Sometimes, we do not need a pillar to lean on but simply a shoulder to walk alongside with.

Apocalypto

'When the end is near, not everyone is ready to go.'
The film could not be summed up in simpler words. After Passion of the Christ, Mel Gibson has come up with yet another pathbreaking epic of human civilisation and man's eternal quest for survival.

Not for the weak hearted,the movie will keep you on the edge of your seat with mind blowing sequences and a thought provoking story line.

"A great civilization is not conquered from without until it has destroyed itself from within." The film opens with this quote by W. Durant. Set during the Mayan civilisation, it depicts the strife and struggles of a tribe living in the Mesoamerican jungle to survive the invasion by soldiers of a Mayan city. Gibson's depiction of the Mayan times; despite inaccuracies, is commendable. His attention to detail and conviction in the narrative ensure that one is not left wondering whether the film is but a product of Gibson's fantastic imagination.

The film works at various levels. Its appeal is not merely superficial. It has a soul. The way Jaguar Paw (Rudy Youngblood) fights to survive the torture inflicted on him by the Mayan soldiers, and rescue his pregnant wife Seven (Dalia Hernandez) and son Turtle Run is inspiring to say the least. The only thing I drew from the film was strength. Its been a while since I saw a film which reinforced my belief in the power of the soul; that truly any obstacle can be overcome with a strong enough will; That, despite the strentgh and the will, civilisations have the incurable tendency of wiping themselves out. And then again, 'When the end is near, not everyone is ready to go.'

This is the stuff classics are made of.

4:20 am. not a wink of sleep. feel like the day has just started [well, technically it has just started] but i mean just started for me. its weird though coz yesterday has not yet ended for me.

Maybe I am afraid to sleep. afraid to close my eyes and turn away from something that has to be done. Maybe I am tired of sleep, I have had too much of it. Maybe I dont want to feel lonely all over again. I am not afraid of lonliness, I just don't like it much. Sure I enjoy my company, but then my thoughts dont let me be. they try to keep me company and vie for my attention but I just wish they would go away. I remember the times when I was a different person. which was not too long ago. and then i think about what changed. it was a big change, a huge change, which happened so quickly that I have barely digested it. I am yet to observe its finesse, to witness its finality, to bear the brunt of the devastation.

I did not see the hurricane coming. it swept me off my feet and I have no idea where I will land as I am still reeling in the dusty clouds and the force of the winds of change.