Inside out- Feelings have feelings

Ever thought about how feelings work? You're sad one moment and the next moment, you get a brilliant idea and your face lights up like a Christmas tree. Ever wondered why all of a sudden you're phased out or the most random memory of you picking your nose for the first time comes back for no reason. Well, if you're going through all this, then be assured that your mind is in good hands.

This movie talks of two things, Riley and her mind. Born in Minnesota, she has her bundle of memories and adventures right from childhood in this place. Here is where her feelings come in. Within her mind, the five feelings, Joy, Sadness, Disgust, Fear and Anger manage her memories and other activities related to her brain through their Headquarters stationed in Riley's conscious mind. Her memories come to them in the form of orbs that are in different colours for different feelings and are sent to long term memory at the end of each day. Every special memory called a "core memory" is kept in the headquarters and powers small personality islands in her mind. For instance, when Riley made her first friend, the memory became a core memory and friendship island was formed.

Riley is now eleven years and has to move to San Francisco. Both she and her feelings have a tough time dealing with this. New school meant making new friends. That would begin with making the first impression. As all our feelings get ready to face the challenge head on, Sadness ends up controlling the console, making Riley cry on her first day, thus creating the first ever sad core memory.

All hell breaks lose when Joy tries to dispose of the sad core memory and in the process knocks off all other core memories leading to all of Riley's personality islands to shut down, causing huge psychological damage to Riley. During all this chaos, Joy, Sadness and the core memory orbs end up getting sucked into the long term memory storage area. They now have no time to lose and have to get back to headquarters to make sure that Riley gets her personality islands running before it's too late. With time definitely not on their side, will they be able to make it or not?

Disney and Pixar have outdone themselves this time with Inside out. It is by far the best concept for any animated movie. Thinking that feelings have feelings can only come from these guys. Every detail is so perfectly shown and the basic concept was that all the feelings have their own role to play in a child's life. The ending of the movie gives us a beautiful message which I felt was the best part of the movie. Other than that, it's like your average Pixar movie with just a tad more emotion and "feeling" in it. A must watch from the review girl.

My little sister's tale(tail)

It's been more than a year of having a new member in the family. So, I thought of writing a poem for her. Dog owners, this poem might just get you teary-eyed.

My little sister's tale(tail)

A beautiful evening of April
Brought you to my arms.
That moment when I first saw you in the light,
I realised there is now someone else with big eyes.

I remember how tiny you were,
And to me, maybe you've never grown.
At least mentally, you're still that little baby
I saw a year ago.

Together, we've done it all
Slept across the bed in summers,
While cuddled with each other in winters.
We've had water fights and cat fights,
Yet, the madness could never be relived.

Even though I know
your years are less than mine,
I will hold on to you forever, little sister
Because that one April evening
Changed my life forever.

And when you leave,
The thousands of pictures that we've taken together,
The infinite number of memories we've made for each other
Will be cherished forever more.
But one thing I'm certain of,
No one can ever take your place in my life
As my baby sister.

Queen- Redefining a woman's freedom

What do you do if one day before your wedding your fiancé decides to call off the wedding? Go on a killing spree probably, or stay locked in a room for days? Or, you could do what Rani did. The most badass after-breakup you could ever imagine.

Rani, a charming and slightly underconfident girl from Delhi was to marry Vijay. All festivities were underway and everyone was getting ready for the big day. But, Vijay had a sudden realisation and decided to call off the wedding a day before. After staying abroad for a while, he felt that he was a changed man and Rani would not be able to adapt to it. After getting the news Rani locked herself in a room and thought of all the times they had spent together, thinking what she had done wrong and where she could have been different. Then, the most brilliant idea came to her mind. She decided to use her pre-booked honeymoon tickets to Paris and Amsterdam as a getaway from the whole disaster wedding and just some alone time with herself.

After much protest, her parents approved, thinking it would be the best way for her to keep her mind off the tragedy. So, Rani, a girl who hadn't seen any place other than her own city, embarked on a life-changing journey. She goes through robbers and bar dancers of Paris, makes three very different friends in Amsterdam and ends up challenging someone for a cook-off. Her journey was what mattered and not the destination. The chance for her to see the world and live a little gave her the confidence she needed. What happens during her holiday? How much does she change as a person and does Vijay have second thoughts on the breakup?

Queen was one of the boldest Bollywood movies of the 21st century. I mean, a girl's marriage broken one day before her wedding in this country would mean eternal shame for her family. But, she turned that into an opportunity for seeing the world and understanding what's outside the borders of her city. The holiday transformed her into a free-spirited, confident and happy person. You can't go wrong with a holiday to Paris and Amsterdam, even if it is after your biggest breakup. Travelling does wonders. So that was how Rani turned from possible cynic into a satisfied and happy woman. This is one movie that you can watch any number of times and it won't get boring. To all recent single girls, this is what you've been waiting for.

Omens

Omens

Broken glass and black alley cats,
Withered roses and grey skies,
All feel perfect to her
For they understand her pain.

In black puddles and smoke,
Killers and mafias,
Does she find solace
After what she's been through.

Not a single ray of light,
Does she want to see.
After being blackened and bruised,
She is now consumed by the darkness, completely.

(One of the very few short poems of mine.)

The Good Pain

It pricks and hurts, it bruises and aches. It makes me numb in places I never knew, it makes me cringe  and writh in pain. But I don't need a painkiller, because this is a good pain. The sweet drops of blood that fall from touching a rose, the loving scars that come from the pen with which you wrote. The aching heart that loves him for letting go, the now peaceful mind that is ready to glow. Can this be happiness in the form of pain? For I feel no bounds to it, yet it hurts. It hurts a lot, but I want this pain. It's the pain of moving on from pain. The pain from leaving behind the past. The pain of looking forward to a new life. The more I look forward, the more it hurts. But I welcome this pain like its my new elixir. I wish to stay in this pain forever and never let it die. No painkiller is going to help, for I want this pain. I truly want this pain to relish and devour me, to change me inside out and create a new being to survive in this world. 

The Tale of the Ancient Immortal

Going into a poetic frenzy is the best time of your life. Here's another poem, inspired by Walt Whitman's 'Voice of the rain'.

The tale of the ancient immortal 

I open my eyes and see,

A vast expanse of water around me. 

I'm one of the millions found in here, 

But I know not what to expect 

For me and my peers. 

I feel like I'm drifting, drifting towards a light.

Maybe this is the end of me, 

Maybe my life was just a second of

Seeing the blue skies. 

I weep and weep till I can no more, 

I give myself up to the mercy of nature. 

I must have died there, 

For I have no recollection of anything else whatsoever. 

But then, I didn't. 

I came back to life as I plummeted down to the ground, 

I came back to the world, to give life to the world. 

I came back as the rain. 

My journey is an endless one.

One day, in a mighty ocean, 

While another day, sitting on a window sill. 

One day, giving life to a small plant, 

Another day, in a field, sitting still. 

As long as this cycle shall continue,

I shall serve nature, as a selfless servant. 

As long as life shall continue, 

I shall raise the earth like a growing infant. 

The Internal War- Most random poem written yet

The internal war 

As day breaks, war begins.

Clash of swords and sparks from armours 

Tumult of warriors moving in to kill.

Blood is sprayed in directions of all

Onto the battlefield, cold and hard. 

Brown turns red, red turns crimson, 

Clumps of grass dripping with blood.

A battle that lasts for days but feels an eternity,

A battle with yourself that you are prepared for, 

Yet never foresee.