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Blog Series Cinematic Narrative

The Cinematic Masterpiece that is “Girl, Interrupted.”

By RotaractArts 0

‘Girl, Interrupted’ to me, is all the cliché, out there, movies that try to tackle sensitive, timely topics done the right way. The movie brings to life a range of extremely delicate matters and truly is the holy grail of all mental illnesses and the closely associated institutionalization of them. Moving on, I’m sorry not sorry for the spoilers, and more than that, for now making you want to watch a movie that will probably linger in your minds for years to come! The Basics The basics first: it falls under the ‘thriller’ genre, and more particularly, under ‘psychological thriller', and has a run-time of 2 hours, 7 minutes. It was released all the way in 1999 and was produced…

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Blog Series Cinematic Narrative

The Dark Connotations Behind the Film ‘Spirited Away’

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Seldom do films manage to transport us back to our childhood while simultaneously eluding us as to their true significance. Fewer animated films are able to accomplish this. Spirited Away is one such rarity. Even now, I often find myself constantly speculating the hidden meanings behind particular characters and scenes. Warning: spoilers ahead! The film centers around a young girl named Chihiro, who wanders into the spirit realm, is separated from her parents and is forced to work in the bath house there to ensure her survival. The film revolves around her journey as she navigates her way into adulthood, taking responsibility for herself and her parents. The role that toxic workplace cultures play in a global capitalist economy is…

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Blog Series Cinematic Narrative

“I am not a monster.”

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“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

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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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

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…

By RotaractArts 0

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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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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Editorial State of the Blog

State of the Blog

By RotaractArts 0

Hey hey! Happy New Year everyone! It has been a while since you have heard from us and we thought we would give you a much-needed recap on how things have been on our end. The first half of the year was an absolute blast, and we have no hesitation in calling it a success story! We published just one short of 50 articles (so, 49!) of which 24 were for our first project, The Love Gazette where we explored the theme of love in all its glory. If we take a minute to reflect on the project, we would say the following, going into it we expected to look at love not just from a romantic point of view…

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