Saturday, February 10, 2007
♥ Saturday, February 10, 2007
scent of a woman.Does this sound like your typical horny or sentimental, bimbo all's-well-that-end's-well kinda show? Or does this sound like a murderous, sick 'basic instinct', 'silence of the lambs' kind of movie title? The truth is...
Well, truth be told, there are so many themes interwoven brought so subtly and yet powerfully by the God of actor himself, Al Pacino, that one cant really say for sure, what genre should this fall under. Romance? Well yea. Or was it? Comedy? Hha..almost.
Lets begin trying, as people without credentials nor name, to discover the brilliance behind this queer genre of such magnificence.
Al Pacino holds a charisma not many can hold a candle to. The only one i can really think of, that perhaps matches, is John Travolta. Nevertheless, he's a movie veteran with masterpieces like Heat (michael Mann), The Godfather, Devil's Advocate!! Now, he star as an degenerated, disillusioned, dismissed Colonel. The show doesnt go into detail of how he's suffered. But thats the genius behind the acting: the subtle story telling, and tear jerking confrontations with co-actor Chris O'Donnell, reflects a life devoid of hope and love. A life seeking redemption and recovery.
And yes, its a weekend that 'lives will never be the same'. All too cliched, and the first impression that hit me was...one more Tuesday With Morrie. And the sigh.
The way this movie is being screened is just about the complete antithesis of Tuesdays with Morrie, with cynicism, lust, anger and lost. But the theme eventually brought out, is subtly one of love, of dignity, of integrity, of honesty, and of honour.
I think, its the way Pacino grabs attention effortlessly. Or I think its the way he speaks. Or I think its the way he tangoes. "when you get tangled up, you tango on..."
And that tune of tango, in the way its screened with the all-too-charismatic Pacino on it, is a sight of pleasure. Its not a pleasant sight. Its a pleasurable sight. Pleasant sounds like its just easy on the eyes. Pleasurable: there's a certain joy and a longing that such a moment would never end, as all pleasures do.
Am I an expert on dialogue? No. Am I an analyst on screen play and movie directing? Definitely not. Do i have any credentials whatsoever to make judgment on how and why a movie is oscar-deserving? NO! But, as a simple movie viewer, who goes through the crux and struggles of life, and acknowledge the numerous and desperate cries for a saviour, I can say that i am a representative of that very average joe, to make a comment on a deep portrayal of friendship developed, in all realism and synchrony with the mordern day dillemmas of 'to-be or not to be'.
And lastly, i am a man of facts. And one fact is this. Its an Oscar winner of 93! Best Actor. Nuff Said.
