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Manakamana (2013)
A Majestic Experience !!!
Nepal is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful country in the world - needless to say the most beautiful in the entire South Asian region. One of the beauties of this small country is its hills and mountains, and no camera in the world is enough to capture its breathtaking beauty. Manakamana comes forward and tries to capture this beauty in such a way that one feels they are inside the cable car and actually making a voyage atop the hills of Gorkha region.
Manakamana, which literally means desire of the heart, is a temple located on top of a hill, of the same name. To travel Manakamana is not an easy task, not at least twenty years ago when the transportation was not available. People had to travel for three days by foot, and finally reach the temple which is believed to fulfill the desire of every pilgrims. The older generations have a lot of memories trapped in the hills. And when to refresh those memories of hiking through the hills, but at the cable car.
The movie has no narration at all, an that is the strongest part. You just sit comfortably, and let your soul travel through the cable car, enjoying the beautiful scenario outside, listen to the conversations pilgrims make about various myths of the temple, their struggle in early days, and many more. A huge contrast in generation, nationality, profession is shown brightly.
Unlike the artificial and pretentious beauty its neighboring country India possess, Nepal's beauty actually attracts you like a powerful magnet - and Manakamana literally takes you on a superb journey.
Prem Pinda (1995)
Not bad for a classic taste
This movie based on the novel of Bal Krishna Sam opens itself, showing the audiences as though it has done cent percent justice to the novel. But the movie gradually starts losing its grip, and the interest of the audience may be deviated once the movie has reached its fifty minutes. Reading the novel gives a feeling as if we are there, at the Durbar of Ranas, but the movie seems to complete its entire plot inside a room. Lots of melodramas, and irrational plots to make this movie boring, I would recommend it to only those who have read the novel. If you are willing to taste a bit of classical genre, this movie may be your taste. My personal rating: 4/10