The desert inspires a mixture of awe and fear with its expansive nothingness. The sun scorches into our hearts and minds the story of The English Patient. The music score transports us to a far of time and place. The non linear narrative has the magical grip on us inspite of its 40 plus time transitions. I loved this movie. The picturisation was wonderful. Juliet Binoche deserved that oscar just for the serenity in her eyes and that kindness in her smile. Naveen Andrews' Kip is one of the best portrayals on Indians in English cinema that i've come across.
Apart from the last scene there were two that i'll carry with me for sometime.
1) The lamps lit all around the church leading towards the bunk at the backyard and the "viewing" of the paintings - very romantic! 2) The run in the rain. That put a smile on my face. It will, on yours too.
Herodotus, apart from being a historian was a master storyteller.
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