Mail order bride of the older times.

The Piano (1993) directed by Jane Campion

In "The Piano",Jane Campion has directed some of the best actors working in Hollywood.Imagine a film about music with versatile actors like Harvey Keitel,Holly Hunter,Sam Neil and Anna Paquin.The Piano is a nice musical which speaks through a woman's heart.There is a strong element of evidence that this film succeeds as it has a thin layer of mystery wrapped around its basic plot.The character of mute woman Ada played by Holly Hunter takes her time to make friends with Maori people around her.The strong mother daughter bond also helps the film to move ahead as Ada's daughter Flora,a role nicely played by Anna Paquin,is always there to help her mother.Jane Campion has also portrayed the stern nature of men as both men in Ada's life inflict cruelty on her.The Piano shares certain layers of similarity with "The Scarlet Letter" directed by Wim Wenders.In both the films there is a common element of weak women being punished in olden times.It is a good relief that thankfully in our contemporary world we are not living in such outdated times.

James Dean, wheeled vehicles and physical intimacy : All rolled into a single

Crash (1996) directed by David Cronenberg

My first reaction regarding Crash is that a lot of unnecessary noises were made upon its release at the Cannes Film Festival.One close look at this film will prove that there was not even a single valid reason for censuring the entire depiction of human closeness, violence and vacuum in human society. Everybody know that what appeared torrid in 1995 is undoubtedly tepid by today's 2008) standards. The admirable quality of this film is Cronenberg's decision to film Ballard's book which has 3 most venerable elements known to human civilization:cars, closeness between a man and a woman and James Dean. No one will ever venture any inane guesswork that a film featuring the above elements can ever remain unnoticed. As human beings are always engage themselves in perpetual search for thrills in their hollow lives they end up doing things as portrayed in Crash. According to my understanding of this film, I reckon this is
the unofficial message which David Cronenberg wishes to give out to the whole world.