Akeelah and the Bee
Saw Akeelah and the Bee this morning. It's a wonderful film. Keke Palmer is superb and the supporting cast do a good job, although I wish Laurence Fishburne would stop doing his deep, insightful non-actor thing and start acting for a change. It's interesting how, ever since the superlative Spellbound, there's been a spate (actually, two) of spelling-bee films. I haven't seen Bee Season but this film pays a cheeky tribute to the classic in the climax. Who would have thought such a homely subject would become a Hollywood theme. Today Spelling Bees, tomorrow the SATs?
Watch it.
3 Comments:
Hi, This is off topic. I haven't seen the film. I found you through Flea's blog and I've been reading a few of the archived posts. I liked the one on the India-Pakistan Cricket game. I'll add you to my blogroll immediately after this.
Vijay.
PS. I'm curious about the meaning of your blog name? I know that 'karela' in Hindi and Urdu is Bitter gourd. But what is 'karrva?'
Hi Vijay,
Thanks for dropping by. I'm glad you enjoyed reading here.
Yes, you're right. Karela is bitter gourd and karrva means bitter. Karrvakarela is a colloquial expression in Hindi/Urdu used for someone who is a grump or a curmudgeon.
Hi KK
You're tagged :)
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