Sunday 6 January 2013

My Cinematic Views


Cinema is an integral part of my life. I love watching movies. And not just for the sake of it. I look at cinema as a manifestation of creative imagination, emotions, hard work, passion, and tremendous energy. It's a pure art form! When hundreds of minds come together, they create a beautiful experience for us that we call cinema.
On this blog, I plan to share my views on cinema. The topics will range from movie reviews, filmy trends, my favourite movies and actors to literally anything related to cinema.
While I was preparing to set up this blog space, I got into thinking to decide a title for this blog. That's when I realized we refer to this art form differently; cinema, film, movie, picture and so on. The dictionary treats them equally and defines them as a motion picture. However, I think all of them have different connotations to it. When we think of world cinema, some connotations stem from the cultural differences. Cinema has a huge commercial value and that adds some more connotations to it. To site an example, a commercial motion picture is often referred to as a movie. However, a motion picture with an artistic touch or an offbeat theme is generally referred to as parallel cinema. Irrespective of the different connotations, the experience we get through movies is unique.
P.S.: I have not studied films as a form. The views expressed in this space are my perceptions of cinema. They may differ from the established film theories.