Paris, Texas.

I had the pleasure of watching the movie- PARIS,TEXAS, the other day and WHAT A MOVIE it was( still is LOL!). Few minutes into the movie, I was stunned by the visual spectacle put in by the dry desert-lands of TEXAS. Thanks to such great cinematography, the movie is breathtaking in every frame- so much so, that the Camerawork and the landscapes do more talking than the characters themselves. But dont get me wrong, there is more to it than just the eye-candy element. 

The movie opens with an old man walking alone in the desert aimlessly. He appears to be homeless and apparently seems to have lost his memory. Don't tell me thats not intriguing enough. The first 20 minutes plays out like a guessing game- we dont know who this guy is or what's ahead in store for us.The story unravles in its leasurely pace. And before you know it, WE move from the Desert landscapes to LA suburbs to Texas highways to a brothel house. Even though its quiet a JUMP from one Settings to another, thanks to the amazing cinematography (again), the film never looses its distinct mood tht it creates and sustains throughout. 

Paris, Texas is directed by WIM WENDERS- whose known for his criticaly acclaimed WINGS OF DESIRE. He is NOT from Hollywood and its quiet evident that the movie strays away from the typical Hollywood overbearing. The movie definitely has its European Art house touch to it, but it never gets tooo self indulgent or too artsy-fartsy like many Foreign movies tend to. Wenders heavily relies on Silence and frames to put forward the emotions that the characters are going through. As a matter of fact, the film is more concerned with exploring feelings than with telling a story. Thanks to such an Unusual and unknown set of actors the movie scores even higher in its authentic scale. Harry dean Stanton the leading man does such a wonderful job making TRAVIS a role to remember.

What surprised me most was how well the movie progressed into a deep meaningful journey of redemption. I am in Awe of Wender's ability to effectively translate the power of imagery to help us truly see things as they are. To call this movie a towering achievement seems almost like an understatement. Its a 2 hour 25 minutes long feat and with enough time spent on silent frames the movie never gets BORING. I was always involved in the story(as an audience) and was thinking (am still thinking) about it much after the movie ended. And I still cant figure out if it was a HAPPY or a SAD ending. But one thing is evidently clear, PARIS, TEXAS is a MASTERPIECE of the highest caliber.

4.5/5