Changeling · Child

It's been a long time since i've had the inspiration and inclination to write. I could chalk a great deal of the absence to my indulgence in decadence and debauchery which occupied a significant span of time in 2006.
Change doesnt really occur though unless one has fully understood the reasoning behind his actions and has consciously accepted his want to delve into base desires. Think about it. Most of us do the stuff we know to be morally wrong but none of us really bother to explore the 'why' behind it. Mostly we put it down to the company or to accelerated stress levels etc etc. We believe ourselves to be invincible in our convictions that they are NOT addictions nor are they the reflections of our degenerating lifestyles. 
Indeed we are so full of ourselves that we assume that we have supreme control over our life. Which we in fact do not.
Place one with weak will and mind in the midst of negativity and he will fall into the ways of negativity.
Cast one with weak will and mind into highly stressful situations and his invincibility is but a mere shadow of baseless bravado

So consumed are we with our material, base desires which are mere illusions of life, we forget our purpose in life. We forget ethics, moral values, peace, love etc. etc. On how many occasions have we read about oppression of people on basis of their gender, race, qualifications via different forms of media. On how many occasions have we unconsciously perpetrated injustice to our fellow and lesser beings? Wars have been and are being waged across a diverse range. Each and every one of us are so consumed with the illusion of life, i.e: wealth, sex, status, that we have forgotten that there is far more to life than just these. 

"This material creation is created by the Lord to fulfill these lustful propensities and when they are completely baffled by prolonged lustful activities, the living entities begin to enquire about their real positions." - Chapter 3, Text 37, Bhagavad Gita.

The quest to seek sanatana dharma begins with the individual. And once you have started, there is no turning back.

Okay now i'm freaking excited. The Mahabharata Trilogy releasing in 2007-2008(depending on when production ends) and featuring a-list actors! I'd bet my bottom dollar that Shah Rukh will be playing Yuddishtra...can't you just see him on a moral diatribe with his eyes intermittenly flashing with tears? I certainly can! Rani's being casted as well...surely she must be Draupadi...a bloody refreshing change after casting godawful Roopa Ganguly for the miniseries. I do wonder who'll be casted for the roles of Arjun and Karna? It would be lovely to have Arjun Rampal as Arjun surely... i can just see him angsting and whining away to Krishna. He'd make a wonderful eunuch too!

Best of all...Mani Ratnam's directing and A.R.Rahman's doing the music score! Yay and more yay! Mani's the best freaking director across the whole of india...he's indian cinema's answer to the likes of ang lee and oliver stone...and seeing the latters' successes(albeit not commercial) at adapting the classics...i can only hope he does justice to the wonderful text that is Mahabharata. But then again.. not a single one of his movies have ever disappointed..even if the best one of the lot was banned in so many countries. Bugger politics. 

God, i'm still so excited! It's only my favorite text ever! It's a pleasure soaking up the text...but it would be heaven to watch the words come to life. Nothing beats the glamor of indian cinema... has anyone seen more beautiful sets, cinematography and costumes than those in Devdas? Or even Mission Kashmir? Not to mention countless other relatively low budget movies like Rhythm and Tezeeb that capture the essence of nature so beautifully that one cannot help but be in awe of it all. Oooh, i bet the sets for Indraprashta and Hastinapura will look so so SO beautiful! 


I can't wait... ohh i bloody can't wait!

On another note... i'm dying to get my hands on My So-called life. Sometimes i hate this country so much. Can't find any bloody thing here at all! Bugger 

Speaking of Mahabharata...i wonder when Chinese cinema will film Romance of the Three Kingdoms? I loved playing the vid.game as a kid... i was always brave Zhao Yun..Hmm.. The underlying themes of both classics are relatively similiar anyhow... love, karma, friendship, loyalty, betrayal and bloodlust. 

To A-------> Seeing how you loved my recs for nightwish...here's another to whet your musical appetite.. check out 30 seconds to mars. The vocals and guitar bits are awesome.

I think it's pretty obvious he loved his dreams the most. Or ambition...take your pick. 

The second scene has to be the most wonderful scene is the entire movie.. Colin really does the waterworks well. And leto...gorgeous gorgeous eyes. I'm so glad i found 30seconds to mars.

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