Harish Palaniappan's

Life at times shows how beautiful it is.. when you have your kids birthday, when you marry your girlfriend, when you see small kids playing in the green of a park having fun, and all that. .. oh wait.. life is beautiful always even if it is not your kids birthday, even if you don't marry your girlfriend, because all these don't make it ugly.. but why do we always say "life is beautiful" ONLY sometimes..

It is because we see the beauty only sometimes...only when we are happy.. only when we are satisfied. and other times we just see only what we want to see.

We have expectations of life, we have expectations of people, we have expectations on everything.. and so we most times don't like what IS there, and only sometimes see and like what IS there.

Yes, I can write that much of confusing lines.. but you should probably read them after watching this film "At First Sight". I loved it.. just like how much I loved "BLACK" as a movie.

The movie has an interesting story line..

A person who is blind gets to see the world after he is operated on, and loses his sight again after some time.

And it is based on a real life story.. narrated by a Doctor. So, imagine. I don't think there can be any better story on what is blindness, and how good it is to be able to see. If you were never blind before, you will start feeling the importance of your vision... or at least understand why blind people are not suffering but actually living just in a different manner.

Val Kilmer was great. You know what, I never knew this guy is the person they call val kilmer.. Yes, I liked the actor always, but always didn't know what his name was.. probably because he doesn't act in movies these days, and I am limited to watching his films on TV. I have always liked all his movies, he never feels like he is a stranger who is acting the role. He thoroughly lives the character.. or am I saying this about every actor I like (may be then, I like only actors who live the character)

And the new face Mira Sorvino (new for me), was excellent in her act. You would love Mira as much as val kilmer loves her in the film.. that engaging it is.

...And the director "Irwin Winkler"(new for me again..think i will like his other movies too).. shows such an engaging drama with so much thought and direction to the story that it feels like you know this couple who are in the film.

...And they end it like all those beautiful english movies, not showing val and mira get married... the end note when the movie is over, rescues your curiosity when it says this was based on a real life story and the actual couple got married and live in Atlanta, Georgia.

At First Sight, is not just about love, it is about trust, it is about vision, it is about how to see and accept things, and it is about seeing.. in the real "sense" of seeing.

While that could be another set of confusing words, I suggest, Watch the movie and read this post, you will see what I mean.. you will really "see".