Every now and then we come cross a movie that tries to do something, that tries to show something. It strives to have a meaning, so the viewer can draw some meaning of life out of it. These movies can be made on various topics, and the plot lines are just metaphors for what the filmmaker means to convey. A very poignant theme that one finds in movies is the theme of isolation. The disturbed solace one finds in loneliness, and the strength in being a metaphorical lone wolf.

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An Offbeat Music Biopic.

Jimi Hendrix.

I’ll say that again, Jimi f**kin Hendrix.

Jimi Hendrix exploded into the rock scene in the late 60’s and twisted the very fabric of what the electric guitar can do. He painted his music on a canvas that baffled and astounded listeners for decades, and will continue to do so. Here was a guy who unleashed his soul on the world using his Electric Lady, his Fender Stratocaster.

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The Academy Awards have been ingrained in us since we were children as the best Awards show there is, with all the important movies of the world being recognized there, and the glamour quotient of which is unmatched. We have unwittingly accepted the Oscars as the final authority on who really was the best in what they did that year, and subconsciously moulded our cinematic tastes and preferences to their nominations and their winners. This year, as always, has had an exponential increase in pseudo-significance and fascination as to who the best this year really were.

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