So long

It's been a long time since I have written anything or felt like writing.

But after half a ride round the sun( half a year) I feel it is time again to start. Lets see how long do I stick to this.

I just saw a movie-Gattaca.

It is an interesting piece of imagination of what could become of today's possibilities if they became the world and working method of tomorrow.

It is really interesting to see that if uncontrolled what could today's theories, if proclaimed as laws would become tomorrow.

We are after all people who given a choice, want the best for ourselves and there is nothing wrong with it except how far we are willing to go in that desire.

The movie is all about a boy, who was born the natural way and not genetically selected with the best possible attributes. He is termed godchild, in a world where all children are selected genetically and these children have everything predetermined. Their lives are charted out and so are their fatalities, and frailnesses. Fate is not entertained.

Much like a syndicate. This boy has a desire of being an astronaut and the syndicated world has dictated that genetically he cannot be an astronaut. So he begins his search and lives a lie, in order to reach a potential he has been denied on the basis of his genes or genetic code.

But think of it, is not today, too syndicated to an extent?

You have to be so and so, educated in so and so to be able to work, achieve blah and blah. Who gives a care about the inherent propensities that one has, the inherent desires, interests, passions and gifts. Apart from art, no field values inherent gifts a care. Even when the chances are given they are hard won.

So yes, here is to a syndicated world that we are not aware of at times only when we are at the opposite end of the syndicate. We can see this same, in societies, norms and cultures. But there is no way that a non- syndicated world would do. We love the order of a syndicated world.

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Julie and Julia

Hi,

Being movie buffs and special favorite being Meryl Streep; we watched Julie and Julia.

I liked the movie a lot (which happens many a times). The different thing this time though is that the movie has still not left my mind. It is still lodged in there.

Here I cannot say that it is because it is a fabulous , outstanding movie ( I have seen more movies of that category as well). It is mainly because the main theme is very 'us' and representative of our time contrasted very nicely with the time in past when typewriters were technological gizmos.

Also the fact that this lady -Julie has some frustrating incidents in her expedition and I can so recognize them having been through some of those days myself.

Also her dedication to an exercise/project/endeavor is also very believable. she has an image of her favorite author and she lives through the year and its ups and downs with the lessons she assumes/imagines from the author.

Even when she receives a response which is not so encouraging from the author via a reporter, her husband actually tells her that it is the image of the author in her mind that is more important.(you have to see this movie to understand the context).

Anyhow all in all that is a very impressionable movie to me because of the time and frame of mind when I watched it.

PS: I agree with Julie's idea os butter and eggs!!!!

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