tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post8129010526440931045..comments2024-03-18T19:46:10.130+05:30Comments on Jabberwock: On Paa, a time-eating grasshopper and an old foxJabberwockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-79878536083394132622010-01-02T12:11:18.400+05:302010-01-02T12:11:18.400+05:30Keep posting stuff like this i really like it.Keep posting stuff like this i really like it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-74540439010364129392009-12-26T22:00:42.775+05:302009-12-26T22:00:42.775+05:30Hmmm, haven't seen Paa yet.. but it made me wo...Hmmm, haven't seen Paa yet.. but it made me wonder if anyone in Bollywood is going to make a movie on The Moor's Last Sigh next. The mind boggles! <br />Oh, and yes indeed, please do keep those Foxie-posts coming in! <br />Looking forward to your year-end post now! :-DEmpress of Blandingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12322390142033298911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-91684726328684706572009-12-22T23:30:22.172+05:302009-12-22T23:30:22.172+05:30Or you impotent, Sir > Or merely important ?Why...Or you impotent, Sir > Or merely important ?Why have a pet when you can have a child.<br />ABCDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-85677105083171253302009-12-22T16:08:41.042+05:302009-12-22T16:08:41.042+05:30I was born into a household of four big dogs and w...I was born into a household of four big dogs and watched them die before I reached my tenth birthday. I don't play with unknown dogs or even feed strays but can understand how deep the pain of losing a pet can go.<br /><br />On the other hand, I must admit our two goldfish have completely failed to, er, sound my depths. They look so silly!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10819608939555247317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-7113430300583154262009-12-22T08:09:49.998+05:302009-12-22T08:09:49.998+05:30testing of humans, of course!! couldn't subjec...testing of humans, of course!! couldn't subject the canines to such indignities.mshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01574984295952384843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-19819603946969078552009-12-21T11:57:33.585+05:302009-12-21T11:57:33.585+05:30There was considerable understatement in the film ...There was considerable understatement in the film , however the film felt as if it was made to gain a certain sympathy for the lead character and this overall sentiment tended to prevail over the rest of this film's shortcomings. <br /><br />I also felt that Abhishek's political journey was added as an afterthought in the film and was quite carelessly tossed about, as was his acceptance about 'Auro' being his child. The acceptance speech was puerile by even hindi movie standards. The good thing about the movie started and ended with 'Auro's character. Amitabh in his this role was not outstanding as many people generally claimed , I believe that over a systematic period of the last ten years , Amitabh has tended to go from incorrigible hamming to acceptable performances.<br /><br />This one is acceptable , and that is all really to it. I felt that this film tried too hard to be profound but ended up bordering on the thin line between the moribund and mundane.Shwet Awasthihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04707072898697709519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-82103339871568299772009-12-21T11:47:44.719+05:302009-12-21T11:47:44.719+05:30This post about Foxie reminds me of the setting in...This post about Foxie reminds me of the setting in "The Unbearable Lightness of Being". Milan Kundera stirs one's emotions with his description of death of Karenin, his pet dog.Trinath Gaduparthihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06365277684373227102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-75680589943424668162009-12-21T00:12:05.157+05:302009-12-21T00:12:05.157+05:30Both can happen na ? Most likely Balki did researc...Both can happen na ? Most likely Balki did research a medical condition just so he could pull off a casting coup, BigB as LittleB's son. It also incidentally turned out to be a wellmade film.<br /><br />The problem with the Balki's of the world is that they are bent upon taking uniquely southie music & reinventing them for the north. With ARR, you don't have that problem because his compositions are different for a hindi movie eg RDB. But Raaja is a hardcore southie, his tunes and their range suits southie style lyrics. Attaching hindi words to them is just not right. You get garbage like udi udi mudi mudi etc. Balu made the same mistake with Sadma. Surmayi Akhiyon Main cannot hold a candle to Kanna Kalaimaane since the intent, melody and meaning are all sacrificed just to come up with hindi lyrics to fit a well-known southern tune. There's prolly a list somewhere of incredibly good songs that have become an embarrassment after undergoing this translation torture. And the Balki's of the world want to add to that list.