The document provides summaries for 12 movies that the author watched and found impactful. It discusses how cinema has evolved from early experiments with photography and motion pictures to becoming a universal language that stimulates thoughts and senses. Key movies summarized include Taare Zameen Par, A Wednesday!, Left Right Left, Black, The Dark Knight, The Hurt Locker, The Matrix, The Departed, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Spadikam, Devasuram, and Ravanaprabhu. The author concludes that cinema will continue to be an ever-evolving art form that both mirrors and influences society.

2. Introduction
As a part of B.Ed Curriculum we have to maintain a art record, and I
have chosen cinema as a topic for the same. Here I am giving a small
analysis of 12 best movies that I watched in my lifetime. Cinema has
always been a dynamic and multi-dimensional form of art, which has
entertained and inspired masses over the decades. Art and Cinema are
not two different identities but a distinctive recipe for creativity.
Creativity is the ultimate aim of any art may it be cinema or any other
medium. During the process of evolution of man from the primitive
ages to the present era is through creativity. Discovery of various
things, method and ways to survive gave birth to creativity. Creativity
is the way of perceiving the world in a new way. Giving shape to
imagination and flair to ideas is a creative process. This creativity is
art and cinema is the projection of creative genius.
What is Art?
Although art is an abstract subject no particular definition works here.
Art can be viewed from different perspectives. A thing can be
interesting to some whereas something else can create the magic for
others. Since ages, the debate of what is true art is on and on. A
diverse human activity to stimulate visual, auditory and other senses
is art.
The Ancient definition of art
According to the early critics, art is the imitation or representation of
anything that acts as a medium to transfer feelings. As Leonardo da
Vinci stated ‘art is the Queen of all sciences communicating
knowledge to all generations of the world’. Earlier art was just the
observation of the reality and expression of the artist.
The Modern definition of art
Since 1960s art is defined as an art if only it is able to express its
purpose. If it can arouse the feeling of others it is art. In fact to

3. understand true art one needs to be trained enough or specialized
expert. As he may appreciate a good art from a bad one.
Cinema as an Art Form
Art is a language that stimulates our thoughts. Similarly, cinema is a
universal language that appeals not only to our thoughts but to other
senses. Stories are what influence us. We are all products and by-
products of different stories. A story is the element of cinema, that
creates a society and a story eventually destroys the same. Mostly
People ask what is Cinema or Cinematography? In an easy way,
Cinema is a unique way or medium of narrating a story. It helps us to
view the reality around us consciously.
Evolution of Cinema
Cinema or Cinematic art is the projection of real life to reel life. Ever
since the discovery of camera gradually cinema or movies started to
evolve. Joseph Nicephore Niepce in the year 1816 was successful to
produce photographs from the camera.
Later Eadweard Muybridge in the year 1878 experimented with the
photographs which are the real foundation of cinema. He pictured a
horse in motion (1882) and thus became the father of motion pictures.
Soon after in 1891, a device named kinetoscope was invented by
Thomas A. Edison and William Dickson created history. Kinetoscope
was a kind of projector to show the strip of film passed rapidly.
Through a peephole, an individual can see the rapid moving strips
called film.
Since the device is limited to one person Lumière brothers came to
the forefront to solve it. They are French inventors who devised a
motion in the picture camera and a projector. This was called
cinematography and thus the name of the cinema evolved.

4. Taare Zameen Par
Synopsis-Awasthi is an eight year old whose world is filled with
wonders that no one else seems to appreciate; colours, fish, dogs and
kites are just not important in the world of adults, who are much more
interested in things like homework, marks and neatness. And Ishaan
just cannot seem to get anything right in class. When he gets into far
more trouble than his parents can handle, he is packed off to a boarding
school to ‘be disciplined’. Things are no different at his new school,
and Ishaan has to contend with the added trauma of separation from his
family. One day a new art teacher, Ram Shankar Nikumbh, bursts onto
the scene. He breaks all the rules of ‘how things are done’ by asking
them to think, dream and imagine, and all the children respond with
enthusiasm, all except Ishaan. Nikumbh soon realizes that Ishaan is
very unhappy, and he sets out to discover why.
Written By: Amole Gupte
Directed and Produced By: Aamir Khan
Cinematography : Satyajit Pande (Setu)
Starring: Darsheel Safary, Aamir Khan, Tisca Chopra, Vipin Sharma,
Sachet Engineer, Tanay Chheda

