The Movie Critic In Me!!!

Movies-my hideouts, my fairylands, my 'performance-enhancers'!! I have always wondered at the numerous insights, not to mention their exquisite portrayal, which are reflected in the reviews at IMDB, one of my compulsively addicted websites. Movie Critics have such a tough task at their hands unlike what a commoner tends to believe! It's an art! Here's a nascent attempt at translating the innumerable wonderful feelings I go through when I watch a worthwhile movie.... I know I am an extremist; that once I like something, I cannot stop raving about it, no matter how radically different an objective evaluation would be... well, that's me! Applicable to every walk in my life.....

Movie: October Sky (1999)

There are movies that leave a mark on you for a variety of limited reasons! (Of course, there are those which stand out only for sheer marked entertainment value.. and that's not the focal point here at all) Some make you think, giving an opportunity to exercise your analytical skills (whoever said such skills were to be employed only in academics or professional realms!!); some marvel you to appreciate the 'art' of movie making (story telling, direction, screenplay, acting) in more ways than could be conceived; and then there are some that just take your breathe away, inspiring you along the way to be glad to truly acknowledge the existence of extra-ordinary human will and spirit that is ever pervasive, yet a real-life glimpse of which is a rarity. October Sky falls in the last category, a film that beautifully captures the hearts with its pristine premise.

A 'simple' movie with a profound impact, based on the real-life story of a youngster's struggle to pursue his dream of embracing rocket science, in it could be noticed Jake Gyllenhaal's blooming potential (Brokeback Mountain and Jarhead were bound to happen!!). The uncorrupted innocence of youth brimming with the burning desire to rise above the testing circumstances in aiming for the 'sky', has been so magically captured in this movie. Films like this leave permanent imprints in our memories, even making some of us reflect upon our own trysts with destiny.....

Kudos to the Movie!! A must-watch..... a moving tale of endurance......