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The Big Lebowski

“I fuck you ups, man!” If I tell you that this silly sounding statement is the one that encapsulates what I felt about the Coen Brothers cult classic and masterpiece (one of many), you would either dismiss me as a surface level watcher of cinema at best and horribly inarticulate at worst. But, well, that’s just like your opinion, man . You know, everyone has one of those moments where he/she finds something that sends him/her into spits and when they try to explain that to someone, they just end up describing a very unfunny version of the funny thing, inducing perhaps an uncomfortable laughter from those who are trying to indulge you politely. Well, the people who have watched The Big Lebowski are a large group of such individuals who will have an incredibly hard time explaining that why they roll on the floor laughing every time Walter (played by an immaculate John Goodman) inserts Vietnam into any conversation. Or why is every seemingly dull, uncaring dialogue delivered by The Du

There Will be Blood

A genius meets a genius to produce a genius in filmmaking. It’s quite rare to see such a satisfying and exhilarating narrative brought to screen with such breathtaking execution. Often, even in the presence of the first two aforementioned geniuses (director and actor), the execution fails to produce as stunning an effort as Paul Thomas Anderson’s There will be blood . But both the director and actor, Daniel Day Lewis (who I have no hesitation in calling THE greatest of our generation) more than justify their stellar records and delve deep into the human condition, albeit with a bleak view of things. However, nowhere did I feel left behind in the indulgence of the storyteller as Anderson keeps me hooked in the narrative throughout. DDL is at his best playing off the towering ambition of the director, which, even with my dismal knowledge of film making and acting, presumably took a heavy toll on the terrific actor. Try telling him acting is no serious business! The technical aspect