Moving images of the world

I'm slowly receiving my amazon order of 7DVDs, so I might rant on movies once a week until I'm done. Or maybe the next posts will simply be reviews – but this one has a short rant at the beginning. That's because on my favorite Italian movie mag, Ciak, they're dealing with the "Dubbing Controversy" again.

I might have mentioned that in Italy all foreign movies are dubbed in Italian. Dubbing is a profession over here, there are very few real actors among the "dubbers". Most Italians fiercely defend this practice because, I think, Italians hate reading. They say they can't watch the movie and read the subtitles at the same time: does that mean I'm smarter?

I'm now addicted to subtitled movies, because I get to see things I'll never find in theaters. And because I buy the DVDs and I like watching movies over and over until I can quote them by heart (how do you think I learned English anyway? ), it's no big deal watching them twice, once to read the story then to admire the rest.

So, I discovered Bollywood, but I'm also exploring other countries' filmographies. The King and the clown had been on my "check it" list since 2006. It never came out in Italy, so I added it to my Amazon cart in my last order for this year. It's historical, so it gave me a glimpse into Korean history of the early 16th century. Clothes were different from China&Japan (especially on women), but the street actors wore masks very similar to the Japanese ones. It was a wonderful trip in a faraway world even if I couldn't understand one single word uttered (my Korean is even worse than my Hindi, LOL).

Now, back to my other great movie love, Bollywood, I've watched Kites. Which has a mix of English, Spanish and Hindi, as it's set in Vegas/Mexico, with a Mexican co-star (Barbara Mori) – a sort of Babel, so to speak!

Now I know why they say Hritik Roshan . I had missed the Michael Jackson part until I saw the Moonwalk and breakdance moves in this flick (link to video).

I didn't like the soundtrack, though, so it's NOT recommended for the songs! The rest is great, though, great action and great story and great humor with the language barriers.

Till next discoveries – have fun at the movies!