Bollywood!

Watching the Hindi version of E.T. is so different. I sat... and saw this blue alien come down and give this man, who was for all intents and purposes mentally handicapped, special powers to overcome the bad guys. So the guy gets the girl and overcomes all obstacles with the help of his blue friend that looks like Piranha/lizard boy. Where can I get me one of those?
While it wasn't always easy to read the subtitles and some of the humour didn't make any sense to me... the thing that I liked about the movie was that it involved so many different aspects of entertainment. It was a musical where a musical wasn't necessary... and they changed outfits like 5 times during each song. Reminds me of some of the more wonderful movies from my childhood... where every other word was a song.
Do I wish that Hollywood followed suit? Maybe not... then we would have to be in theatres for longer... I guess the story is what it is... entertaining. But there has to be a way to incorporate songs (story relevant songs and not soundtrack) into the movie. These songs, in the Hindi E.T. (although handy E.T. is not the real name of the movie) were totally forced... but music is so common to our lives... why does it ever need to be forced?

Movies should have built in music if you catch my drift... Sure soundtracks capture the mood... but built in music enriches the scenes and adds entertainment... Try to think about that next time you're directing a movie!
E.T. in Hindi Vision!!!

Toodles once again.