Author: RotaractArts

Blog Series Cinematic Narrative

“I am not a monster.”

By RotaractArts 0

“If only some people can have it, that’s not happiness. That’s just nonsense. Happiness is something anyone can have.” This gut-wrenching quote is extracted from one of the most emotional roller coaster rides of 2023, and that is the renowned Japanese director Kore-eda Hirokazu's masterpiece, ‘Monster’. One with a faint heart is guaranteed to be left in a pool of tears and an aftermath of angry perceptions of the community we address as "society" after watching this award-winning creation. ‘Monster’ went on to win the Best Screenplay award and the Queer Palm award in the Cannes Film Festival of 2023, after winning the Audience Award of the Vancouver International Film Festival of 2023. This masterwork was also nominated for the…

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Editorial Month In Review

Month in Review: January

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Hello everyone! As we turn the page on January, we at the Editorial are so excited to share the incredible projects done last month by RotaractArts. It might have been the first month, but that didn't stop our avenues from diving headfirst into quite a few impactful projects and initiatives. So buckle up for a quick recap of all of them; you're in for quite a ride (or read)! Enjoy reading! The co-editors The Editorial The Editorial is pleased to announce our new project, "Cinematic Narrative," where we will explore the diverse tastes of our members through their reviews of movies, TV series, and other productions. This project, co-chaired by Rtr. Barani Imasha and Rtr. Chamodi Peduruarachchi, officially started on…

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Blog Series Cinematic Narrative

Jojo Rabbit: A Review

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Jojo rabbit is a war comedy written and directed by Taika Waititi. It is also adapted from Christine Leunen's famous book, " Caging Skies". This movie contains dark humour and deep symbolism woven around the harsh realities faced by the youth during the Nazi period in the city of Falkenheim, Germany. I recently stumbled upon this movie and thought this is a review worthy piece due to its unique approach in unfolding the tragedy of Nazi youth under the rule of Adolf Hitler. The story is told through the perspective of a 10 year old boy, Johannes Betzler (Roman Griffin Davis) who idolises Hitler and imagines the ruthless dictator as his imaginary best friend. The story wraps around his point…

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Blog Series Cinematic Narrative

Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood: A Review

By RotaractArts 1

If you're ever asked about the "big three" anime series, don't forget that Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood is an absolute must-watch classic. Its captivating storytelling, well-developed characters, and stunning animation make it a masterpiece that's truly worth your time. The story pivots around two brothers who are searching for a philosopher’s stone to restore their bodies after they had committed the taboo of trying to revive their mother which goes as bad as one might expect on trying to revive a dead person. The story is set in a fictional universe where alchemy is a widely practised science. The form of matter an alchemist can manipulate differentiates according to the character, for example, some can manipulate fire particles whilst others can…

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Blog Series Cinematic Narrative

මුඩුක්කු යට ඇඩ්‍රස් නැති ජීවිතවල රූපමය පුනර් කියවීම

By RotaractArts 1

ඇඩ්‍රස් නෑ සිනමා කෘතිය පිළිබඳ කෙටි විවරණයකි  “ආලෝකය ඉපදුන ද අන්ධකාරය ද ඉපදුනේය  පොහොසත්කම ඉපදුන ද දුප්පත්කම ද ඉපදුනේය  රජුන් ඉපදුන ද සිගන්නන් ද ඉපදුනේය”       (ඇඩ්‍රස් නෑ සිනමා පටයෙනි) ලෝකය සෑම විට ම පරස්පරතාවයන්ගෙන් යුක්ත වන්නේ ය. අපි එය විවිධත්වය යැයි හඳුනා ගනිමු. එහෙත් එම විවිධත්වය තුළ සෑම විට ම කිසියම් පාර්ශවයක් අසාධාරණයට පත් වන්නේය. එම අසාධාරණය කවදා අවසන් වේදැයි අප නොදනිතත් ඒ පිළිබඳ සමාජ කතිකාවත විටින් විට සමාජ අවකාශයේ මතු වෙයි. මෙම ලිපියෙහි අවධානයට නතු කරන "ඇඩ්‍රස් නෑ" සිනමා නිර්මාණය ද එවැනි සමාජ ගැටලුවක් තේමාව බවට පත් කර ගනියි. එම සමාජ ගැටලුවේ අංශ කිහිපයක් ස්පර්ශ කරමින් ඒ පිළිබඳ පුනර්කතිකාවතක් ඇති කිරීමට නිර්මාණාත්මක වෑයමක් දරයි. ජැක්සන් ඇන්තනී විසින් තිර රචනය හා අධ්‍යක්ෂණය කෙරුණු මෙම නිර්මාණයේ තිර පිටපත…