5. A Wednesday!
Synopsis-A Wednesday, are among the best - and bravest - films to
come out in 2008. Only one word to describe it: remarkable! A
Wednesday tells the story of certain events that take place between 2
and 6 pm on a Wednesday in Mumbai. Events that are not on any
record.
'A Wednesday,' questions the injustice done to the common man, when
innocents meet their end, following bomb blasts. The story rests on the
shoulders of two stalwarts, Anupam Kher and Naseeruddin Shah
supported ably by Jimmy Shergill and Aamir Bashir. As the city police
commissioner, Anupam lends the role dignity and he has executed it
brilliantly.
Written and Directed by: Neeraj Pandey
Produced by: Ronnie Screwvala
Starring: Naseeruddin Shah, Anupam Kher, Jimmy Sheirgill, Deepal
Shaw, Aamir Bashir
Cinematography: Fuwad Khan

6. Left Right Left
Synopsis- Left Right Left is a 2013 Malayalam political thriller film
from India, directed by Arun Kumar Aravind and written by Murali
Gopy. Left Right Left revolves around the lives of Jayan (Indrajith),
Roy (Murali Gopy), Sahadevan (Hareesh Peradi), Anitha (Lena) and
Jennifer (Remya Nambeesan). Released on 14 June 2013, the film was
set in three periods – the 60s/70s, the 80s/90s and the present day. It
got mostly positive reviews upon release but drew occasional criticism
for some of its characters and scenes resembling real-life political
leaders and incidents. However, it has gathered a cult status over the
years as one of the finest political thrillers ever made in Malayalam.
Murali Gopy's performance won him the 61st Filmfare Awards (South)
for The Best Actor in a Supporting Role and Lena won Kerala State
Film Award for the Second Best Actress.
Directed by: Arun Kumar Aravind
Written by: Murali Gopy
Cinematography: Shehnad Jalaal
Starring: Indrajith, Murali Gopy, Hareesh Peradi, Remya
Nambeesan, Lena.

7. Black
Synopsis- Black is the story about a blind girl who is also deaf and
dumb. A teacher brings a hope of ray in her life by teaching her all the
things. He struggles a lot to teach a blind, deaf and dumb girl. His
ambition is to see his student as a graduate holder. He gives his utmost
support to her in all her way. finally the blind girl achieves what she
desired. She becomes a graduate. The climax speech by blind girl is
heart-winning.
Directed & Produced by: Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Screenplay by: Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Bhavani Iyer, Prakash Kapadia
Starring: Rani Mukerji, Amitabh Bachchan, Ayesha Kapur, Shernaz
Patel, Nandana Sen
Cinematography: Ravi K. Chandran

8. The Dark Knight
Synopsis- The Dark Knight is a 2008 superhero film directed,
produced, and co-written by Christopher Nolan. Based on the DC
Comics character Batman, the film is the second installment of Nolan's
The Dark Knight Trilogy and a sequel to 2005's Batman Begins,
starring Christian Bale and supported by Michael Caine, Heath Ledger,
Gary Oldman, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Morgan
Freeman. In the film, Bruce Wayne / Batman (Bale), Police Lieutenant
James Gordon (Oldman) and District Attorney Harvey Dent (Eckhart)
form an alliance to dismantle organized crime in Gotham City, but are
menaced by an anarchistic mastermind known as the Joker (Ledger),
who seeks to undermine Batman's influence and throw the city into
anarchy.
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
Produced by: Emma Thomas, Charles Roven , Christopher Nolan
Screenplay by: Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan
Story by: Christopher Nolan, David S. Goyer
Starring: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Heath Ledger, Gary Oldman,
Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Morgan Freeman

9. The Hurt Locker
Synopsis- The Hurt Locker is a 2008 American action war thriller film directed
by Kathryn Bigelow and written by Mark Boal. It stars Jeremy Renner, Anthony
Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Christian Camargo, Ralph Fiennes, David Morse, Guy
Pearce, J.J. Kan,del, and Ryan Tramont. The film follows an Iraq War Explosive
Ordnance Disposal team who are targeted by insurgents, and shows their
psychological reactions to the stress of combat, which is intolerable to some and
addictive to others. Boal drew on his experience during embedded access to write
the screenplay.
Directed By: Kathryn Bigelow
Produced by: Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier, Greg Shapiro
Written by: Mark Boal
Cinematography: Barry Ackroyd
Starring: Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Evangeline Lilly,
Ralph Fiennes, David Morse, Guy Pearce.