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-64365369821522814382009-12-20T12:55:07.573+05:302009-12-20T12:55:07.573+05:30Gautam, Vivek: thanks for those very enjoyable lin...Gautam, Vivek: thanks for those very enjoyable links. Have also been reading Peter Singer on <a href="http://www.nybooks.com/articles/16276" rel="nofollow">animal liberation</a>.<br /><br /><i>could we please have psychological testing before humans are allowed ownership of a rare and gentle life-form?</i><br /><br />MS: I hope you mean psychological testing of the humans involved? Preferably the medieval way, with spikes and chains and things!Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-25963282671135957822009-12-20T11:22:32.415+05:302009-12-20T11:22:32.415+05:30Nice post! While we are at it, here's somethin...Nice post! While we are at it, here's something you'll enjoy: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/donotmigrate/3563015/The-philosopher-and-the-wolf.htmlGautamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-19317976571191424352009-12-20T11:07:01.662+05:302009-12-20T11:07:01.662+05:30i thought i was the only one who felt gratitude to...i thought i was the only one who felt gratitude towards the canine species: they have allowed us to domesticate them and keep them as companions, to demand total subservience and loyalty, a total loss of their freedom and identity. all this for some show of affection and appreciation, food and shelter - if they are fortunate. otherwise, they are a social acquisition, a selfish and cruel child's toy, forced to snarl and guard contrary to their docile nature. could we please have psychological testing before humans are allowed ownership of a rare and gentle life-form?mshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01574984295952384843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-43943584403262023372009-12-19T23:01:36.019+05:302009-12-19T23:01:36.019+05:30Did you see this?
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/1...Did you see this?<br />http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/13/books/review/Schine-t.html?_r=1<br /><br />Found out there why dogs are able to catch balls so well: they see more frames per second than us. And, fascinatingly, for that reason and because of their reliance on smell, their "window on the present" is much wider than ours--so even if they do age faster, it all appears to last longer.equivocalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00408199156528969347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-70321399843565789392009-12-19T21:58:38.939+05:302009-12-19T21:58:38.939+05:30The movie Marley and me, though not flawless, does...The movie Marley and me, though not flawless, does depict a energetic dog getting old. I have never had a pet but could sympathize with the feelings of the lead characters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-61933751892975015352009-12-19T20:55:15.269+05:302009-12-19T20:55:15.269+05:30its wonderful to read something so marvellously pe...its wonderful to read something so marvellously personal. ur words indicate such deep levels of attachments to foxie :) truly lucky i must say foxie is :)Piggy Littlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13112159490654492447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-70746882162782476552009-12-19T17:20:01.015+05:302009-12-19T17:20:01.015+05:30...anyone who's had a pet would completely und...<i>...anyone who's had a pet would completely understand what you mean</i><br /><br />Anon: sadly, not "anyone who's had a pet". There's no dearth of people who've had a pet (because it's fashionable, or because three-year-old Pappu wanted a puppy) and then treated it like a stuffed toy that occasionally needs to be fed - as discussed in <a href="http://jaiarjun.blogspot.com/2009/04/more-doggie-thoughts.html" rel="nofollow">this</a> post.<br /><br />But thanks for the comment, and condolences on your loss.Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-55145201400549727372009-12-19T16:51:34.094+05:302009-12-19T16:51:34.094+05:30Why bother about people getting offended when you ...Why bother about people getting offended when you know that anyone who's had a pet would completely understand what you mean. So, please keep those nuggets about Foxie coming...<br /><br />But yes, I can so relate to the defensive stance we often take to just dilute the reactions of those who've never had a pet...<br /><br />Having lost my pet (our family of four consisted of my brother, a German Spitz) last year, after 16 years of having him around...all three of us who've been left behind still remember his sprightly days...the last few years...then become unbearable to recall.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com