The gripping effect of 3D

Sitting in my room and trying hard to focus on some reading, I realised that it was a futile attempt as my mind was elusive. It was hard to control it as it was continuously wavering in the thoughts of The Amazing Spider-Man part 2. Just back from watching the movie, I could not take my mind off from it.
Pestered by my son ( mind you! He's a die hard action flick fan), I eventually succumbed to his request of taking him for the movie. I wonder how at times the strict disciplinarian in me gets overshadowed by the doting mother facet of mine.....anyways.....there we were, armed with our 3D glasses which made us look like crusaders, ready to embark on a mission.....
Quite shyly, I must admit, that I was thrilled at the aspect of watching a 3D super-hero film. Not that it was my first outing with 3D, but the fact that I had heard rave reviews about the effects in this film, heightened my excitement. This concept which was fairly new to India a few years ago, has rapidly caught on and is in fact gaining so much popularity that every action film maker aspires to make his film in 3D.
Struggling hard to make my glasses sit properly on my nose, I gathered myself when my son nudged me saying that the movie had begun. The starting was a bit confusing initially, but hey! Who had the time to think about the plot, when all I could fix my eyes upon was this man coming out of this TALL building! Okay now.....don't race the horses of your mind.....it was not the man but the building which   captivated me. It appeared as if I was standing on the ground floor of the building and gazing at it towering high above me This was just the beginning of what seemed to me a promise of breath taking visual effects.
From Spider-man throwing his web and jumping across buildings, to overturning cars, to blowing shards of crashed window panes......it was all so visually appealing. The clarity of 3D made me spell bound! Hooked onto every scene of the movie, made me feel as if I was in direct communion with everything happening on screen. Such can be the power of 3D.
Every scene had its own share of beauty yet the scene that shook me most was when Spider-Man is engaged in a fight with Electro and he suddenly visualises his girlfriend's dead father. He is disillusioned for a while when Electro suddenly appears right into his face.....or should I say mine! That was the moment when I literally jumped back into my seat.....What a scene!!! Another scene which was beautifully shot was when Spider-man's girlfriend is falling off the building and he darts his web to save her. The way in which the web moves, transforming into a hand, showing the helplessness of Spider-Man and his earnest attempt to save his girl is mind blowing!
Apart from the 3D effects, it was a treat to watch Andrew Garfield playing Spider-Man with much ease. It was cute to see him romancing his lady love. Trapped between his undying love and the call of duty, The Amazing Spider-Man, showcases the turmoil in the mind of Spider-Man. We've always known that Spider-Man's most important battle has been within himself: the struggle between the 
ordinary obligations of Peter Parker and the extraordinary responsibilities of Spider-Man.
Do watch this movie for some breathtaking visual effects, amazing action and sizzling chemistry between Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone.
Growing up on Marvel comics of Spider-Man, it was hard to imagine as a kid that this would go on to  become such a blockbuster series but now that it has, I can vouch that it's much more fun watching it in the form of a well made flick rather than just reading it. So for those who haven't watched it yet....go on.....don't miss this one.

Excitement uncontained!

As the going gets tougher, the tougher gets going.
Haven't we all heard this innumerable times ever since we were at school? But what exactly does it mean? Does it mean that a person toughens up when life throws unpredictably tough situations as hurdles in his life? I assume this is the case. We all fail to understand our potential and quite often under-estimate our capabilities, until we are thrown into situations which demand us to come out in full form, or say, show our true colours!!!

Phew!!!! There you go.....I managed to eventually start writing my first blog. Funny it is that I have so often been told that I should start writing but I never took it that seriously. Time and again my dearest hubby encouraged me to put down my thoughts in a blog but I always doubted my capability to write something interesting. It's not that I have never written before,  but I guess, time takes its toll on you, and you seem to stop recognising who you actually are.

First you are a daughter and you do as your parents say (Okay now! Don't raise your eye brows to this one) , then you get married, get soaked in marital bliss, become a dutiful daughter-in-law and then eventually get submerged into the happiness of motherhood. Time for total contentment in life. Nothing else matters at this time. The carefree laughter of your baby, the wobbly walk, the countless cute activities.....all these leave no space for anything else in life. Then comes the growing up of your little baby. Now is the time when you devote your entire time in teaching your child the way to live life, the way to conduct himself in public and the way he is expected to behave.

Now there are two ways to bring up your child. One way is to bring them up and the other way is that they are brought up on their own. Do I see a quizzical expression on your face as you read this? Well, I'll help you to understand it better. When you Bring Up your child, you are completely involved in his upbringing. You like to cater to all his needs on your own. You want to be there for your child when he needs you and even when he does not need you. I'm sure most of you will relate to this.

Now comes the second part.....when your child is Brought Up on his own or say 'grows up' on his
own. The law of nature states that every little one will grow up into an adult. So this is the new way in which children are growing up these days. Parents are so lost into their own world that they do not seem to bother about how their child is growing up. They need to realise that feeding (or rather getting fed by a maid) their child and providing him with a whole lot of expensive toys is not the way a child is brought up. Unless and until you have a proper conversation with your child, how will a child know what life is?

All the time we end up telling children what is wrong.....don't we often say 'Beta, don't do this, don't do that?' But do we ever bother to teach them what to do? That's where we are making a mistake. Some careful introspection can do wonders for us.

I think  I veered from the topic. What I was saying was that I totally reveled in the glory of being a concerned mother until now but now that my son is 10, I think he needs me in a different way than he needed me up till now. So what better way to get busy by writing some accounts of day today life and still be around for him as and when he needs me!

This is how my first blog came about. Loads of  introspection and continuous prodding.......but now that I have actually written it, I must say, it feels rather good! Thank you Mr. Pati, you finally brought it out ;-)

Looking forward to writing more often and making my blog interesting. Till then CIAO folks!