The Weekly Mosaic - 1
Pleasant movies, currently reading, and one thought for the week.
Movies:
A beautiful, calm, conversational, and heartwarming story of two extremely opposite-minded people who meet at a marriage event and have a past bond that only one remembers and the other pretends to remember.
The first 10-20 minutes of the movie were personal to me with losing the home he loves. This movie is an emotional roller-coaster and then in the second half when the protagonist regrets not knowing his name, seeing him run from the loving person’s home in embarrassment makes us feel as if we know the guy but forgot his name.
The comedy also worked well in the film and the music pulls you into the story right from the start (The song Yaaro, Ivan Yaaro was sung by none other than Kamal Hassan, which is a small surprise for those who don’t know).
The taking of the movie was beautiful. The introduction of Aravind Swamy when he grows up is just a beautiful sight to watch.
Would recommend everyone to watch it. Available on Netflix.
A beautifully made film that simply captures the everyday things of a toilet cleaner in Tokyo.
No story per se but you feel a sense of calmness while watching
the film.
The protagonist’s routine life and his unexpected visitors in between give him a sense of depth that we don't get to unfold.
It's a story about how the routines of a regular working man and his hobbies can be beautifully presented.
Maybe there's a deeper meaning to how we are leaving behind the perfect days by running for more materialistic things. However, when watching you can’t help but wonder how good his life is - Noticing things around him, working for 8-10 hours a day, reading, clicking pictures, and simply existing.
You can watch this movie on Mubi.
Currently Reading:
Picked this book from a crossword store a few weeks ago and flipped through a chapter. This book feels like a meaningful book with a mix of a good story to get to the conclusion.
That is the reason why I picked this book up; plus it is a short book. Hopefully will finish reading it this coming week and I will share the brief of this book next week.
One Thought for the week:
Making a habit stick in this complex world is hard but once you make sure you dedicate at least 10 minutes of your day to a habit to stick - in the long run, it will show tremendous improvements.
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