Zack Snyder unveils Justice League first look of Jared Leto
The first official look of Jared Leto as the Joker in “Zack Snyder’s Justice League” has been revealed, by courtesy of Vanity Fair. While Leto had his first go-around as Joker in David Ayer’s “Suicide Squad,” his look as the infamous Batman villain for the Zack Snyder Cut is vastly different this time.
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Imran Ashraf used to be a tea boy for actors In his teens
Pakistani drama industry has seen various stars and gems over the past few years and this rate has now been increasing. New talents have been coming and taking over the screen through and through and proving their mettle with different roles they portrayed in a series of drama or in one single telefilm, then comes actors with the certain role they played and they become memorable! And notable! What is meant by a notable performance? A type of performance that can move you on different emotional levels or in some cases make you hate that certain character! “Mein hun or mere sath bhi mein hun,” you have probably heard these lines in memes but throughout 2018, Bhola was with us, with his stupid and cute acting. Bhola made his place in our hearts as a character and Imran Ashraf as an actor.
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Indian politician thinks Rihanna is a Pakistani singer
Before we begin with Rihanna being a Pakistani, let us give you a little background on what really is happening in India?
Indian Farmers Protest
The 2020–2021 Indian farmers’ protest is an ongoing protest against three farm acts that were passed by the Parliament of India by Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha in September 2020. The 3 [passed] acts include,
-Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act: expands the scope of trade areas of farmers produce from select areas to “any place of production, collection, and aggregation.” Allows electronic trading and e-commerce of scheduled farmers’ produce. Prohibits state governments from levying any market fee, cess or levy on farmers, traders, and electronic trading platforms for a trade of farmers’ produce conducted in an ‘outside trade area’.
-Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act: creates a framework for contract farming through an agreement between a farmer and a buyer before the production or rearing of any farm produces. It provides for a three-level dispute settlement mechanism: the conciliation board, Sub-Divisional Magistrate, and Appellate Authority.
-Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act: allows for the center to regulate certain food items in the course of extraordinary situations like war or famine. Requires that imposition of any stock limit on agricultural produce be based on price rise.
Other related issues incorporate farmers’ suicides and the condition of the economy in Punjab and in India as a rule. India detailed a rising 296,438 Indian farmers suicides somewhere in the range from 1995 to 2015. In 2019, 10,281 individuals who work in the cultivating area ended it all. The more slow development of Punjab’s economy, especially its horticultural agricultural area, is believed to have instigated the on-going protest.
Farmer unions and their representatives have demanded that the laws be repealed and will not accept anything short of it. Farm leaders have rejected a Supreme Court of India stay order on the farm laws as well as the involvement of a Supreme Court-appointed committee. Farm leaders have also rejected a government proposal, dated 21 January 2021, of suspending the laws for 18 months. Eleven rounds of talks have taken place between the central government and farmers represented by the farm unions between 14 October 2020 and 22 January 2021; all were inconclusive.
On February 3rd, farm leaders warned of escalating the protest to overthrowing the government if the farm laws were not repealed. These acts, often called the Farm Bills, have been described as “anti-farmer laws” by many farmer unions, and politicians from the opposition also say it would leave farmers at the “mercy of corporates”. The farmers have also demanded for a creation of an MSP bill, to ensure that corporates cannot control prices. The government, however, maintains that they will make it effortless for farmers to sell their produce directly to big buyers, and stated that the protests are based on misinformation.
Soon after the acts surfaces and introduced, unions began holding protests, mostly in Punjab, and after 2 months it turned into a movement called ‘Dilhi Chalo,’ which causes the Indian government to enforce charges over the protesting farmers, causing a stir, Indian police is now using water cannons, batons and tear gas to prevent the farmer unions from entering into Delhi.
Indian Actors on Farmers Protest
With the ongoing protests, celebrities, Bollywood biggies, and global stars jumped in support and also in criticism. Global icon Rihanna, activist Greta Thunberg, Jay Sean, John Cusack are talking about the ongoing protest,
Actors including Akshay Kumar, Suneil Shetty, Karan Johar, Diljit Dosanjh stand for the Farmers,
https://twitframe.com/show?url=https://twitter.com/karanjohar/status/1356897467850059780Greta Thunberg also supported the cause for the protest,
https://twitframe.com/show?url=https://twitter.com/GretaThunberg/status/1356694884615340037Rihanna, among the biggest pop stars of the day with 101 million followers on Twitter, started the global chorus of support for India’s farmers, taking their movement to a new high. “Why aren’t we talking about this?! #FarmersProtest,”
https://twitframe.com/show?url=https://twitter.com/rihanna/status/1356625889602199552To which Kangana Ranaut called them out, out of nowhere, she has the need to attack those people who think freedom of speech is still relevant!
https://twitframe.com/show?url=https://twitter.com/KanganaTeam/status/1356640083546406913She also called Greta Thunberg a “spoiled brat” in her tweets.
