25th
December, 2015 is a big festive day and everybody loves to spend this day in a
grand way. For me, there was no travelling plan outside of the city. So, I
planned enjoying my time in Kolkata only. Star Wars movie was released in
Kolkata’s cinema halls and I thought about watching it at PVR multiplex, Jessore
Road (minimum ticket price Rs. 225/- including everything). If I forget about
Jaya multiplex for a second, PVR was the first one where I had the experience
of watching a movie at a multiplex.
About Star Wars: The Force Awakens
The
showtime was at 12.15 pm. I had a plan of taking few snapshots of the movie Star Wars: The Force Awakens ,
so I took my camera. When I reached there, they said that no camera was allowed
inside the hall for some unknown security reasons and they asked me to submit
the battery of my camera. Hence, I was left to enter inside the hall with a
non-functioning camera.
For
the first time, I was allowed to wear a 3D spectacle. But, as I have a high
minus power, the 3D spectacle was useless for me as everything looked hazy
after wearing it. I watched the whole movie with the spectacle I wear for all
the time. The movie transcript of dialogues seemed hazy anyway.
The
movie should be remembered not only for the Good vs. Evil universal battle, but
also for the appearance of Han Solo (Harrison Ford) in the Star Wars series. Watching
Harrison Ford on silver screen is a beauty that movie fans should agree with
me.
In
the movie, the way Dark side destroyed the planets of the Resistance government,
was absolutely shocking! Destroying 3-4 planets! You are kidding me. That was
equivalent to 20 world wars on Earth.
There
were some funny dialogues in the movie. There were moments of love &
relationship shown in the movie between Han Solo and The Queen. It was really
unfortunate that Han Solo was mercilessly killed by his own son (as because he
was the main representative of the dark side). I could not withstand the murder
of Harrison Ford on screen. He has been one of my favourite heroes since my
childhood (remember Indiana Jones!).
From
this Star Wars movie, the audience won’t be able to see lots of special
effects. The robots in this movie have no change in comparison to the previous
Star Wars movies but they look ridiculous at a time when sci-fi movie series
like Transformers are making news at the box office. I think the appearances of Star Wars
characters have to change with time. Despite these negative things, the movie
seemed to be successful because of people’s love for sword fighting (meaning
fighting with lightsabers!), nice storyline, amazing landscapes of different
planets, aliens, larger-than-life-characters (e.g. Han Solo) and Jedi Knights.
I
think in next Star Wars movies, we are going to witness some major changes in
terms of new characters, looks or appearances and technology.
So,
that was all about my thoughts about watching Star Wars. Below is the inside
picture of PVR multiplex. However, after coming out of the movie hall my first
thought had nothing to do about Star Wars. All I was thinking at that time was
to go to the multiplex front desk and collect the battery for my camera.
After
coming out of the multiplex, I went straight to a KFC ( Kentucky Fried Chicken
) outlet, because I was feeling hungry and I ate chicken popcorn (price Rs.
71/- including value added tax). All I can tell you is the food had a heavenly
taste. Yes, the finger licking was good!
Spending 25th December Evening
at Park Street
Watching
Star Wars was how I spent till the afternoon on the day of Christmas. In the
evening, I went to our traditional place for Christmas celebrations, Park
Street in Kolkata. I think, there were thousands and thousands of people (mainly
youths) who were expressing their joys with “hooooooo” and similar sounds.
I
went inside the crowded cake shop Flurys Swiss Confectionary Pvt. Ltd. and
ordered a Black Forest Cake (price Rs. 88/- including value added tax). The
taste was amazing. I expected to see one live music concert at Park Street but
one police constable told me that the function happened on 24th
December. That was frustrating.
While
returning, the metro was overcrowded at Park Street. So, I had to walk a few
miles to catch the returning train from Rabindra Sadan. That was how I ended my
day on Christmas 2015.
Let
me wish a very happy new year 2016 to you and my other blog readers.
