Kathryn and Oscars | Eyes Read It

Oscars this year were phenomenal in many ways but for one reason this Oscars will be remembered for long is for the appreciation it gave to the director of  highly acclaimed Hurt Locker- Kathryn Bigelow. In the glorious history of Academy Awards- First woman to win the award in Best Director Category.

India has two female directors making it big at International Level- Deepa Mahta and Meera Nair. They are so famed that hardly any male director in India matches them currently. May be Shyam Benegal stand a strong case but beyond him, I guess we have any worthy name.  Reason: These ladies have been able to capture the stories with a extremely humane approach and their conviction in their story is evident from the passion they pour in through the lenses.

Kathryn shattered the age old thought of male-world and proved that when a woman sees the world, her thoughts are more intriguing than male counterparts. Hurt Locker is a fine example of class cinema. Hurt Locker is a war movie exhibiting sensibilities of war-affected people; be the victims or the army personnel involved. It raises the basic question- “Are we too much busy with war that we have forgotten that the purpose of war is to save humanity?” Hurt Locker is considered to be one of the best war movies in recent times.

James Cameroon and Kathryn Bigelow were in friendly competition at the final honor and when latter went away with top honors, James had a smile. Ex-husband of Bigelow, he was happy that his extremely talented ex-wife finally got the acclaim she deserved for long. Avatar might have lost but finally- Cinema won.