Sachin Tendulkar also shocked his fans with his tweet,
Is Singer Rihanna Pakistani?
But the most interesting part of this Tweet thread is how casually an American Singer Rihanna gets called a Pakistani, that too from an Indian Politician without any knowledge,
https://twitframe.com/show?url=https://twitter.com/ArifCRafiq/status/1356790772130074630Hari Manjhi Former member of Lok Sabha and Nationalist BJP, has clearly said that Rihanna is a Pakistani singer, we really wish. This started a series of replies from people
Furthermore, Indians are now calling Rihanna a “Pakistani Spy” as her old picture went viral on Twitter with Zulfi Bukhari.
https://twitframe.com/show?url=https://twitter.com/alamdarnaqvi5/status/1356955196455288833This whole protesting wave has caused another very important element highlighted which is “Human Rights Violations.” Farmers have been living under the poverty lines for decades and all the politicians are simply gaining their kind of interests from this whole scenario. No matter what solutions come to the table, Human Rights Violation is evident!
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Friday Flix Movie Review: Waar
Pakistani cinema is now seeing a magnificent boost in films and movies and this a positive image-creation. With new directors and filmmakers took the sword of Lollywood in their creative hands, we don’t get to see, good stories, less gandaasay and more cinematic glamour. If we talk about movies that falls under the category of patriotism… well we have a lot of them as well today we are going to review an interesting and great Pakistani national movie. Waar!
Cast And Crew
Waar is a 2013 Pakistani action-thriller film directed by Bilal Lashari along with Brigadier Syed Mujtaba Tirmizi SI(M) , written and produced by Hassan Rana.
Waar cast includes Shaan Shahid, Meesha Shafi, Ali Azmat, Hamza Ali Abbasi, Shamoon Abbasi, Ayesha Khan, Suhaib Rana and Kamran Lashari. It is the sixth highest-grossing Pakistani film. It is a stylized depiction of events surrounding Pakistan’s efforts to conduct a war on terror on state-sponsored terror groups, which resulted in warfare among tribal units in North-West Pakistan. One incident included a terrorist attack on a Police Academy at Lahore in 2009.
Plot – Waar
The film bases around Mujtaba (Shan Shahid), a resigned, straightforward armed force official with a grieved past. He is gotten back to the obligation for a counter-terror activity, driven by police official Ehtesham (Hamza Ali Abbasi) and his sister, Javeria (Ayesha Khan), an intelligence official. The police, military, and insight offices hold hands to stop a monstrous terrorist activity that will put any remaining dread-related incidents to disgrace. Their enemies are the Pakistani Taliban, driven by a Hakimullah Mehsud-styled militant and his multitude of “little angels” (brainwashed youth). The Taliban are paid by RAW specialists, Rammal (Shamoon Abbasi) and Laxmi (Meesha Shafi), who have just a single plan to satisfy: the obliteration of Pakistan, by whatever methods available.
Rammal and Laxmi, who calls themselves as a Pakistani social specialist (as though there isn’t sufficient doubt of NGOs in Pakistan), are villains in the genuine sense, with no hazy situations or saving graces or redeeming qualities; they relish the brutality and death they incur.
At the point when two female suicide bombers get ready for ‘martyrdom’ by exploding the police headquarters in Islamabad — quite possibly the most chilling scenes in the film, and dependent on the genuine and real life attack on the Manawan Police Academy in Lahore in 2009 — the two specialists dance a death salsa.
With respect to the Taliban, it is fascinating. And insightful on the writers’ part. To strip the militants of all religious power. These are men persuaded solely by insatiability and a desire for power. Instead of by any religious calling. All things being equal, the strict sloganeering and inspiration is left to the Pakistani military.
