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Box
Office in Retrospect The success
story of the 2002 movies begins with the return of a superhero to
the screen. This character had been in the hearts and minds of kids
for many decades created by the marvel comic incorporation Spiderman
has found his mark. The movie Spiderman
based on the comic legend has emerged the winner of the contest
of the battle for supremacy of movies specially industry wise. The
only movie that could challenge it The Lord of the Rings: Two Towers
had notched up a record 26 million dollars in its opening week The success
of the Lord of the Rings sequel has still to be assessed meanwhile
up to date Spiderman the movie has been top of the box office worldwide.
The movies success is sky high as it has entered the all time chart
taking the 5th place of best grossing film ever to be made. The
James Cameron production Titanic in 1997 heads the chart. The top ten
movies of the year can be viewed as given below, The best movies
that one can enjoy during the holiday season are Harry Potter :
The Chamber of Secrets, Half Past Dead, Femme Fatal and Star Trek:
The Nemesis. These movies have notched up good box office success
and are ideal for entertainment during this season. The Harry Potter
movie will again be a treat to the kids as Harry and his friends
embark on a new adventure. The Potter movie has also advanced its
special effects quota from its earlier version and is trying to
present a spectacle. Half Past Dead
is the new movie of Steven Segal the man who is known as the action
hero uniting two continents. The movie is similar to the line of
many of his previous movies such as the Under Siege series. This
time it's the Alcatraz the maximum prison in USA which has been
taken over and Segal is just in time to save the US Attorney General.
A great action movie that should not be missed. Femme Fatal
is another movie that has caught the eye of many movie goers and
critics alike interpreted as a thriller noire it is a very different
type of movie but with sinister twists and turns better suited for
the adult audience. Femme Fatal features the man who has taken the
movie world by storm in a very short period of time, Antonio Banderas. Finally if one leaves the Lord of the Rings movie to be watched for January he or she cannot miss the science fiction fantasy of the Star Trek series. The Nemesis is identified as the final journey of the new generation of Star Trek characters such as Capt. Piccard , officer Data and Dana Troy. 'Kokila
Sandwaniya' deals with an abstract theme
The
story unravels the happenings around a family of a clergyman and
how the trouble begins when the head of the family accepts a newcomer
to it. While on a
missionary journey one day he finds a blind girl who is abandoned
by the parents. Fr. Peter takes up the task of fostering this girl
but his wife 'Ameli' objects. However, Fr. Peter carries on with
his idea and with the help of family doctor he plans the girl's
education. The helpless girl now named as 'Glory' becomes a member
of the family. As Glory gets
attached to the family, its peaceful environment is threatened dangerously. Speaking on
the drama the director Indika Nishantha says that culture, morality,
great tradition or any other concept should be subordinate to man's
immediate needs. He thinks that a man should not be worried about
arbitrary laws or norms when they are a hazard to his well-being.
His opinion is that these should be condemned or changed for nothing
remains stationary and the only profound reality of life is changability. "Thus
when we talk of the concept of love and affection we should remember
that the attitude and the responses differ from person to person
according to his environment, needs and compulsion. When we view
situations that are unconventional we cannot judge them without
considering the overall compulsive forces," Indika Nishantha
who agrees with the post modernistic concept said. With this in
mind the director uses 'Kokila Sandwaniya', to reconstruct and present
in artistic imagery some reflection on this theme. The cast in
the 'Kokila Sandwaniya' are Hemasiri Liynage, Kaushalya Fernando,
Gayani Gishanthika Liyanarachchi, Gihan Fernando, Sumith Ratnayake
and Nadee Kammalweera. In the technical
crew make-up artist is Priyantha Sirikumara, art director is Athula
Liyanage and editor Tharanga Kumarasinghe. Camera is directed by Prabath Roshan and music director is Jagath Jayawardena while the film is produced W. Osman Fernando. |
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