The Fifth Element (1997) (7/10)

A fun movie. Sci-fi with the usual space ships, evil, aliens, magic antidote and so on, but also humour. In fact on one level it seems like a parody of many other serious counterparts to itself. The fifth element needs to be combined with the other four. But the fifth element happens to be alive. I do not know if it is fair to say, but Bruce Willis seems a lot like Indiana Jones but for the background. Not too much acting is needed as there is enough action. Many things about the evil and the aliens go unexplained as usual.

The Fifth Element (1997) (7/10)

Peepli [Live] (2010) (6/10)

A movie dealing with the current problem of farmers being driven to suicide by dwindling resources and a nonexistent support system. It is a serious problem. The movie attempts to bring out the seriousness by showing it in a lighter vein by highlighting the apathy of the media and the politicians. That has come out very well. Two statements standout in the whole movie. One where an established journalist tells a novice what journalism is. Not very convincingly, but she clearly is happy that she could state it and definitely believes in it. The second is by the agricultural minister about promises and their implementation or unneed thereof.

One thing that was lacking from the whole mela was the NGOs. How could they not be there in the whole affair. The answer that two conversations brought out was that it is an NGO movie and you cannot make light of other NGOs.

Peepli [Live] (2010) (6/10)