Solo con tu pareja(Spanish)

Even a sex comedy can be artistic..I never believed that before watching this movie...

The story is simple.....a bed hopping playboy is paid back in the same coin by one of his conquests. He believes he has AIDS and tries to commit suicide...only to find another depressed girl to be his journey mate...

This is a social satire in a ribald flavour. you will laugh your heart out yet will notice some original and artistic scenes.

Do give this a try..A sex comedy does not become part of criterion collection for nothin..

Overall 7.5/10

Pan's Labyrinth(2006)(Spanish)

There are very few films that are a treat to watch...a visual delight..Among the films that have come forth in the last few years...this movie is one of them..

If I tell you this is a fairytale..u would probably be put off...its true that the protagonist is a 11yr old girl but this movie has deep undercurrents..the gruesome scenes can put off any kid..The way the real and the fairy tales have been coherently merged calls for kudos...

At a superficial level, this film may not seem to have any meaning..after a bit of thinking I realized that the film actually contrasts two antagonistic characters-Ofelia the 11yr old protagonist and the captain,her step-father. Both of them are stern in their beliefs-Ofelia lives in her wonderland..Captain Vidal believes in his philosophy of viciousness..Both of them are are so engrossed in their world they dont fear death....they want immortality in their own worlds....

the classic debate of good vs the evil has been beautifully painted on celluloid...Dont miss this classic...

8/10

Motorcycle Diaries(2004)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0318462/

If you watch this movie with an open, unbiased heart you will surely feel the way Guevara did-to be useful in some way...to help and move close to humanity.

The dialogues in this film are poetic and touch you. This is not a tale of heroic feats..its about two lives(Guevara and Alberto) running parallel for a while with common aspirations and similar dreams..What they had in common was restlessness and impassioned spirits that yearned to leave "civilization" behind and move closer to LAND. They wished to bid adieu (even if for a while) to the wretched life, uninspiring lectures, papers and med xms(Guevara was training to be a doc)..

Guevara was a normal youth..who wished just to be laid in every country of Latin America..He had a beautiful and doting GF...but something drew him away from her with his heart swinging like a pendulum between her and the streets...Nevertheless as their journey progressed..and they finally crossed the border of Argentina into a foreign land, his feelings split into two...a melancholy for the whats left behind and excitement for the unfamiliar to come....The youthful lustful heart finally gave away to the humane self...The tragic and haunting faces of the downtrodden all over Latin America agonized him..Human race seemed strange to him. The Incas knew astronomy, brain surgery and maths...the Spanish-gunpowder..the results we know..the story was the same even in Guevara's time and maybe even now...the common people knew arts, handicrafts..the niche ways of living..the rich and powerful-money and force..The poor have been made shelterless in their own land..The same story all over the world...

This captivating film about Guevara's transformation in course a journey across Latin America is a must watch for everybody. I am sure you will love it. The acting is too realistic. Watch the movie, if nothing moves you atleast the scenic beauty of the Latin American landscapes will....

Rating 8/10