At that point there’s the benevolent yet somewhat naive lawmaker Ejaz Khan (Ali Azmat), mostly modelled on current PM Imran Khan, who needs to see a dam built in light of the fact that he trusts it will profit individuals of the country, despite confronting resistance from different politicians. He requests to their ‘ghairat’ and ‘Mussalmaniyat,’ yet carries on a relationship with Laxmi in private, which he later finishes because of a pestering inner voice. In a press conference with the journalists, Khan rejects that he has a savior or a messiah complex, yet in the protection of his big mansion, he opens his arms to a nonexistent group and hears ringing applauses.
Well, there is no denying that this movie is a propaganda film with heaping jingoism. The movie got loads of critics as well, unpopular but valid. By portraying the Taliban simply as puppets of enemy country. The political element was somehow closer to the reality. To dump all the responsibility to others parties or simply dump it all over another state. There were some clever one-liners which were appreciated. But somehow script was lacking and broken in between. Could have been improved with more strength and less clichés?
The winning element of Waar – “Cinematography”
Waar might lack a few things here and there, but you certainly cannot deny the amazing cinematography by Bilal Lashari. With visually stunning cinematography, Bilal Lashari’s attention to detailing was exceptional throughout the movie he surely has raised the bar for filmmaking in Pakistan up a notch. He made this movie in three years, and it showed with the movie’s classic screenplay as well. Not only the photography was amazing, the cast played a fine job, every role was made for the character. And the performances were detailed, near to perfection and realistic! For not being a documentary but a commercial film. It managed to garner lots of appreciation and love from the audiences. For the love of Pakistan and patriotism instilled, this movie should be in your watchlist for the weekend!
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ThursdayTunes: 5 Songs to Loop This Weekend
After a tiring day, or during work, what keeps you mentally sane? For some people it is coffee or chai, some people take short meditation sessions, and some take a walk outside their work station. This happens to have a positive effect on your brain and taking rests keeps you active. For us, it’s music, sometimes we sing-along lyrics and our favorite songs as well. There are definitely some songs that we keep on listening to again and again. Today we are going to try slipping these songs into your playlist if they are not!
Blinding Lights – The Weeknd
The Canadian vocalist musician Abel Tesfaye also known as The Weeknd’s super hit Blinding Lights crushed 2.2 million chart deals to the end of the year chart, comprised of 195,000 downloads and 250 million streams. Throughout the song Blinding Lights, the Weeknd sings about the rekindling of a relationship and the importance of his partner. The singer also mentions the city of Las Vegas, Nevada, where he refers to it by its nickname “Sin City” in the pre-chorus. The lyrics sync perfectly with the melody and creates a very flashy effect. The record is written in the key of F minor utilizing Dorian mode with a Vivace rhythm of 172 beats each moment. The song additionally went through about two months at Number 1 among February and April and features on his fourth studio album After Hours, which topped the Official Albums Chart last March.
Blinding Lights Lyrics
?The city’s cold and empty (Oh)
No one’s around to judge me (Oh)
I can’t see clearly when you’re gone
I said, ooh, I’m blinded by the lights
No, I can’t sleep until I feel your touch
I said, ooh, I’m drowning in the night
Oh, when I’m like this, you’re the one I trust?
Don’t Start Now – Dua Lipa
Well, this is one of the tracks whose bassline is near to perfection; Dua Lipa’s hugely successful 2020 is represented with two entries in the end-of-year Top 40 singles: Don’t Start Now, and Physical. The song has a strong disco and funk influence that nudges the overall sassiness and confidence of the song. Presenting elevated music, Dua remains true to her pop and dance roots, also if you have recently broken up with your partner or you are single in Valentine’s Day week, you can loop this song and enjoy!
Don’t Start Now Lyrics
?Don’t show up, don’t come out
Don’t start caring about me now
Walk away, you know how
Don’t start caring about me now?
Roses – SAINt Jhn (Imanbek Remix)
Some songs just get famous with time or some get hyped from TikTok! One of them is definitely Roses by Jhn, this got viral when it got featured behind the African Fashion Show where the models from Africa didn’t walk on the ramp but rather danced on the beats! Was a treat to watch with beautiful attire and ensembles dancing their tribal moves! The song instantly caught attention during the lockdown, if you were still looking for this song, here it is!
