Moana – why I loved it so much

Finally I got a chance to watch the Disney Animation Moana and totally loved it.  The new trend of Disney with powerful female leads is highly appreciated (Frozen, Tangled, Finding Dory). So thank you Disney for that one.

This joyous tale of Moana depicts a strong willed teenager who listens to her heart and becomes what she wants to be (a Voyager) and not what her village forces or expects her to be. The audience is bound to cheer for her in her quest to literally save the environment from a pure lava evil. Her quest is unwittingly joined by Maui – the Demi God and Hei Hei the Chicken.

Why I loved the movie so much?

~Blatant love for pets (a piglet and a chicken)

~The movie has an empowering story.

~The story has a leading lady who has a realistic body shape

~Heart warming music

~Most importantly -- Dwayne Johnson as Maui (need I say more).

Verdict – It is a feel good movie so everyone should watch it... at least once. 

PINK! my review

No means No! 

These words have a reinforced effect after the release of the movie 'Pink'!

Everything about this movie is so deliberate and hard hitting! Even the name of the movie is not chosen as a girl's favorite color. Veeresh Malik, (a blogger who wrote for TOI), explained that in many countries and cultures, the word Pink means “vagina of the sort that is bought, with violence”.

Every girl who has even walked alone on the roads will relate to this movie. "Pink" is not only about the final violation but about small things that the women have to tolerate everyday like eve teasing, butt pinching, boob grabbing, leering & to a certain extent racism!

Dripping with sarcasm each sentence coming out of Sr. Bachchan's mouth was heart wrenching. I was astounded at the callousness of certain college going crowd in the theater who laughed at them considering them to be jokes.

The girls (Taapsee Pannu, Andrea Tariang & Kirti Kulhari) were fabulous in their roles. Everything about the movie is just as should be. No annoying item numbers, unnecessary music or irrelevant dialogs or scenes, everything fit like a glove. Perfect combination of writing, direction and acting, this movie may be considered as the movie of the year!

My verdict –
• This is the movie that the country needs now.
• Must watch for everyone, your gender or age does not matter!
• Mr. Amitabh Bachchan is the dude of the century when it comes to acting!

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Note: This article was previously published on http://itemmom.com/the-film-pink/