Have dreams, will travel

What is a great movie exactly? A movie which leaves impression on you, a long lasting impression? If this is the right definition, I just can't forget how deep impression of Bridge to Terabithia was on me. I was depressed for three days! Never had felt anything like that from any movie. Obviously, that movie made me a huge fan of both AnnaSophia Robb and Josh Hutcherson. And as a result, I was dying to see Have dreams, will travel. But the movie, although made in 2007, isnt released widely yet. It was only shown in some film festivals and thats it. I started searching, that I could find a copy anywhere. At last, I found. Obvioulsy, I didnt find it legally. In short, I pirated it. But I guess it dosent matter cause it wasnt released anyway.

Coming back to the movie. AnnaSophia and Cayden Boyd both deliever majestic performances. Their on screen chemistry is perfect and AnnaSophia's charm lits up the screen whenever she is on it. But it couldnt have been a great movie without good story, screenplay and direction. And it was relieving to see that it excels in all of these. Tale of a girl who had lost her parents recently in a car accident (although she dosent seem sad about it, a mystery which is) and a boy whose parents are so delved in their respective passions that it seems they dont even care if they have a son. They leave their home, to cassie's (AnnaSophia) aunt's (Heather Graham) home cause she is very hip. The tale of these two getting married, getting caught by police, ultimately reaching their destination and a very emotional revelation, is wonderfuly told. I have little doubt that both of these actors have bigger destiny on silver screen. There are certain people, certain actors you cant take your eyes off from, these are certainly such actors.

Its a rare movie and very very hard to find, but if you ever get a chance to see it, dont miss it. Here is a video of one of the most beautiful scenes from the movie-

Scene from Have dreams, will travel.

Getting bored is something synonymous with being at home. To get out of these monotonous vacations, I am watching a lot of movies these days. What could have been better to watch both of the movies inwhom Casey Affleck gabe some of the best performances this year, also getting an Oscar nomination for one. So yeah, I watched both- 'Gone baby gone' and 'Assassination of Jeese james by coward Robert ford'. In both of these movies, Casey affleck gives performances which triumph all his previous performances and indicate that he has come in a big way.

Gone baby gone, based on famous novel of  Dennis Lehane of the same name, is story of a private investigator who agrees to investigate an abduction of a little girl, who is missing and nobody has demanded anything. Starting from her drug addict mother, he reaches far into the mystery and just when it seems everything has ended, another abduction throws him where what he will discover will force him to take a decision he might regret his whole life. The best part of this movie, is the end. It is not the typical end, nor it is the one everyone would expect. Instead, its an ending which makes audiences perplexed. Its all your real character who would decide whether what happened was correct, or not.

Casey affleck handles the movie on his shoulders alone and he succeds, without a shred of doubt. Ben affleck cast his brother in movie he was directing, which probably didnt seem well for everyone initially, but the outcome proves that his belief was not misplaced.

Assassination of Jesse james on the other hand, is a western, with both Brad pitt and Casey affleck performing some of the best performances of this year. Brad pitt as Jesse james, a convict of train robberies and murders, who seems to know that his end is coming. And Casey affleck as young guy who has Jesse james as his idol and wants to come in his gang. But when he does come near, perceptions change. He himself changes and when his end comes, what he is is what he never intended to be. He too seems to know that someday someone is going to kill him.

Praise for this one wont be complete without mentioning the cinematography of the movie. It is hauntingly beautiful movie, which is shot in the best way possible.

Both of these are must watchs. If for nothing else, then for Casey affleck's and Brad pitt's brilliant performances.