Saw one of the most inspirational movies ever which deserves a blog entry of it's own. Based on the experience of one man over a little over 5 days it connects with the audience at different levels.
On one level it is the story of a man who overcomes a significant challenge in order to achieve something incredible. The "rock" in his life is not unlike any challenge we all face in our daily lives. And as anyone who has ever overcome any challenge knows - the feeling is great and it comes only with significant sacrifice. The sacrifice in this case is somewhat more brutal and physical than many but can be compared to losing sleep for passing a tough exam or giving up food to lose weight.
At another level the story talks about destiny and dreams. Aaron best summarises his destiny by saying "the rock had been waiting for him ever since it was a meteor in the sky". Later in the movie as Aaron dreams of being with his loved ones he is inspired into doing one of the most ghastly acts one can imagine. The little Aaron watches the real Aaron do this and those 5 minutes whilst being very "bloody" sent goosebumps and shivers up my spine. What humans are capable of under adverse circumstances is amazing. The opening song best summarises this - "There must be some f**king chemical in our brain. That make us different from animals..". Kudos to Rahman for the music - it is a narrative in itself
The last and most important level of the story is the tansformation that Aaron goes through from being a self-centered, self-driven, self-focussed individual that just requires his music and a canyon to someone who lives for the people he loves. If it were not for this connection the character feels towards the end of the movie he might not have gone through with what he did. The catharsis the character goes through is central to the emotional journey of the character. There is a lesson in that for all of us. Being just focussed on our own narrow dreams and living for what we believe is important to us and not caring for the people we love (or should love). Well that's not too different from being stuck inside a canyon, below a rock.
As the purpose of the blog was food but am not feeling like writing too much more. Will take a short cut and post on a cornerstone of British cuisine - the full English Breakfast. You require:
- Poached eggs
- Sauted portabella mushrooms (in butter with pepper)
- Hash browns (I use the ones from a supermarket)
- Sausage
- Bacon strips
- Baked beans
- Tomato
- English muffin
- Orange Juice
Not much cooking required beyond tossing the hash browns, sausage, bacon strip and tomatos into an oven for 30 minutes and assembling all of the above on to a plate. Perfect for lazy Sunday's! Next weekend - a Sunday roast!
On one level it is the story of a man who overcomes a significant challenge in order to achieve something incredible. The "rock" in his life is not unlike any challenge we all face in our daily lives. And as anyone who has ever overcome any challenge knows - the feeling is great and it comes only with significant sacrifice. The sacrifice in this case is somewhat more brutal and physical than many but can be compared to losing sleep for passing a tough exam or giving up food to lose weight.
At another level the story talks about destiny and dreams. Aaron best summarises his destiny by saying "the rock had been waiting for him ever since it was a meteor in the sky". Later in the movie as Aaron dreams of being with his loved ones he is inspired into doing one of the most ghastly acts one can imagine. The little Aaron watches the real Aaron do this and those 5 minutes whilst being very "bloody" sent goosebumps and shivers up my spine. What humans are capable of under adverse circumstances is amazing. The opening song best summarises this - "There must be some f**king chemical in our brain. That make us different from animals..". Kudos to Rahman for the music - it is a narrative in itself
The last and most important level of the story is the tansformation that Aaron goes through from being a self-centered, self-driven, self-focussed individual that just requires his music and a canyon to someone who lives for the people he loves. If it were not for this connection the character feels towards the end of the movie he might not have gone through with what he did. The catharsis the character goes through is central to the emotional journey of the character. There is a lesson in that for all of us. Being just focussed on our own narrow dreams and living for what we believe is important to us and not caring for the people we love (or should love). Well that's not too different from being stuck inside a canyon, below a rock.
As the purpose of the blog was food but am not feeling like writing too much more. Will take a short cut and post on a cornerstone of British cuisine - the full English Breakfast. You require:
- Poached eggs
- Sauted portabella mushrooms (in butter with pepper)
- Hash browns (I use the ones from a supermarket)
- Sausage
- Bacon strips
- Baked beans
- Tomato
- English muffin
- Orange Juice
Not much cooking required beyond tossing the hash browns, sausage, bacon strip and tomatos into an oven for 30 minutes and assembling all of the above on to a plate. Perfect for lazy Sunday's! Next weekend - a Sunday roast!
wonderful Amit -i am sure there is lot of good food waiting for us .Looking forward to something that generates a healthy body and a healthy mind .God bless.
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