“A wise man gets
more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.”
I must have watched “The pursuit
of Happyness” a lot of times. Its definitely amongst my favorite movies. It’s a
movie which holds a special place – as it has been the movie which I always
watched when I felt sad. It has been the movie which helped me by motivating me
during a bad phase in my life.
But off late I have not watched
this movie. Its not that there have not been times in last year when I needed an
external push to get back to my normal self, its just that I think the kind of
motivation I now need is not given by this movie anymore. Thankfully, I don’t need
any more motivation to understand that life is good, I don’t need any more
motivation to understand that there is always a light at the end of tunnel (I
have seen that already). And above all, I don’t feel any need to remind me that
life needs to be valued.
I guess recently the movie which
makes me feel motivated is “RUSH” for two reasons : 1) It is a sports movie
(F1), 2) It is a very different movie in the sense that it shows both the
characters in a positive way and leaves you with a thought to decide who
actually you want to be like. It inspires you to follow your dreams, it instills
an urge to go after it and not allow anyone/anything to come in between. It makes
you understand that you need to stop worrying about others who are inconsequential
in my life.
The movie is amazingly directed,
the background music is great. The beginning and end of the movie is
spectacular. I actually felt surprised when it was not nominated for Oscars but
later on realized that a movie of rivalry between an Austrian and British has
no place in Oscars.
Watch it if you haven’t seen it
yet – its definitely worth it.
“You are... but
trust me: watching you win those races, while I was fighting for my life, you
were equally responsible for getting me back in the car.”
