Viraj's Weblog

If there was ever a director that made me feel like I was at the location where the film took place, it is Fernando Meirelles. I was blown away by City of God, and when I saw the previews for The Constant Gardener mentioning it was directed by the same person, I had to see it as soon as it came out.

Well I saw it tonight and am amazed. The amount of energy the film conveys is just mesmerizing. You feel like you are in the heart of Africa. This director makes alot of use of contrast, and there are some great scenes of beautiful dinner parties or golf resorts, and then the slum and chaos just a few inches away. The use of color in this film is really well done and enforces this contrast.

It's a very dark, romantic, and suspenseful film about a not-so-nice pharmaceutical industry. It's rare a film could make me cry, but this one definitely gave me some tears. It was just beautifully done and is everything a movie should be. The story is not difficult to believe, and makes you really wonder. Go see it!