10. The Matrix
Synopsis:The Matrix is a 1999 American science fiction action film
written and directed by the Wachowskis, and produced by Joel Silver.
It stars Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo
Weaving, and Joe Pantoliano and is the first installment in the Matrix
franchise. It depicts a dystopian future in which humanity is
unknowingly trapped inside a simulated reality, the Matrix, created by
intelligent machines to distract humans while using their bodies as an
energy source. When computer programmer Thomas Anderson, under
the hacker alias "Neo", uncovers the truth, he "is drawn into a rebellion
against the machines" along with other people who have been freed
from the Matrix.
Directed by: Wachowskis
Produced by: Joel Silver
Cinematography: Bill Pope
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss,
Hugo Weaving, Joe Pantoliano

11. The Departed
Synopsis-The Departed is a 2006 American crime thriller film directed by
Martin Scorsese and written by William Monahan. It is a remake of the 2002
Hong Kong film Infernal Affairs.The Departed stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt
Damon, and Jack Nicholson, with Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, Ray Winstone,
Vera Farmiga, and Alec Baldwin in supporting roles.
The film takes place in Boston. Irish Mob boss Francis "Frank" Costello
(Nicholson) plants Colin Sullivan (Damon) as a mole within the Massachusetts
State Police; simultaneously, the police assign undercover state trooper William
"Billy" Costigan (DiCaprio) to infiltrate Costello's crew. When both sides realize
the situation, Sullivan and Costigan each attempt to discover the other's identity
before they are found out. The character Colin Sullivan is loosely based on the
corrupt FBI agent John Connolly, while the character Frank Costello is based on
gangster Whitey Bulger.
The Departed was a critical and commercial success, and won several awards,
including four Oscars at the 79th Academy Awards, for Best Picture, Best
Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Film Editing, becoming Scorsese's
only win for Best Director Wahlberg was also nominated for Best Supporting
Actor.
Directed By: Martin Scorsese
Written by: William Monahan
Cinematography: Michael Ballhaus

12. Terminator 3: Rise of the
Machines
Synopsis- Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (also known as T3) is
a 2003 science fiction action film and the third installment in the
Terminator film series, directed by Jonathan Mostow and starring
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Nick Stahl, Claire Danes, and Kristanna
Loken. In the film, Skynet sends a Terminator, the T-X (Loken), back
in time to ensure the rise of machines by killing top members of the
future human resistance, which will be led by John Connor (Stahl).
Among the T-X's targets is John's future wife Kate Brewster (Danes),
but not John himself, as his whereabouts are unknown to Skynet. John's
life is placed in danger when the T-X finds him. The Resistance has
also sent their own Terminator (Schwarzenegger) back in time to
protect John and Kate.
Directed By: Jonathan Mostow
Screenplay by: John Brancato, Michael Ferris
Cinematography: Don Burgess

13. Spadikam
Synopsis- The film tells the story of Thomas Chacko (Mohanlal),
who is known by the sobriquet Aadu Thoma, a young ruffian estranged
from his narcissistic father, Chacko Mash (Thilakan), upon failing to
meet the latter's high expectations. Spadikam received critical acclaim
and was the highest-grossing Malayalam film of the year, grossing
more than ₹5 crore at the box office. Mohanlal won the Kerala State
Film Award for Best Actor, at the Filmfare Awards South, the film won
Best Film – Malayalam, Best Actor (Mohanlal) and Best Director
awards.
Directed by: Bhadran
Produced by: R Mohan
Screenplay by: Bhadran, Rajendra Babu (dialogues)
Story by: Bhadran
Cinematography: J. Williams, S. Kumar

14. Devasuram
Synopsis- The film depicts the rivalry between two spoiled heirs of
two feudal families—Mangalassery Neelakandan (Mohanlal) and
Mundakkal Shekaran (Napoleon). The character Neelakandan was
created by Ranjith based on a real-life person named Mullasserry
Rajagopal The film was shot at Varikkassery Mana in Ottappalam.
Devasuram was one of the highest-grossing Malayalam films of the
1990s. It is generally considered as one of the best films in Mohanlal's
and I. V. Sasi's career.
Directed by: I. V. Sasi
Produced by: V. B. K. Menon
Written by: Ranjith
Cinematography: V . Jayaram

15. Ravanaprabhu
Synopsis- The film stars Mohanlal in the dual role of Mangalassery
Neelakandan and M. N. Karthikeyan, father and son. Napoleon
reprises the role of Neelakandan's archenemy Mundackal Shekharan.
It also features Vasundhara Das, Innocent, Siddique, Revathi,
Vijayaraghavan, and Saikumar. The plot follows M. N. Karthikeyan,
Neelakandan's son and his attempts to reclaim their ancestral home
Mangalassery tharavadu.
Directed by: Ranjith
Produced by: Antony Perumbavoor
Cinematography: P. Sukumar
Music by: Suresh Peters, Rajamani

16. Conclusion
Cinema has been ever evolving art form over the decades, there has
been near perfect cinemas in the past and there will be more
magnificient movies in the future. Here I have mentioned those
cinemas which I could remember and have moved me in my feelings
and thoughts and the way I look up to the real world. It is often said
that cinema is the mirror of the society and often it is seen that cinema
has helped society to correct it’s vices. The list could have been long
but it is limited due to certain restrictions. It is rightly said that cinema
is the highest form of art!