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Blog Series Cinematic Narrative

Bungou Stray Dogs – A Review

By RotaractArts 2

Original title: Bungou Stray Dogs Release date: April 7, 2016 Genre: Action/ Comedy/ Drama I was first introduced to Bungou Stray Dogs through a friend of mine in my early days of watching anime. Having watched Black Butler and Jujutsu Kaisen prior to that (both of them having no similarity other than being supernatural), I was a bit hesitant to try any other anime fearing they would, to put it in a rather blatant manner, “ruin my taste." Finally, however, when I decided to watch, it immediately became my favourite. And to my luck, the 4th and 5th seasons of the anime franchise were soon released in the following year. I ended up binge-watching the entire story several times and…

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Blog Series Cinematic Narrative

Wonka (2023): A Sweet Treat Indeed!

By RotaractArts 1

Bringing a quite different outlook to the weird Willy Wonka we know from Roald Dahl,Paul King brings us an interesting story of the young Wonka creating a visual andauditory spectacle. This musical imagining gives us a refreshing origin story of theyoung chocolatier, transporting us through a melodic adventure. Timothée Chalamet’s performance as young Willy Wonka captures innocence and radiatespositivity. It is also noteworthy that Calah Lane’s performance as Noodle addedmuch warmth and enhanced the overall charm of the film, creating an endearingstory. The film is filled with several adventurous turnovers that are entertaining andengaging to the audience (though you might want to watch yourself confrontingDeath by Chocolate because it is not your usual cake from Barista!).  The narrative unfolds, reminding…

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Editorial Poems

තරු පිහාටුවක් මටත් දෙනව දෝ…

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තරු පිහාටුවක් මටත් දෙනව දෝසඳ කුමාරියක් නොවෙ‍යි කිමෙක් දෝඈත විශ්වයේ ඉගිළ යන්න දෝහීන නිම්නයේ…මං රැජිනක් දෝ… අහස් දූපතේ මල් පිපේවි දෝහිම කැට ඉවුරේ සැනසීමක් දෝඇහිපිය හෙවණේ උණුහුම ඇත් දෝහීන නිම්නයේ…මං රැජිනක් දෝ… තරු පිහාටුවක් මටත් දෙනව දෝ… නීල කඳුකරේ මං කුසුමක් දෝනීල විල් දියේ තිසරඟනක් දෝනීල තුරුපතේ පිනි බිඳුවක් දෝහීන නිම්නයේ…මං රැජිනක් දෝ… තරු පිහාටුවක් මටත් දෙනව දෝ… - Rtr. කවීෂා හංසි

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Our Events

The 14th Installation Ceremony

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Folks… we did it! We held a phenomenal Installation Ceremony to welcome the new committee in style. The date was the 19th of September and the place was the New Arts Theater, Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo. While the rain was committed to act in opposing forces, RotaractArts was committed to powering through… and so it began! So, let us tell you all about it. We chose purple as the theme color and while the girls were draped in beautiful sarees, the boys were in tuxedos… it was quite the show! The event was compered by Rtr. Vibhavee Sarathchandra and Rtr. Barani Imalsha, who did a spectacular job leading the event. We started things off right around 6.45 pm…

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Editorial Month In Review

Month in Review: November and December

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Hello everyone, been a while since we have given you an update on the activities of the club, so what better way to update yourselves than through our monthly round-up! While the University was on break, RotaractArts clearly made the best of the holidays, because, as you will read and find out, November and December were rather eventful months for RotaractArts with some very interesting and memorable events taking part! Do enjoy! Editorial: November With the closing of the Love Gazette series, we have bid farewell to a collection of stories that have touched the hearts of our readers. The Love Gazette series took our readers on an emotional rollercoaster, weaving tales of love and heartbreak that resonated deeply with…

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