Roses Lyrics
?Roses, I walked in the corner with the body screaming dolo
Never sold a bag but look like Pablo in a photo
This gon’ make ’em feel the way like Tony killed Manolo
You already know though, you already know though
I walk in the corner with the money, on my finger
She might get it popping, I might wife her for the winter
I already know, already know, nigga roses
All I need is roses?
Say So – Doja Cat
Another song that got famous from TikTok was Say So by Doja Cat, the song was released in Nov 2019, but got gloriously famous on TikTok. Doja Cat has crafted an original and traditional pop song and mixed it with hip hop lyrics completely making it different and definitely upbeat and catchy. And for the rest, if you see a viral cat dance video from TikTok and looking for it, here it is. Enjoy, or you might want to make your pet dance to it!
Say So Lyrics
?I can’t sleep no more
In my head, we belong
And I can’t be without you
Why can’t I find no one like you?
I can’t sleep no more
In my head, we belong
And I can’t be without you
Why can’t I find no one like you??
Adore You – Harry Styles
We have grown up listening to One Direction and the band’s breakup was probably the most hurtful event ever! But now the whole band is creating and making songs differently, we see Harry Styles and Zayn Malik the most. But last year just before the lockdowns hit us, Harry Styles released his song, Adore You! In “Adore You,” Styles reveals a whole new level of vulnerability that we’ve never seen from him before. The song ignites that place in our hearts that’s longing to be filled by someone who means everything, and it’s enchanting.
Adore You Lyrics
?Honey
I’d walk through fire for you
Just let me adore you
Oh, honey
I’d walk through fire for you
Just let me adore you
Like it’s the only thing I’ll ever do
Like it’s the only thing I’ll ever do?
So which song are you going to loop in your playlist for the weekend? Do let us know your favorite songs in the comments down below!
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Women Empower Wednesday: The crafty queen Ramma Jafri
Before we move towards our craft queen Ramma Jafri. Let’s discuss how Pandemic has effected us and changed us throughout!
This pandemic of COVID-19 has given us all the greatest breaks of our lives, causing us to sit in our homes all through and causing us to understand that life can enjoy a huge reprieve. In the course of recent months, Covid has tossed numerous organizations into a condition of unrest and vulnerability. Worldwide issues showed up in each area. With that, lives, in general, got halted. From all the schedule the bustling 9-5 timetable, the sluggish morning schedules, the not all those dynamic ways, and not an exceptionally playful way of life, we rather saw a lot in very nearly 15 months!
In this entire range of lockdowns over lockdowns, we have seen digital markets getting on top of their games and online setups getting eyes of the crowd for a huge scope. Youtubers, who make their content at home, got an acknowledgment, not even Youtubers however Tiktokers and Instagrammers. Online videos made our lives simpler, everyone had access to them, and it appears to be simple and a decent alternative for everybody. The significance of digital marketing and content creation turned into a genuine thing and a current and somehow the only reality left for easy cash flow. And reaching out to a wider set of the audience without arriving at that specific spot. Digital Media Content creation is as yet perhaps the most exciting part alongside Social Media marketing. Individuals have mastered the basic skills and abilities and now are making a video (content) happen through recording everyday activities and some with foods, reviews, products un-boxing, online gaming, crafts, etc.
We have seen a big wave of change in Pakistan as well, people getting a sense that how online content creation and marketing works and how to earn from it. During this lockdown, out of many people, a woman managed to catch our attention with her crafts and her fun videos. And we will feature her today, she is Ramma Jafri of the “Craftswomanship.”
Ramma Jafri
Ramma Jafri is a filmmaker, cardmaker, and a homemaker, married to another filmmaker from Al-Jazeera. She loves to make DIY and crafty cards at home, and teach people how to make them at home. Since the trends of people giving greeting cards to each other is diminishing these days, Ramma is making sure, no one really forgets it! Her work represents her passion and [trust us on this] SHE IS BRILLIANT at what she does. Now based in Islamabad, Ramma moved to Qatar after her marriage, from Karachi, and she decided to start this craftswomanship during lockdown because she felt the need to share her art with the rest of the world. All she needed was some supplies and some motivation. Coming from a joint-family setup and then settling in to an unfamiliar place is something almost every girl has to go through after the post-marriage life of hers; Ramma transformed her life by making an evident change with her crafts, as she developed new skills.
