever made.
Coming to Signs.....this is a work of pure genius. It scares the shit out of you yet 'grips' you and takes u along. I guess it all depends on the kind of movie watcher that u r. If u resist being 'gripped' by the movie I do admit it wont. But u you do fall in voluntarily then this movie (or infact ne other of this kind) fills u with emotions at everystage and atleast I consider it worth my money and time. I loved the unique concept and the excellent way it had been portrayed.
Everytime I try to make someone else see my POV...I fail miserably and become the butt of all jokes abt being the arti-farti kind. :(

So being such a weird ass lover of weird ass movies I was waay too excited about 'The Village'. Maybe I am too much of an MNS fan...maybe I think too much...but the same thing happened. My friends thought it was ok...and were shocked when I came out beaming with joy and pleasure and shouting "shit shit...that was something :)"...so I thought...what did i like so much about the movie...
--The Direction...if uve seen the movie,u know that u can tell someone else the story in one line.."Its about this group of people who..blah blah blah"...BUT it bloody goes on for more than 2 hrs without u realizing that the end had come. Absolutely Grippin! MNS has too much talent!
--The acting was reasonably good...every did a good job!
--I fell in love with the character of Bryce Howard (the blind girl) :( She was waaay too amazing ... Bryce portrayed her character very well and she looked so captivating...If I were to meet such a person in real life I wud get married to her for sure! Some scenes were too moving...like when when she finds Joaquin Phoenix stabbed. Have to admit I had to fight back tears!!! ...also when she holds her hand out amidst the commotion in the wedding ceremony and also when the creature comes and how both times Joaquin Phoenix grabs her and takes her to safety! I guess I am a hopeless romantic!

I have come to realize I delve too much into and think too much about a movie than the common movie-goer...good or bad I dont know! That is only way I feel one shud watch a movie. Maybe I am in denial...maybe I am an arti-farti ass...that wud be interesting ;)