On Foreign Movies : Three Monkeys (Turkey)

So , I decided to watch a foreign movie last night . And it was Turkey's entry into this year's Oscar race.

A friend of mine, who told me about the movie ,lent it to me .Ironically, it came from his country and a relative of his was producing it, but he hadn't watched it yet .

I did !

And I liked it ! Even though I couldnt understand a word of what they said .Thank God for subtitles

The movie tells a story about a miscommunication issues, mistakes and errors of judgement , all following the imprisonment of the patriarch of a working class Turkish family . The movie follows the story of a nuclear family in Turkey , consisting of a father , mother and son.The father works as a driver for a local politician , the mother works in large kitchen/restaurant and the son dreams of owning is own car. The story begins when the politician accidently kills off a passenger on the road , and he asks the driver to go to jail instead of him in return for a lumpsum that he will pay after he gets released . While the father is in jail ,a lot of things happen , and this is where you have to watch the movie to find out .

At first, I thought the film's title was somewhat confusing and didnt make sense .But later, I figured out that the three monkeys possibly refer to the 3 family members , one who doesnt want to talk , one doesnt want to hear and one who doesnt want to see different things.The movie , felt like an independent noire genre movie , except it was coloured. Great art direction , cinematography and direction . There are alot of metaphors thrown in here and there . Watchout for turkish cinema , and stop watching those soaps .

My rating 7.5/10

81st Oscar Awards Winner Predictions

So this year's race has been exciting, with different people winning differnt awards

These are my predictions for this year

Best Actor:
Predicted : Sean Penn , Milk
I would like to see win : Brad Pitt , Benjamin Button

Best Actress :
Predicted : Kate Winslet , The Reader
I would like to see win : Kate Winslet , The Reader

Best Supporting Actor :
Predicted : Heath Ledger , The Dark Knight
I would like to see win : Heath Ledger , The Dark Knight

Best Supporting Actress :
Predicted : Penelope Cruz , Vicky Christina Barcelona
I would like to see win : Taraji P. Henson . Benjamin Button

Best Original Screenplay
Predicted : Milk
I would like to see win : Wall-E

Best Adapted Screenplay
Predicted : SlumDog Millionaire
I would like to see win : Benjamin Button

Best Director
Predicted : SlumDog Millionaire
I would like to see win : Benjamin Button

Best Picture
Predicted : SlumDog Millionaire
I would like to see win : Benjamin Button

Disappointment

It has been another long day .. long hours of waiting .. and then nothing !

I decide to take a step further , that I myself was not really convinced with at the begining .The more I walked down the road , the more I believed in myself, and believed in the purpose of why I was running that mile .

My friends and family were cheering me , and supporting me all the way through . I know some of them were as excited as I am , if not more, to finish this journey of anticipation.I hoped to run across the finish line , with arms stretched wide open ...

But , I didnt !

I hoped and prayed and wanted to win really bad . There were better athletes I guess . Older than me in the business you might say . With "better" experiences perhaps.

Was it something that I did ? Or said ?Was my technique wrong ? Perhaps , I lacked necessary training ? I dont know , but I am waiting to find out .

Am I disappointed ? Hell yeah . Would I make this a reason to let me down ? Hell No .
If anything , this would push me further towards leaving a legacy to all the future runners with me in this team.

Why didnt I run a different race, where I could have assured myself a spot in the top 3 . It is because I didnt want to . I have been doing this exercise for a while now, and it was about time to try something different .Something challenging . Something exciting.

And so I did , but in doing so ,I understood where I am , and started to fathom what my next step would be .

I wish everyone who won the race all the best , and I know I will be a WINNER next year !