The Color of Paradise (2000)

Why so much hype?

Very Cool!!!

A lot of fun.

A lot more amusing than I thought it would be.

The thing about Majid Majidi's works is that he is able to transform an image through a child's eyes into our world and devastate his audience through heartwarming scenes that I believe has brought tears into the eyes of many people who perceived his films. he delivers these images in such a profound way, my heart warms just for the thought of them. The color of Paradise is a masterpiece. the script is beautiful, the cinematography is OK and the acting is just sheer brilliance! The boy Mohsen Ramezani who played the role of Mohammed has put quite an amazing performance, I believe most of the audience have noticed that. finding these actors was quite difficult for the makers of the film and it is wonderful how they were able to find a boy so good at acting, yet resembling the character in the film that much. however, I dread the fact that the movie had no soundtracks whatsoever! many scenes could have been way better if they contained background music. maybe there was a certain philosophy to it, but if there was it surely didn't get to me.

This is my second Iranian movie I've seen, by the same director and I must say I am really impressed. It's once again proved that not only big budget movies can make impression, but also the small budget ones when it comes to metaphors, the essence of life and simplicity. Feelings, concerns, wisdom, drama and joy, all of these you'll find in this great picture that will mark your "view" forever. The center of attention in here is not only the poor blind boy without a mother, but also the attention he pays attention to the world, to all is living or not. He learns fast and he loves strong, he lives trying to accumulate everything, to find a message in every plant, sound, shape, bird chatters. A great movie that every one of us should see.

I have been watching a lot of Iranian films lately and the standard is uniformly high, and The Color of Paradise is yet another really good film to add to the list. There is some beautiful cinematography, some of it so simplistic but all the more beautiful for that reason. The acting from the young blind boy is fantastic, and the film has plenty of sad, emotional scenes which will have your eyes tearing up.On the down side, there is not really much of a story, this doesn't harm the film but equally does not do it any favours either. I also found that there is a bit too much tragedy and sadness in the film, and it cast a bit too much of a shadow over the beautiful scenery and nature shots.I've seen that a lot of people have claimed this film is a masterpiece and I can't help wondering if they have little or no experience of Iranian cinema, and so watched this film not knowing what to expect and found a beautiful film, then overreacted slightly with their reviews. It is well worth watching in my opinion, but it is not Majidi's finest work (that honour goes to The Willow Tree)and is not really any better than his other films.

one of the best Persian movies I have watched...I have seen a no. of them, but most of them are gloomy and show the harsh picture of life...but this one was really different...it actually showed the a different picture...the innocence...the feelings that the blind boy had... I really liked were that of the boy helping the bird to get to the nest, it showed his determination, not afraid of climbing the tree... but on the same time, showing his loneliness, waiting for his father...and fearing that he might not come... loved it...truly breathtaking... 10/10 to the director, who is also the writer of the movie...beautiful thoughts...