Wednesday, January 7, 2004

Beautiful mind and Blast from the past


That is the always problem with me, I start a bog, and soon loose enthusiam to keep up. I personally think that it good to keep it up. why? coz I think its a lot of memories and most importantly they help u shape ur opinion in words.

Anyway, I just wanted to share my views on some movie I saw recently. One was 'Beautiful Mind'. a great movie ended by raising a serious question in my mind. what is preferable: a brilliont and genious person who will/has contribute/d to world some really great things like John Nash himself, or the person who would do his/her social responsibilities perfectly like an role model - good friend, spouse, relative etc? of course, assuming that both are not possible together. is the person like Nash who is exceptional but make his family / friends suffer (as per the movie) is good - so as to say, would u like to be, or even better, would society will prefer? may seem silly to some...but just a thought, u know.

i happened to see the movie 'blast from the past'. well, movie was OK, the concept was amazing. and still left me wondering at the creativity of hollywood movie writers. if u don't know what i am talking about, i'll be more than happy to tell. actually the movie is a story of a family, or more presisely as young man who was introduced to real outside world at the age of 35. what happened is that his father, a great scientist, estimated 35 years before that nuclear bomb is likely to be dropped during world war II on his city. so they - scientist and his pregnent wife - arranged a massive underground bunker to live in for next 35 years. after few months, they heard a blast over them and assumed that bomb has been dropped. they continue to live there, along with thier son, for 35 years so that all radiations decay and it is safe to come out. after they came out, world - though progressed - was same. and how did that young man coped when he saw a female first time, and the sun, sky, sea etc. lovely isn't it. and of course, their was no nuclear bomb but a plane crash !!! i feel thrilled and extremely irritated by thinking had it happened to me....

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