Ramma Jafri as Craftswomanship
She even owns a YouTube channel with a similar name, where she shares DIY card tutorials and how you can make them, all she does is gather super cute accessories and art supplies from the market, and then it’s all the creative juices that flow from her mind on the paper. Her designs are pretty, dainty, and Pinterest-y. We never knew we can make crafty and beautiful cards, all at home. Ramma made them easy to make.
Her cards are beautiful, simple yet very easy to make. You can also try them!
Full-Time Female YouTuber
Ramma shares her daily life activity and the developments that happen in it along with his husband now, and her video topics are fun to watch. Her editing skills being a filmmaker is already very polished, so the transitions are pretty fun for the audience. The most attention-grabbing part of her Youtube videos is the language. She uses both English and Urdu as a medium to communicate to her viewers and that makes it very easy for the ‘desi’’ audience to understand. Promoting the native language in her content is what makes it unique. Her video sense is usually interactive and simple.
Ramma is not just into crafts all the way, her recent videos can be helpful for people who are learning Youtube and making their content as well, or in need of tips and tricks. Topics such as how to make Youtube Thumbnails, how to pack, grocery tips, etc.
Ramma started off her Youtube journey, with fear like anyone. If someone among us wanting to start a journey as a Digital Content Creator, there is always a learning curve in it. Since we are now seeing a rise in people coming from different backgrounds and venturing into the digital world. This is the time to make your skills shine and present them in front of the world and with slight improvements, you can be an artist, a great DIY star!
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Mahira Khan gears up for her Web Series ‘Baarwan Khiladi’
From VJ-ing to modeling and then towards acting we have seen Mahira in almost every avatar. But this time she has dropped the most exciting news for the fans and followers. The superstar Mahira Khan is all excited and proud to announce her production debut for a web series ‘Baarwan Khiladi.’ Khan took to Instagram to disclose the news.
Mahira Khan shared, “There is a story behind everything and I live for stories – hearing them and telling them. I’m nervous and excited to share with all of you my first venture into production. I would have no one better to be my co-pilot in this trip with me other than Nina Kashif.” She further wrote “Welcome to SoulFry Films. @soulfry_films Your prayers and your stories always always welcome.” She ended the post with a “P.S watch this space – 4pm today.”
And then she announced the news,
She wrote, “A coming of age story set against the backdrop of the OG of all games – Cricket. A story about friendships, relationships, unity, failure, success, love and courage. A small peak into a labour of love and hard work. From all of us to all of you. Baarwan Khiladi!
Mahira Khan also posted the poster of her webseries along with the name reveal, along with the poster!
Mahira Khan also tagged singer and actor Danyal Zafar and YouTube star Shahveer Jafry however, it is currently unclear at what level the two are expected to work in the film. The webseries is for “Tapmad.tv.” Directed by Adnan Sarwar and written by Shahid Dogar.
The announcement was met with lots of love and support and many stars from the fraternity came to congratulate Mahira. In one of her previous posts, teasing the movie, many stars like Maya Ali and Aamna Ilyas sent their well wishes. “Congratulations on this new venture of yours Mahira. May ALLAH bless you with all the success Ameen. All the best love.” Maya Ali commented. “Congratulations!!” Hadiqa Kiani said.
Her Superstar co-star Bilal Ashraf wrote, “Mabrook @mahirahkhan and best of luck SUPERSTAR.”
Well, we all are excited that Mahira has stepped into this production journey since people have now been started to like Web-series on a huge scale. And appreciating acting skills and especially picking out taboo topics for their web-series is creating a massive change in the industry.
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Friday Flix Movie Review: Parasite
Before we jump right into the movie Parasite. Do you really feel that it’s so threadbare now in the basic discussion during any kind of random setting after a class or family celebrations to say, “You’ve never seen a film very like (x)?” Such types of statements have gotten used so much that it’s difficult to be paid attention to nowadays, similar to how too many major new movies have skilled the m-word: “magnum opus.”
So how do critics pass on when a film really is startlingly, splendidly flighty in manners that vibe impactful? Also, what do we do when we see a real “show-stopper” in this period of critics telling a shameful lie? Particularly one with such countless exciting bends in the road that the best expounding on it will be long after spoiler warnings aren’t required?
Well I might do my best since Bong Joon-ho’s “Parasite” is certainly probably the best film of the year. Simply trust me on this one.
Parasite Cast and Crew
The 2019’s Korean film Parasite cast includes Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Choi Woo-shik, Park So-dam, Lee Jung-eun, Jang Hye-jin. The screenplay was by Bong Joon-ho and Han Jin-won.
