Hello random reader, there's no power in my house, so having nothing better to do than ramble on random topics.
Games:
I've almost completed 'The Witcher'. I'm in the epilogue fight with this creature called 'Zogyl' and stuck there. The game has turned out to be a lot more
tougher than I had anticipated, especially after chapter V. Taking down the human enemies is pretty easy, but there're hardly any, and most of the enemies from Chapter V are mutants or monsters. And they sting and hit fast, and geralt stands like a mute spectator. Ah, so much for levelling up and being a badass witcher ! Anyway, the story is pretty average, but the gameplay is what's keeping me from leaving this game. Also, the lore is pretty awesome. You actually feel like you are living in those times, the towns are designed beautifully and the NPC walking on the streets make some interesting remarks. Anyway, more in the upcoming review once I complete the game.
Movies: I hardly watched anything new these days. Last I watched was 'Shutter Island'. Its quite good, but nothing fantastic. A bit over-rated I would say. I wanted to watch 'Peepli Live' so much, but I just can't get time. There's still a whole big hollywood backlog - 'The Losers', 'The expendables', 'A-Team', 'Prince of Persia' , thats just from the top of the list. If I start adding the inconspicous and criticially acclaimed but not mass marketed movies, it'll continue to grow.
Other stuff: I've started driving by Car to my office, which means, no more soaking in Bangalore rain. It adds the additional burden of having to sit through traffic jams for hours, compared to a two-wheeler. In a two wheeler, you could just zip/zap/zoom and cut across most 4 wheelers, mocking them, sniggering as you squeeze to the front. In a car, you sit and curse at the two wheeler who just whizzed past you ! But overall, I would prefer a Car on a rainy day over a two wheeler. It has also helped me keep up with some of the latest bollywood/kannada songs.
Inception Review:I've been waiting for Inception 6-8 months before the movie released in India. Christopher Nolan is one of the most talented directors out there (watch memento) and a new sci-fi big budget , DiCaprio starring movie , what could go wrong ? And indeed its true. There's nothing wrong with the movie. Its as perfect a sci fi movie can get.
The premise of the movie is a bit 'above the head'. DiCaprio specializes in a rare skill, which has him enter people's mind, hacking their dreams and stealing their secrets for his employers. One of his vicitims offers him a new job - 'inception', which is basically the opposite of the what DiCaprio does - planting an idea into someone's mind. And what follows is a maze of brilliant CGI imagery, psychological games, some amazing stunts, car chases and what not. You can think of the wildest possible idea, and the movie gets wierder than that. Insipte of its complicated plot , the movie holds your attention, mainly because of the excellent narration. You sit on the edge of your seat, waiting to see how the movie unfolds as you are transported into the surreal world of dreams. I literally shouted 'shit' when the cinemas halted the movie for an interval.
DiCaprio walks away with the acting honors in the role of a 'psychological spy' with a troubled past. Overall the hero of the movie is the script and of course - 'Christopher Nolan' for daring to attempt such a movie and walking away with applause. Its pretty difficult to make a movie like this, more than the CGI stunts, its hard to get the concepts across to an audience. And Nolan succeeds very well in this regard.
I would rate the movie - 9.5/10. The 0.5 deducted for not providing a proper closure confusing the audience. Go and watch the movie if you like immersing yourself in a surreal world for a couple of hours. Good chances are you are gonna ask yourself at the end of it - 'Is this a dream?'
Oh, the power is back....so see you later. Let me go slay that big monster in 'The Witcher', and you go back to whatever you are doing. See ya....
My immediate goal in my free time is to complete and wrap up Skyrim. I've clocked in upwards of 40 hours and nowhere near the end. If info on the interwebz are to be believed , I still have around 60-80 hours of game to burn. Now, I'm the sort of person, who can't take up another game until I finish one. So, I've this huge back log of other games waiting to be played. And then, there's the release of Mass Effect 3 looming in my face.
