Chemistry

I havent blogged for a week now. I guess sometimes you need to earn your living and work. But it was more of having nothing to really say.

Anyway, I saw this movie 'Before Sunrise' which came out in 1995. The sequel 'Before Sunset' has just come out last month. This is about an American guy and a French girl who meet on a train in Europe. The guy is returning to the US the next day morning and he requests her to accompany him in Vienna for his last night in Europe. In the end, they promise to meet at the same platform after six months without exchanging numbers or addresses.

The thing about this movie was the chemistry between the actors. In some sense, this movie is almost like a documentary with most of the movie being dialogues between these 2 and almost no other characters. But the screenplay is so good that you can sense the romance growing as the night goes along.

I think creating such chemistry on screen is so difficult. I think it is becoming rare to see such sensitive movies be it Indian or Hollywood. They used to say that about Amitabh & Rekha.

Most movies today are a reflection of the society as it is today - fast, no time for anything. Even romance has become a fast moving one. The Karan Johar genre of movies reflects what I believe the situation in todays society...(as they say in Kal Ho Na Ho...che dhin mein ladki in....) It's finally SRK's charisma which wins. :)

The beauty of this movie lies in the leisured manner in which these 2 characters get to know each other. They touch upon so many different topics that it is so very believable.

I am now looking forward to see 'Before Sunset' (they are now meeting after 9 years)!! and another thing to my 43 things list - visit Vienna...