Movie Review: FURY (2014)

Movie: Fury

Cast:  Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman

Director: David Ayer

Review: As an eternal fan of Brad Pitt and War movies, I had to see this movie.

So there I was sitting in a dark theater to witness the saga of bravery and courage of five men, destined to work together to complete the mission assigned to them. The story takes you to midst of war-torn Germany where Allies have gained ground and are pushing back Germans to win and end the war.

There a warhorse army sergeant nick-named Wardaddy commands a Sherman tank and his five-man crew on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. Out-numbered, out-gunned, and with a soldier who was a typist, Wardaddy, his men and their tank named FURY, which had become their home,  face overwhelming odds in their heroic attempts to survive another day to kill the enemy.

The flow of the story is quite smooth and there rarely is a dull moment. The cinematography, look and feel of this movie is similar to other Hollywood war classics. From the scene where Wardaddy cries quietly for dead soldiers after putting a brave face in front of others to the one where he pushes the young typist to shoot an enemy soldier to the one where he treats enemy women fairly, director David Ayer has been quite successful in depicting the horrors of the war and how such a bloody, senseless and prolonged conflict can negatively affect the psyche of the soldiers and civilians alike.

The movie draws to an end with Brad Pitt as Wardaddy emerging as a leader who leads by example and decides to face one of the deadliest platoons of Nazi Army (Not detailing much to save you from Spoilers).

This is one of the brilliant war movies I have seen and Brad Pitt, although has played much demanding roles, has performed in this role brilliantly. Also Shia LeBeouf , Logan Lerman and other cast members have performed in their roles brilliantly.

An inspirational and courageous story of men who shout “Best Job I’ve ever had.” when they see a swarm of enemy men approaching, filled with brilliant performances by Brad Pitt and other cast members, FURY is a great watch indeed.

Excellence Meter-- 3.5/5- A good watch.

Cheers..

Digvijay Anand :)

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Thoda Hai...Thode Ki Zarurat hai.. (We have Little..and We need Little..)

Happy Sunday folks..!!

Life has become too demanding and fast. I already know this: D. But this thought came back to haunt me again last night when I was lying on my bed in Mildly Inebriated state. Suddenly I remembered a song which my uncle used to sing—“Thoda hai , Thode ki zarurat hai” and I thought, “What a simply beautiful thought”.

At the very moment I decided that I’ll watch the movie to which this song belongs—“Khatta-Meetha”. Made in 1978 it is an absolute delight. The movie hooks you from the very first moment with its title song saying—“Life’s like a piece of grapes.-a little unripe, a little ripe. Whatever we can have is sweet, whatever we can’t is sour.” Kishore da’s voice infuses MAGIC in this song.

And then we dive in the movie, where a Parsi father with 4 kids and a Parsi widow with 3 kids are struggling to raise their grown up kids. One of their common friendly couple acts as cupid and they after some cajoling manage to get them married.

Then starts all the fun. All the “Forced” siblings start to give hard time to each other which fills the movie with some very funny and sweet moments showing how deftly the “New” Parsi couple handles the entire situation. The movie goes on, with every character trying to solve the problems of his/her life.

The movie beautifully shows the importance of love and of family (which we all are far from these days  L ) when we run into some crisis. A lot of problems come their way, but they all stick together and help each other out.

The movie leaves your heart a little titillated and filled with a lot of warmth and sweetness and you start feeling like-“Life’s not so bad after all. Everything will turn out just fine.”  The most striking feature of this movie is its Simplicity.

So, guys if you really want to spend 2 hours of your life and this Sunday in a better way, I’ll highly recommend logging in YouTube and watching this pocket full of sweetness.  It will save you both time and money you were planning to spend on movies like Grand Masti (which are full of vulgarities and cliché’ sex jokes).

For me the thought –“Thoda hai , thode ki zarurat hai. Zindagi fir bi magar khoobsoorat hai.” –“We have a little, we need a little. But still life here is beautiful”, will remain with me all day and I’ll bask in its warmth.

If you decide to watch the movie, you might skip other songs, but do watch the above mentioned song. I bet you’ll be able to connect to each one of the characters. One more song stands out is—“ Tumse mila tha pyar kuch ache naseeb the. Hum un dino ameer the jab tum kareeb the.”-“I was lucky that I got your love, and I was rich when you were close to me”. Simply mesmerizing.

So watch this movie for some good time, beautiful songs, some really funny moments (The kid in movie is sweet and hilarious) , Hrithik Roshan’s dad and his uncle’s melodious music, very effortless acting by all and a pocket full of Hope.

~~Simplicity can be a nuance of Excellence~~

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Cheers

Dj (Digvijay)