I was very young when my grand mother used to
tell me stories.I remember being wide awake although she did so that I can
sleep well with happy thoughts.I remember having goosebumps everytime justice
prevailed in a story and how in the end everything was supposed to have a
morale or an experience.The concept of film-making is the same.Using all
sensory signals,story,scripting ,brilliant screenplay and acting being one of
the medium if not all.However that would do gross injustice to the magic it
creates,the dreams it builds,the make believe ,the inspiration,the learnings
which can only be possible through a feature film.How do you expect a medley of
strangers sitting in front of a giant projector in a dark room laughing at
the same jokes,becoming emotional in some sequences,getting angry at the
same characters waiting for redemption and by the end relating to some
character which stays with them in some way.Why are there ardent critics and
ardent fans of the same experience.It is because it is supposed to be an
experience ,a story.Some love it and some love to hate it.I am an ardent fan of
Tom Hanks more so because of the movie "Forrest Gump" which ranks top
among the best movies ever made.If you have managed to catch this movie you
cant help but not relate to "Life is like a box of chocolates,you never
know which one you gonna get" or "Run Forrest Run" whenever you
are cursing fate or whenever you are looking for that extra little motivation
in your life.It works for me.May not work for someone else.Once again.The
word.Experience.Thats film-making.The art of film-making which is now an
industry originated first in the form of drama when aspirant artists,authors
and actors looking for a creative high
used to orate stories in front of live audience which slowly evolved to enacting
make believe scenes enhancing the
audience response.That evolved into today's theatre ,a breeding ground for
today's actors to enhance their skills.There are no retakes here,no
editing.Just you and the audience.Theatre evolved into film-making to make that
extra effort plausible for the audience to come in and love what they see.The
special effects,the VFX,the action sequences are an obvious ploy to
commercialize the same but you cant disagree that this only makes the
experience of spending two hours of your day better.Then there is love.Yes ,love.There I
said it.So many industries work and have jobs because we humans have emoting
capabilities unlike any other.We love,we hate,we get angry.The myriad of
emotions can best be summarized in one basic human emotion:loving someone and
the need to feel loved.But no industry understands it better than the film
industry.The films now categorised as comedy,thriller,suspense,state of
affairs,romantic comedies were once just plain and simple love
stories.Casablance.Check.Sleepless in Seattle.Check.No one knew
Romeo-Juliet,Heer-Raanjha,Sohni-Mahiwal that well before there were films.There
were stories.There were the audience.It enthralled many generations before.It
enthralls today and we believe the concept of story telling in a film which we
consume as entertainment continues to enthrall millions in the future too.