Awards and Accolades
Parasite debuted at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival on 21 May 2019, where it turned into the first South Korean film to win the Palme d’Or. It was then released in South Korea by CJ Entertainment on 30 May 2019. The film was considered by numerous critics to be the best film of 2019 just as perhaps the best film of the decade, and is the 46th most noteworthy evaluated film ever on Metacritic. It earned more than $258 million worldwide on a creation financial budget of about $15 million.
Among its various honors, Parasite won a main four accolades at the 92nd Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best International Feature Film, turning into the first non-English language movie to win the Academy Award for Best Picture. It was likewise the first South Korean film to get Academy Award acknowledgment, and one of three movies to win both the Palme d’Or and the Academy Award for Best Picture. It additionally won the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film and the BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language, and turned into the first non-English film to win the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. At the 56th Grand Bell Awards, Parasite procured a main eleven nomination with five award-wins.
Plot Parasite
Portrayed by its director as “comedy comedians, a tragedy without villains”, Parasite is more Shakespearean than Hitchockian. Parasite is a story of two families from far edges of the financial lines, told with the trademark genre-fluidity that has seen Bong’s back index slip consistently from murder secret, by means of beast film, to tragic future-dream and past.
We initially meet the Kim family, headed by father Ki-taek (Song Kang-ho) and mother Chung-sook (Chang Hyae-jin), in their humble semi-basement home, chasing for stray wifi inclusion and leaving their windows open to profit by bug-killing road fumigation. They don’t have anything yet each other and a shared feeling of hard-scrabble entrepreneurism. So when his son Ki-charm (Choi Woo-shik) is confronted with a startling chance to home-mentor a rich student, he gets his talented sister, Ki-jung (Park So-dam), to produce a fake school certificate, feigning his way into the work and into the home of the Park family.
The Slapping Difference of Class portrayed in Parasite
The content for “Parasite” will get a huge load of consideration as it’s one of those cunning stories for which the screenwriter gets the most credit (Bong and Han Jin-won, for this situation), however, this is a lot of activity in the visual language that reaffirms Bong as an expert. Working with the fantastic cinematographer Kyung-pyo Hong (“Burning,” “Snowpiercer”) and A-list design group, Bong’s film is enrapturing with each and every synthesis. The spotless, void spaces of the Park home differentiated against the restricted living arrangements of the Kim-family apartment of action isn’t simply emblematic, it’s outwardly stimulating without calling attention. What’s more, there’s an explanation Kim’s apartment is mostly underground—they’re gotten between universes, stuck in the developing gorge between the lines of wealth and the poor.
The Kim family may live in sewage-overflowed dirtiness, yet they are obviously just as brilliant as, and much more united than, the Parks, who disapprove of the smell of “individuals who ride the metro”. Also, while the smug Mr. Park is routinely portrayed the steps of his home, and the Kims are envisioned rushing down city steps to their own hidden world loft; it’s unmistakable who holds the dramatic high ground. Superb!
The “Line” Surrounded by Architecture Motifs
One of the most subtle-but-strong cinematographic elements that I found very interesting was the “Line” that defines the difference in many of the scenes.
Through careful cinematography the two houses the two classes were separated through lines!
This line is made by the joinery between two boards of window glass, yet in the film, it outwardly isolates the poor people from the privileged ones. Kim Ki-woo and the maid are on one side of our screen, while the rich woman is on the opposite side. This line proceeds for the following not many shots, cutting the screen and isolating poor people and the rich.
In any event throughout the movie, when the rich and poor interact, numerous imaginary lines are always there to separate the characters!
These motifs are difficult to understand, but it somehow shows that Bong Joon-ho tried to explain the class of the movie. Maybe it shows the all the rich people are parasitic or the opposite. Even when the rich family leaves the house, another rich family replaces them.
In Conclusion
The movie is magnificently depicted. Bong, in a very subtle-comical-way, introduced the societal balance of classes and the ladder through which we stand and go either up or down. Parasite finds gasp-inducing depths even on flat surfaces. The movie was perfect in terms of tonal shifts. Jung Jae-il’s perfectly modulated music and cinematography are just outstanding throughout.
