Cinema is actually meant to be the place where a movie which may be shot on film is screened to people. But it has come to be commonly used instead of film and movies. I too personally like it this way.
There are things that I love about cinema. Those are the reasons why I have always wanted to be a filmmaker. I don't know if people have felt this but there has always been a lack of clarity of my ideas about movies. I feared a right or wrong in what I said. But since the selection of Irreversible for the festival there has been an air of confidence in me. The lack of clarity in me is almost zero percent now. I now feel that there is no right or wrong in art. Whatever said or done is a freedom, a right to expression.
I have always had my own opinions on whatever movie I saw. My analyzing nature tried to criticize everything. I was not satisfied by anything, ever. But indeed I had movies that I loved, but moments I hated in them. There has been a lot of changes little by little in me. But once I have committed completely into making and understanding movies I have also learned to appreciate cinema, it's art and craft. I now believe that I don't have the right to say something is wrong in anyone's creation since it is after all their way of expression. But I'm still left with an option of either to like or dislike it.
I don't like many people around me. This has always been a flaw in me. It is not because they are not nice to me but because they feel something wrong in something they don't like. They feel their like will be accepted throughout the world and hence correct the other person into his or her like. What these people should be doing is to suggest things and let the other free to think of new possibilities than asking him or her to stick to something which merely he or she would like.
Here is something which loved from the moment I read it.
Not only me but no filmmaker anywhere ever make a film which he thinks will not be accepted by the audience.
Ram Gopal Varma wrote this in his blog and this definitely gives an answer who are so much interested in twisting others creation for the good or bad. There has not been many days when people who came with me would ask me or to themselves the dumbest question of 'why the f**k did this guy made a s**t like this.' Ramu's answer is also for them. I too would have felt it sometime but I have definitely matured in understanding these things but not the people around me.
Like and understand are too very different things. The audience of cinema confuse between these two words and that has often resulted in the sad and happy fate of many movies over the years. Cinema is an art and so there is an aesthetic side to it. If a person likes a film it is not necessary that he has to understand it. Atleast that has been the case with me. But it is true that the beauty of the same could increase with a greater understanding.
I know one thing for sure. I can never finish learning or knowing cinema. I have understood some things about cinema and there are plenty of things I have never understood. But what I have understood has been terrific and I can't wait to know more. I would like to add one more thing about cinema and that is for all those who are waiting to explore it more. Thanks to my friend who reminded it to me moments ago with his status update which told a dialogue from a film called Vinnaithandi Varuvaaya from director Gautam Menon where his protagonist, Karthik (played by Simbu) would tell
Mathsila kuda pass pannidalam. Aana cinema konajam kashtam thaan.
which means you can pass in maths but cinema is still a bit difficult!
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