Bourne Supremacy !

Yesterday Srinu, Ramneek, Rajesh and myself decided to watch the Bourne Supremacy. Robert Ludlum's nail biting spy thriller ! We decided to go to the multiplex at Marthahalli only to find that the show would be played at 10 pm. Instead we decided to catch the 9:30 pm show at Rex.

All along the way, Rajesh was trying his best to convince us about his wherabouts....that he stays at Indiranagar and not in Kodihalli ! It was amusing as all his efforts were squashed by us. The debate is still open and we plan to take it up the next time we go out together ! :)

Comin back to the movie....Its a sequel (Bourne's Identity, 2002), its a generic spy game, sometimes predictable, but superbly executed. I did not see Identity and hence cant compare the two motion pictures. But Robert Ludlum's novel has been done justice with an exhilarating screenplay.

Jason Bourne (Matt Damon), amnesiac former killer for the CIA, is being hunted again by the CIA, as he is framed for a crime he did not commit. He must run to various exotic locations, starts off with Goa, then to Naples, Amsterdam, Berlin, Moscow to escape nameless bad guys before settling down in the big apple ! :)

The four of us had some funny interpretations though.In Goa, under attack, Jason and his Girl friend speeding in a Gypsy fall off the bridge, thanks to the gun shot from a menacing sharpshooter. The bullet hits the girl. Before the gypsy is recovered by the Indian Police, We find the hero in Naples, Italy !!!

Also, How come Jason manages to be cleanshaven for days amidst all his frenetic hases and escapes across continents ? :) :)

The camera work is shoddy. The choice of using hand-held cameras is disastrous. Overall the action and the car chase scene at the climax is worth the watch.

As for acting skills, U dont need one. No offence to Damon, but these kind of spy roles means a stone faced hero, always serious, looking over his shoulders and hardly talks ! He's basically sleepwalking through his role.

Waise the 4 of us had a good time and some good laughs !

Ganpati Bappa Moriya !

Mumbai's favorite fest !

Dictatorship!

India needs a dictator ! I was not convinced of this, all these years ! But now there is no respite...and there is no future for India if someone does not crack the whip ! After the recent government formation, wat signs of progress have we seen ??

Theres one middle aged sycho saffronized woman shouting at the top of her voice at every nook and corner of the country for no sound reason whatsoever. This of course was instigated by a newly formed state government which is so incapable of governance displayed by the handling of the engg/medical admissions and the recent spite against non - kannada movies !!!

Then there is the water dispute among states, the issue of foreign origin which will not die till this government lives, the parliament disobedience movement which will put the mahatma to shame, the mumbai elections drama where parted foes have joined hands after adhering to their power hungry inner voices.....All we see is drama ....Development work for basic issues of infrastructure, education etc is forgotten....

Go to Bombay....Defecating on the western express highway by scores of slum dwellers
will make you pull your hair and wonder : How are these people living like this for years? and what is the civic administration doing?

Surely, theres a huge influx in the city and the cost of living is high and blah blaj blah....but are we only going to list down the problems and never work on devising solutions....?

The government is proud of its flyovers ! 50 of them, they say have been constructed?
You know what flyovers do? They create a mirage...They help you FLY OVER all the filth, distress, glooom of modern mumbai society : it means overlooking REALITY...running away from it !

We need some one like Mahumud Gaddafi...The charismatic dictator of Libya. Unlike the common dictator perception, he developed Libya like a true messiah. He constructed briges, roads, houses, empowered women, stunted religious fanaticsm, and of course supported terrorism against the United States. His Green Book (three volumes) which is an honest effort to list down the pure attributes of visionary governance is an exemplary effort. Of course like many other dictators, he too met his doom when he over did his ideologies.

Does any one in India have the guts to overthrow this mindless bigotry of our corrupt politicians ?

Democracy in India is taken for a ride. Lets change course ! Hail .......