The Namesake - beautiful story presented beautifully

There are movies and then there are movies...some movies:

- just flow like a poetry...
- have simple characters displaying range of human emotions that make you laugh, hope, fear and cry with them
- just make you want to watch more and more movies
- just reinforces - its human to err...and world is never going to be perfect
- just make you feel wonderful...so much so that you want to become a part of film-making (reminded me of my long cherished desire to become a location manager for the movies - perfect combination for a traveller & manager in me:-))

that's what Mira Nair's The Namesake adapted from Jhumpa Lahiri's book is all about...when i entered the theatre, i had no expectations from the movie, as in coming from Mira Nair's stable - i expected it to be good but not something that I will take back home...but i sure did...

I will not go into the details of the storyline but what i found best about the movie was the fact that it is not a sad presentation of sad people trying to reconcile with their lives in America...and getting confused in the process...it is about normal people trying to make sense out of their inherited culture(Indian)and adopted culture(American)...

More from human emotions perspective...what i liked most is that the people around you, this world, your life...is never going to be Perfect...so it all boils down to how you come out of your Overcoat (or Gogol's Overcoat in the movie) and deal with the situations...

movies are about reflecting reality, presenting emotions, giving hope and that's what this movie does wonderfully...guess what...I am still feeling wonderful...still smiling...still charged up...again thinking of accomplishing my desire to be part of film-making...amen!