Jacques Yves Cousteau must surely have had enjoyed this film.

Le Grand bleu (1988) directed by Luc Besson

Le Grand Bleu is the true story of famous French diver Jacques Mayol who challenged death.Jacques and Enzo were always passionate about sea and this passion gave rise to their spirited rivalry.Enzo will never give up as he doesn't want to be beaten at all by anyone.They approve the widespread notion that one who goes for a thing will get it not the one who saw the thing.Mayol's character portrayed by Jean Marc Barr reminds one of celebrated Jacques Yves Cousteau who advocated the philosophy of profundity by making underwater his home.Le Grand Bleu's strength lies in its wonderfully shot visuals as well as catchy musical score by Eric Serra.Even,Jacques Mayol offered his indispensable contribution as a technical consultant on this film.The film was a massive hit among youngsters throughout Europe attracting nine million viewers in France.Luc Besson created one of the best films of his career featuring impressive underwater images.The film's success proved that the aesthetic quality can only save the cinema which is facing tough competition from television.

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.