Comments on: The Blue Umbrella vs Taare Zameen Par

By: Lubi :)

Lubi :) — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 05:46:12 +0000

I haven’t watched any of the movies mentioned here except TZP…so I’ll have to wait to get back to my normal routine and then watch these films ‘n comment later…but I wud like to say this much thanx for increasing my list of wanna-watch luv ur recommendations, Chris!

By: 101dreams

101dreams — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 02:54:14 +0000

Wow Andy… Never saw it like that till I read your review

By: andaleebwajid

andaleebwajid — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:21:35 +0000

Hey Chris, its a very nice review of The Blue Umbrella you have here. The movie was on Pogo last Sunday but we couldn’t watch it for some reason or the other. About TZP, I liked it, but I loved the film in parts, not entirely. My uncertainty regarding those aspects is why I haven’t sat down to analyse it at all. Somewhere between telling parents to understand their kids better, Aamir has demonised parents. The best part of TZP for me? Not the fact that dyslexic Ishaan finally overcame his difficulties, but that Art was finally being shown as a career option.

By: 101dreams

101dreams — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 02:39:09 +0000

Siva – thanks for stopping by.

Siri – I agree completely with that assessment

By: Siri

Siri — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:41:54 +0000

Hi Christina,
I havent watched The Blue Umbrella yet but now that it has your vote, I will. As for TZP, it was what I expected from Aamir- a good movie, but in some ways, lacking heart. I just wish he wouldnt give himself such huge roles in his own movies- seems like the ultimate in ego when he does that.

By: Siva

Siva — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:57:04 +0000

Hello Christina,

Nice information, we would never get such great references like “The Blue Umbrella” in our main stream media. Though I loved TZP a lot, your post had triggered my curiosity…and yes, TBU….will be added to the top of my must see list. Thank You.

Cheers,
Siva

By: 101dreams

101dreams — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 03:09:27 +0000

Thanks Lavanya – will add them both to my ‘must see’ list.

By: Lavanya

Lavanya — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 14:27:45 +0000

I literally read the post doing a quick search in parallel with my eyes for Bond’s name to appear.. Now that the due credit for the story has been given, I shall rest.

Enjoyed reading the review too ! You must watch ‘Children of Heaven (Majidi)’ or ‘Pocket Money(Truffaut)’, if you havent done so already. Very high standards set for movies on childhood.