For me, Parasite is a cinematic masterpiece, a melancholic ghost story, with horrifying scenes and weird comic elements. The movie is thrillingly played by an amazing cast. This movie should be your definite watch for this weekend because it will hit all your senses and keep you hooked throughout!
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The Great Gatsby Is Being Turned Into A TV Series
The Great Gatsby is one of the most renowned fictional novels of all time and has been studied in high school classrooms the world over. The F. Scott Fitzgerald book about decadence, love, and life in the roaring ’20s was turned into a huge blockbuster movie in 2013 that starred Leonardo DiCaprio.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald (The Novel)
The Great Gatsby is a 1925 novel by American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald. Set in the Jazz Age on Long Island, the novel depicts narrator Nick Carraway’s interactions with mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and Gatsby’s obsession to reunite with his former lover, Daisy Buchanan.
The tale was inspired by a young romance Fitzgerald had with a socialite, and by parties, he went to on Long Island’s North Shore in 1922. Following a transition to the French Riviera, he finished an unfinished copy in 1924. Subsequent to presenting the draft to editorial manager Maxwell Perkins, the supervisor convinced Fitzgerald to amend the work over the accompanying winter. Regardless of being content with the substance of the content after revision, Fitzgerald was ambivalent about the book’s title and thought about an assortment of choices. The last title that he was reported to have wanted was Under the Red, White, and Blue. Fitzgerald was, nonetheless, content with painter Francis Cugat’s last cover plan.
After its distribution by Scribner’s in April 1925, The Great Gatsby got mixed reviews from critics who accepted that it didn’t hold up to Fitzgerald’s past composition and hence flagged the end of Fitzgerald’s literary accomplishments. Accordingly, Gatsby sold poorly, and in spite of the fact that Fitzgerald accepted that negative reactions of the novel didn’t decipher his work accurately, when the creator passed on in 1940 he trusted himself to be a disappointment and his work failed to remember. However, during World War II the novel confronted a basic and academic reevaluation, and it before long turned into a centerpiece of most American secondary school educational plans and a focal point of American mainstream society. Various stage and film adaptations continued in the subsequent decades.
Gatsby keeps on drawing attention and known consideration. The novel was most recently adapted to the movie in 2013 by chief Baz Luhrmann, while modern scholars stress the novel’s treatment of social class, acquired wealth compared with the people who are independent-self-made, race, environmentalism, and its critical disposition towards the American dream. Similarly, as with different works by Fitzgerald, reactions incorporate claims of discrimination against Jews. The Great Gatsby is widely considered to be a literary masterwork and a contender for the title of the Great American Novel.
The Great Gatsby Turning Into A Miniseries
According to “The Hollywood Reporter” there is good news for all miniseries fans, the novel is now being reimagined for a new audience as now the plot is being stretched into a TV miniseries!
In order to preserve the legacy that Fitzgerald left behind, Blake Hazard, a great-granddaughter of Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald and a trustee of the estate, has been brought on to serve as a consulting producer. But Hirst wants to reimagine the legendary book with current attitudes.
In a statement to THR, the writer Fitzgerald said: “I seem to have lived with Gatsby most of my life, reading it first as a schoolboy, later teaching it at Oxford in the 1970s then re-reading it periodically ever since.
“Today, as America seeks to reinvent itself once again, is the perfect moment to look with new eyes at this timeless story, to explore its famous and iconic characters through the modern lens of gender, race, and sexual orientation.
“Fitzgerald’s profoundly romantic vision does not prevent him examining and exposing the darker underbelly of the American experience, which is why the story speaks to both tragedy and hope, and why it continues to resonate today.”
Blake Hazard says she has long longed for a ‘more diverse, inclusive’ rendition of her great-grandfather’s exemplary and classic story with the goal that it can all the more likely mirror the current state of America. She has high expectations of Hirst bringing a ‘deep reverence’ for The Great Gatsby and is anticipating seeing the new interpretation of ‘such an iconic story’. A+E Studios President, Barry Jossen, has correspondingly high standards about the miniseries.
In a statement to THR, he said: “There are few stories in the pantheon of American literature that transcend time like The Great Gatsby.
“Along with our partners at ITV Studios America and Groundswell Productions, A+E Studios is privileged to bring this powerful, complex work to life under the watchful eye of the incomparable Michael Hirst and the blessing of Fitzgerald family member Blake Hazard.”
