Stephen King’s legendary tale of Terror

The Mist (2007)

After watching this movie, I felt how true Mr. Joker when he said “When the chips are down, these…these civilized people, they’ll eat each other”. We are living in a civilized world, wait…are we? All your civilization and humanity would be put to the test, when it is your life that matters. Again, I just cannot refrain thinking about the Joker. Well, what he said “You see, madness, as you know, is like gravity. All it takes is a little push!”

Enough said about the Joker. What is it about this film here? Why am I relating to the Joker? Well, there is a woman character in this movie who is kind of insane and extremely religious. She preaches the apocalypse and drives people mad after being attacked by some horrific creatures. And, you will understand why I have mentioned the Joker’s quotes here after you watch how this lady was able to make people believe that she is uttering the words of God and drive them crazy. I do not know if this character was enhanced in the movie version or it stays as is from the novel of Stephen King. But, with the help of this character, the director asks many questions about human faiths and morals.

Directed by Frank Darabont, The Mist is such an involving, intriguing and fast-paced horror-thriller. If you have not seen any of Stephen King’s, make this or 1408 as your first.

Yeah, it was all me!

Secret Window (2004)

Johnny Depp! Johnny Depp! Johnny Depp! Well, this film is an one man show and who else could justice to such a story? A good adaption of the novel written by one the successful writers in Hollywood, Mr. Stephen King.

Johnny Depp plays a writer (Mort Rainey) who lives alone in a wood house. He is in the middle of a divorce. Suddenly a stranger shows up and claims that he has stolen one of his stories and published it with his name. But Mort is confident that it was his story and was published well before the time accuser claims to have written it. The accuser threatens his life upon failing to produce proof. He even kills Mort’s dog, a couple of other guys and burns his house.

If you had watched some psycho thrillers before, you might very well guess the twist. Yes, it was all Mort himself! There is no such person who accuses of plagiarism. It was all his imagination. But, that was not all. Watch out for the ending.

BTW, which is your favorite Stephen King movie? Mine is 1408. Also, I liked Apt Pupil very much. My next blog is also based on a novel by Stephen King, The Mist.

Even though I'm no more than a monster - don't I, too, have the right to live?

Oldeuboi aka Oldboy (2003)

Rumors are there that the student who did the shooting at the Virginia Tech University was a great fan of this movie. I don’t know how far that is true. Still, this is a movie that deserves such a fan following.

People say that some of the best films come from the French and Iranian soil. I have not seen any of those movies yet. But, this is a terrific movie! Korean cinema at its best!

The film starts with the lead character narrating his story of imprisonment. To be frank, you have to just sit and tolerate the first few minutes of this film. Some random scenes does not give the impression of a good movie. It picks up momentum after Dae-su Oh (name of the lead character) escapes from the prison and starts to find why he was kidnapped and imprisoned. The ending of the film is quite depressing and dark. I restrain myself from telling more about the story since it would spoil your experience. If you ever watch a foreign movie, let this be the one. If it depressed you, don’t blame me and I can promise you this is not just one of such movies. And, most importantly do not watch any dubbed version of this movie. Instead use the original language version with subtitles.