While the story of Tokri made me wonder about the streets and slums of Mumbai, India, Sitara took me straight to the streets and terraces of Lahore, Pakistan. Sitara: Let Girls Dream is a 15-minute silent animation movie from Karachi-based Waadi Animations in collaboration with VICE studios. Set in 1970,…
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The humanity restoration project of movie 9
“We had such potential, such promise. But we squandered our gifts, our intelligence. Our blind pursuit of technology only sped us quicker to our doom. Our world is ending. But life must go on.” On September 9th, 2009, Focus Features released the animated movie, named after the number – 9,…
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Rilakkuma and Kaoru: Series Review
Blooming of flowers is symbolic in many ways, from the literal depiction of spring to blooming of a person into someone more mature. That is how the story of a fictional girl unfurls in Netflix’s original – Rilakkuma and Kaoru. Kaoru is an ordinary and independent working girl in Japan…
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“टोकरी” और टोकरी से उम्मीदें: मूवी रिव्यू
मेरे लिए, एक अच्छी एनिमेटेड फिल्म की परिभाषा हमेशा डिज्नी, पिक्सर, घिबली, एनीमे और फ्रेंच एनीमेशन स्टूडियो से बनकर आई हुई फिल्में हैं। इन स्टूडियो से शानदार कहानियों और एनीमेशन ने हमेशा प्रभाव छोड़ा है। ये मनोरंजक, सूचनात्मक, जानने में अच्छे हैं, लेकिन बड़े पैमाने जुड़ती नहीं हैं। स्क्रीन…
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“Tokri” and hopes from the basket by a Mumbai girl
For me, the definition of an excellent animated movie has always revolved around Disney, Pixar, Ghibli, Anime, and accessible movies from French animation studios. Brilliant stories and animation from these studios have always left an impact. They are entertaining and informative but remain largely non-relatable. These movies were subtly a…