Right here, Right now...

Saw a movie at office today. A short 28 min movie… It’s really beautiful to watch such a movie which had a powerful message but was shown in the most creative and subtlest way.

The first shot shows a young man in his haste to go to some place and taking two actions - he screams at his mother for making him late, and he lovingly appreciates his brother's painting. By doing so, he strikes off two cycles - one of frustration and sorrow and the other of love and joy. His mother vents out her anger on her maidservant. His brother gifts the painting to his girl friend. Thus begins the cycles of sorrow and joy, forming a Domino stairway, leading to an unknown doorway. After shaking hands with 15 other characters and traveling through 17 locations, in just two shots, both the cycles meet at the end in an attempt to give a logical understanding to the seemingly absurd human life. It's a humorous look at the bizarreness of the cosmic accident, otherwise known as life.

After watching the movie, we sort of tried to reflect on the message that was being communicated through the movie. One team member said that the lives of all are interwoven while another said that if we have a positive mentality and do good things, they will come back to us. Perhaps what intrigued all of us were the 3 liner songs in this short movie that came at every alternate shot. The song would be in different languages depending on the actor who was in the shot but for line that was common for all….Red Blossom Cherry………

We tried to comprehend what it meant but in vain. One member stretched her imagination a bit and said that if we were to take the first 3 letters – R,B, and C it could mean that when we are happy, the RBC count in our body would be high. Well, that was something which none of us could digest, still we appreciated her imagination. Suddenly out of the blue, one member said that a flower in Japan blooms for only 10 days in a year and it is called cherry blossom. This flower is supposedly a metaphor for transient nature of life, rather ephemeral nature of life. The movie in fact celebrates the transience of life. It says that we shouldn’t wait for the next moment. The moment, right here, right now is your moment and one should be happy during this moment and spread a smile.

Spanning 17 locations, starring 18 characters and taken in mere 2 shots, Right here, Right now, the 28 min movie directed by Anand Gandhi is quite simplistically shot, highly innovative with a subtle, powerful message that has a tinge of philosophy.