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Why Supernatural Is One Of The Best TV Shows

  If you don’t know what Supernatural is, you’re probably from another planet. Just kidding! But seriously though, the show aired back in 2005 and is now on its last, 15 th season. Someone who has been following them since the beginning, this year is turning out to be the worst one in a century. With Supernatural ending, oh, and the pandemic, it seems that an era is ending. The show, Supernatural began as a TV series in which two young men, who are brothers, did a few things like, and I quote, ‘Saving people, hunting things, the family business.’ A simple ghost here, a vampire’s nest there, that’s how things went for the first few seasons, and to be honest, it was fun to watch a pair of guys doing the shady yet brave work. But as the series progressed, there was a shift in the usual family business. When the show began, the two protagonists, Sam and Dean, got together to search for their father who did not come back from a hunt. Sam, in college and looking forward to a future in l
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Indian Fantasy: Literature and Cinema

  In Indian literature, fantasy is often inspired by mythology. Generally, most fantasy novels are based on the rich Indian mythology. Take Amish Tripathi and his celebrated works as an example. Everything he has written falls under the category of fantasy and has been inspired by mythology. Thus it won’t be wrong to say that India has its own style of fantasy literature. Unlike dragons, witches and wizards, in Indian literature, we find war between different gods, Lok’s, and sometimes even different dimensions. As grand and expansive as the Indian mythology is, you’d think that the work Indian authors produce in the fantasy genre would be immense. Here I am to break that notion. Besides Amish Tripathi, there is no other author who has written fantasy novels and has received global recognition. To some extent, I find Midnight’s Children a fantasy as well, but this is where the quota ends. The lack of Indian fantasy novels is felt not just in the book stores filled with autobiograph
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Noir and India- The Perfect Setup?

  One might think that in a country like India, film noir would be quite common and widely appreciated. When we study noir, we notice a few elements that are imperative to all pieces on noir content. These elements; a broken system, cynicism, and outsiders, complete a noir story. Other than these there are quite a few other things like femme fatale and night scenes that add more depth to a story and can be seen quite commonly. To say that the reel life is inspired by the real life and vice versa is absolutely true in all measures. Often filmmakers pick up real life stories, experiences and create art out of it. As a country, India, and as a style of writing, noir, both have quite a few links and similarities. If for nothing else, we as Indians realise the broken nature of Indian institutions and governments at certain levels. On a daily basis, the common man struggles for basic amenities and works hard to make ends meet. This struggle often picks up individuals from the confines of
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Why Every Modern Woman Should Read Jane Eyre

  This is not the first time that a book that was written almost 200 years ago still manages to inspire people in the 21 st century. The book I’ve picked up today is Jane Eyre. A classic piece of literature, Jane Eyre is a tale of sorrow, solitude, and love. There is something quite out worldly about reading classic literature. Little pieces of history centuries old, these literary pieces provide insight into the lives and the society of the past, unlike the history chapters we study in school. Jane Eyre too is a novel of such sorts. Written in 1847, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë is the story of an orphan girl who gets by life as an unwanted, unloved, and uncared for bag of blood and bones. Through every phase of her life, Jane Eyre persists. After being sent to school for girls on account of being wicked and evil, Jane Eyre receives education and becomes a governess. The story ahead is full of love and pain, and I won’t spoil it for you. But, like every piece of literature, Jane
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Difference between Fantasy and Science Fiction

“Science fiction is about what could happen but isn’t, fantasy is about what couldn’t be”. This quote of Arthur C Clarke explains the basic point of difference between the two genres, fantasy and science fiction. Besides the elementary difference that you might pick up from a google search, it is imperative to understand how the story is structured and written in fantasy vs in science fiction. The possibility and the impossibility creates a difference between them. They are extremely similar in capacities but highly different by the possibilities of it happening. The goal is one of the differences between ‘what if‘, which describes fantasy and divides our world against a world that could be. For instance, The Lord of the Rings, a world full of elves and trolls and hobbits is known as the middle earth. The races are far superior to humans but successfully engaged their readers in the story. The characters also differ when it comes to these two. Sci-fi deals with characters that ar
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Speculative Fiction: How it differs from the other genres

Speculative fiction is a genre that promises anything and everything beyond the real world. As much as we hate the fact that Sherlock is a fictional character and Hogwarts is not real, speculative fiction is so much more than a genre. The ability to create worlds different from the world we live in is an art in itself. We used to create and believe in things that did not exist at children, unicorns, dragons, colorful pandas, talking dogs, you name it, and someone somewhere has already tried that out. We see and experience things out of reality almost every day, maybe we see it in our dreams or imagine it while we daydream, but it's quite common. As we see and experience these things, and often forget them. A stray light blinking questionably might seem scary at some point, but you’ll forget about it soon enough, but what lives on, is speculative fiction through literature and cinema. You might think you have special powers if you do a calculation faster than normal, or predict co
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Fantasy, Hollywood and its Contender

The link between fantasy and Hollywood is absolute. Decade after decade West comes up with more films from the genre to add to their pile of classics. The credit for this lies in their rich heritage of fantasy literature. Authors from different ages have created worlds that are magical, fantastical, and magnificent beyond measure. These worlds have friendly beasts, historical magic schools, fellowships, and even scissorhands. There seems no end, which means it only gets better. The credit for this diverse history of fantasy does not lie in just the hands of literature. In cinematography, the vision is of utmost importance. Not every novel that is a good read turns out to be a good watch, for example, Percy Jackson. The fantasy novel series has been a classic for years, yet when directors tried their luck and converted the books to movies, they failed. So, as a whole, both literature and cinema in the west have worked together to shape the genre of fantasy. Hollywood and its con
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