I saw Mira Nair's latest film,"Queen of Katwe" at Inox Forum.This was a week ago.I went for the 11.40 am show.So I entered the hall at 11.50 am.No no luck on my end.The advertisements were still showing.Some moments of gritted teeth followed.
Anything you see in the film afterwards gets a higher rating because it is not a badly made IIMC production.I don't feel too bad about not being a part of that hallowed institute.
After seeing the film I went home and packed for a week longtrip to several places where outside influences weren't readily felt.
Seeing that the film isn't present anymore is disappointing.On the plus side I did see a film based on a true story about Ugandan chess players-that's something you don't expect to see in a film hall at Calcutta in the first place.It reflects the mixed background of Mira Nair herself and the extent of her name value.Real life sporting underdog stories rarely go wrong for me("Chariots of Fire" is a particular favourite) and this didn't fail to rouse me either.I applauded at the end and looked around hoping others would follow the same.Some obliged.It was a half filled theatre.I couldn't ask for more.
Anything you see in the film afterwards gets a higher rating because it is not a badly made IIMC production.I don't feel too bad about not being a part of that hallowed institute.
After seeing the film I went home and packed for a week longtrip to several places where outside influences weren't readily felt.
Seeing that the film isn't present anymore is disappointing.On the plus side I did see a film based on a true story about Ugandan chess players-that's something you don't expect to see in a film hall at Calcutta in the first place.It reflects the mixed background of Mira Nair herself and the extent of her name value.Real life sporting underdog stories rarely go wrong for me("Chariots of Fire" is a particular favourite) and this didn't fail to rouse me either.I applauded at the end and looked around hoping others would follow the same.Some obliged.It was a half filled theatre.I couldn't ask for more.
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