Well, we all are waiting impatiently for this masterpiece to have happened, the cast and crew are not decided as of yet but we are waiting for a stellar cast announcement for this. It’s odd to think we don’t get to see Leo, but we wish we will!
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Women Empower Wednesday: Saima Mohsin making marks in the US Attorney Office!
Let’s talk about criminal justice before we congratulate and pay our honor to Saima Mohsin the U.S Attorney Office.
Criminal Justice
Have you ever thought about what Criminal Justice is? Criminal justice is the delivery of justice to those who have committed crimes. The criminal justice system is a series of government agencies and institutions. Its goals include the rehabilitation of offenders, preventing other crimes, and moral support for victims. The primary institutions of the criminal justice system are the police, prosecution and defense lawyers, the courts, and prisons. The criminal justice system consists of three main parts
-Law enforcement agencies, usually the police
-Courts and accompanying prosecution and defense lawyers
-Agencies for detaining and supervising offenders, such as prisons and probation agencies.
In the criminal justice system, these distinct agencies operate together as the principal means of maintaining the rule of law within society.
This is the first time proud moment for Pakistan as the feeling is marvelous and historic in terms of an American-Muslim woman took her first steps in the United States Attorney’s office. A moment of pride for many of us as we know the dynamics of our politics over time with the United States, it has been a mix of sweet and sour. And, it is surely not deniable as well. Women’s rights and equality have always been one of the major gender disparity problems in Pakistan where women have been seen fighting for them for ages and still are fighting. One reason is that the recognition is low and opportunities are low. But American-Muslim women making their strides in the US is something to feel proud of. As women, this is a setting of a benchmark enough to be recognized as one gender.
Saima Mohsin
Born in Pakistan, Saima Mohsin is now the First Assistant United States Attorney for the United States Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Michigan.
Saima Mohsin is a career prosecutor with significant experience handling a broad variety of cases. She joined the U.S. Attorney’s Office in 2002 and has served in the Violent and Organized Crime Unit, the Drug Task Force, and the General Crimes Unit. Ms. Mohsin is also an instructor at the National Advocacy Center and frequently teaches Basic Trial Advocacy. Prior to joining the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Ms. Mohsin served as a Deputy Attorney General in the Organized Crime and Racketeering Section of the New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice prosecuting complex organized crime cases, and as an Assistant District Attorney in New York City. Ms. Mohsin received her Juris Doctor from Rutgers University School of Law in Camden, New Jersey, and her Bachelor of Arts Degree from Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Saima Mohsin, 52, replaced Matthew Schneider, on this occasion she stated, “It is a great honor to serve the citizens of the Eastern District of Michigan as Acting United States Attorney. I am deeply committed to fulfilling our core mission to faithfully enforce the law and seek justice for all.”
Saima Mohsin is a career prosecutor as she has been a professional prosecutor for quite a long while, working since 2002 in the U.S. Lawyer’s Office. As a Muslim immigrant of Asian descent, she will carry diversity to a key position that is the chief federal enforcement officer in the eastern piece of the state. Mohsin has served in the US Attorney’s Office Violent and Organized Crime Unit, the Drug Task Force, and the General Crimes Unit, the Department of Justice said in an official statement.
Michigan, the place where Mohsin has been appointed has a sizable number of Muslims and a Pakistani-American population with several mosques across the region. The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), Muslim advocacy and civil rights group, told the Free Press they were not aware of any US attorney or acting US attorney who has been Muslim. Mohsin is also believed to be the first US attorney who is Pakistani-American.
Matthew Schneider on the account said, “I’m extremely pleased to leave this office in the hands of one of the finest federal prosecutors I’ve ever known, Saima Mohsin. Saima is a dynamic trial lawyer and a talented manager. And, as the first woman, immigrant, Muslim United States Attorney in American history, her service is truly historic. Saima will be an outstanding representative and defender of our community as the Acting United States Attorney.”
She is third Pakistani-American in US President Joe Biden’s organization as Ali Zaidi has been picked as Deputy Climate Change Advisor in the White House while Salman Ahmad has been delegated as Director of Policy Planning in US State Department.
According to the Detroit Free Press, the Pakistan born lawyer will bring diversity to an important position. Justice needs diversity in many forms, and it should retain and be a source of relief for the people seeking it.
Women Empowerment has a strong root in Michigan Attorney office now, we hope that the system under Saima Mohsin be as a stable as ever. As this will eventually bring peace for everyone.
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