‘My Name is Khan’, Bollywood, and Writing…
Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under ...the writing life..., Musings
This weekend I saw the movie, “My Name is Khan”. It was a lovely, entertaining and deeply moving experience for both me and my husband.
For writers unfamiliar with Bollywood movies, I high recommend beginning to watch them.
Though long, they are a wonderful artistic creation to behold. As with any art form, not all are excellent.
A significant number have moved and restored hope to my consciousness over the last decade such that I now have a collection of around 100 DVD’s of various Bollywood movies.
My children, ages 10 years to 23 years love them and even purchase their own. Through a contract made with Fox/Searchlight Pictures, Bollywood, located in Mumbhai, India, will now have its films shown on the big screen throughout America.
This is a wonderful venture that ideally will lift the craft of American movie-making from the dearth of ideas and imagination.
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Of Talismans, Symbols and Goals
Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Articles and Essays
Every good story possesses not only a character, who through the author’s lucid and vibrant descriptions, draws us to root for her or him, but who also reflects aspect of ourselves with whom we have yet to make peace, or accept. The protagonists of these stories also face a formidable opponent, a living, and breathing [...]
Tags: antagonist, central character, character, compliment, conspensate, engage, entertain, escape, identify, journey, light and dark, opponent, personality, physical senses, psychology, story, symbols, transformation
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